CSL (Week 18) : Shandong Luneng defeats Changchun Yatai 3-2
CHINA, Jul. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 18: After losing 2-1 to Guangzhou Evergrande on July 15, the Orange Fires bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Changchun Yatai this Saturday.
Shandong Luneng Taishan dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Nascimento Gil in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Orange Fires further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Cisse Papiss '46 and Tardelli Diego '57).
Shandong Luneng Taishan FC climbed to third place with 31 points from 17 games, 9 points behind Shanghai SIPG FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of July 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 40 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Tianjin Quanjian | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Hebei CFFC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Chongqing Lifan | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Beijing Guo'an | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Guangzhou R&F | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Tianjin Teda | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Jiangsu Suning | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Liaoning Whowin | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 13 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Shandong Luneng Taishan FC
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Shandong Luneng Taishan - Shanghai SIPG (30 Jul.)
Changchun Yatai FC
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Changchun Yatai 4-2 Shanghai SIPG (9 Jul.)
- Previous game:Changchun Yatai 3-2 Guangzhou R&F (16 Jul.)
- Next game:Liaoning Whowin - Changchun Yatai (30 Jul.)
Shandong Luneng Taishan
3:2
Changchun Yatai
3:2 (1:0)
- 22 July 2017
- 19:35
- Jinan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 41 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 40 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 31 |
| 4 | Tianjin Quanjian | 31 |
| 5 |  Hebei CFFC | 29 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 22 July 2017 | ||||
 | Jiangsu Suning | 4-0 | Liaoning Whowin |  |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3-2 | Changchun Yatai | |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 4-3 | Hebei CFFC | | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2-2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
 | Chongqing Lifan | 2-1 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Sunday 23 July 2017 | ||||
 | Henan Jianye | 19:35 | Tianjin Quanjian | |
 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 19:35 | Beijing Guo'an |  |
 | Guangzhou R&F | 19:35 | Yanbian Fude |  |