CSL (Week 17) : Changchun Yatai defeats Guangzhou R&F 3-2
CHINA, Jul. 16, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for Changchun Yatai. After their success against Beijing Guo'an and Shanghai SIPG, the Northeast China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 3-2 victory over Guangzhou R&F this Sunday.
Ighalo Odion scored dual goals
Guangzhou R&F had started off well by taking the lead in the 21st minute with a goal by Chugui Ye. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Northeast China Tigers nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Ighalo Odion '55, '89 and Zhenyu Du '79).
Guangzhou R&F FC are down in 8th place with 24 points from 17 games, tie on points with Chongqing Lifan FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of July 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | Hebei CFFC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Beijing Guo'an | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Chongqing Lifan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Guangzhou R&F | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 20 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Tianjin Teda | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 |
| 15 | Jiangsu Suning | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Changchun Yatai FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Changchun Yatai 4-2 Shanghai SIPG (9 Jul.)
- Previous game:Changchun Yatai 4-2 Shanghai SIPG (9 Jul.)
- Next game:
Guangzhou R&F FC
- Position: 8 -2
- Best performance of the season:Liaoning Whowin 1-4 Guangzhou R&F (17 Apr.)
- Previous game:Tianjin Quanjian 2-1 Guangzhou R&F (7 Jul.)
- Next game:Guangzhou R&F - Yanbian Fude (23 Jul.)
- 16 July 2017
- 15:30
- Changchun
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 40 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 39 |
| 3 |  Hebei CFFC | 29 |
| 4 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 28 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 28 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 14 July 2017 | ||||
 | Tianjin Teda | 1-1 | Jiangsu Suning |  |
| Saturday 15 July 2017 | ||||
 | Yanbian Fude | 1-3 | Shanghai SIPG | |
| Hebei CFFC | 1-2 | Chongqing Lifan |  |
 | Liaoning Whowin | 1-2 | Henan Jianye |  |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2-1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 2-0 | Guizhou Zhicheng | |
| Sunday 16 July 2017 | ||||
| Changchun Yatai | 3-2 | Guangzhou R&F | |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 19:35 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  | |