CSL (Week 20) : Guangzhou R&F defeats Liaoning Whowin 4-1
CHINA, Aug. 6, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 20: Three wins in a row for Guangzhou R&F. After their success against Yanbian Fude and Guangzhou Evergrande, the Blue Lions continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 4-1 victory over Liaoning Whowin this Sunday.
Ottesen Solvi scored dual goals
Guangzhou R&F dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ottesen Solvi ('10, '27) and Miao Tang ('28). Leading 3-1 at the break, the Blue Lions further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Zahavi Eran in stoppage time.
Guangzhou R&F FC climbed to fifth place with 33 points from 20 games, 2 points behind Shandong Luneng Taishan FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of August 6, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | Tianjin Quanjian | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Hebei CFFC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Beijing Guo'an | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 24 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Jiangsu Suning | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 16 |
| 15 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 15 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 42 | -28 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Guangzhou R&F FC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Guangzhou R&F 6-2 Yanbian Fude (23 Jul.)
- Previous game:Guangzhou R&F 4-2 Guangzhou Evergrande (29 Jul.)
- Next game:Guangzhou R&F - Jiangsu Suning (9 Aug.)
Liaoning Whowin FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Liaoning Whowin 3-1 Yanbian Fude (27 May.)
- Previous game:Liaoning Whowin 1-0 Changchun Yatai (30 Jul.)
- Next game:Liaoning Whowin - Guangzhou Evergrande (10 Aug.)
- 6 August 2017
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 44 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 41 |
| 3 | Tianjin Quanjian | 36 |
| 4 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 35 |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 33 |
Week 20 Results
| Saturday 5 August 2017 | ||||
 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1-1 | Changchun Yatai |  |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 1-0 | Chongqing Lifan |  | |
 | Jiangsu Suning | 2-2 | Henan Jianye |  |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 2-2 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
 | Hebei CFFC | 3-0 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3-0 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Sunday 6 August 2017 | ||||
| Shanghai SIPG | 0-0 | Tianjin Quanjian | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 4-1 | Liaoning Whowin | |