CSL (Week 22) : Shanghai SIPG beats Chongqing Lifan 3-2
CHINA, Aug. 13, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 22: After their 0-0 draw against Tianjin Quanjian on August 10 and 2-2 draw against Hebei CFFC on August 10, the Red Eagles bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Chongqing Lifan this Sunday.
Shanghai SIPG dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Hulk Givanildo in the 35th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Red Eagles further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Akhmedov Odil '72 and Lei Wu '88).
Shanghai SIPG FC remains in second place with 45 points from 22 games, 5 points behind Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of August 13, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Tianjin Quanjian | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Beijing Guo'an | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Hebei CFFC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Jiangsu Suning | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 16 |
| 15 | Tianjin Teda | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 15 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Shanghai SIPG FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Shanghai SIPG 5-1 Beijing Guo'an (27 May.)
- Previous game:Hebei CFFC 2-2 Shanghai SIPG (10 Aug.)
- Next game:Guizhou Zhicheng - Shanghai SIPG (19 Aug.)
Chongqing Lifan FC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Yanbian Fude 0-4 Chongqing Lifan (8 Jul.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Henan Jianye - Chongqing Lifan (20 Aug.)
Shanghai SIPG
3:2
Chongqing Lifan
3:2 (1:0)
- 13 August 2017
- 19:35
- Shanghai
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 50 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 45 |
| 3 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 38 |
| 4 | Tianjin Quanjian | 37 |
| 5 |  Guangzhou R&F | 36 |
Week 22 Results
| Saturday 12 August 2017 | ||||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 5-0 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  |
| Sunday 13 August 2017 | ||||
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 2-0 | Guangzhou R&F | | |
 | Changchun Yatai | 1-1 | Yanbian Fude |  |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 4-0 | Liaoning Whowin |  |
| Shanghai SIPG | 3-2 | Chongqing Lifan | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2-1 | Henan Jianye |  |
| Monday 14 August 2017 | ||||
 | Tianjin Teda | 19:35 | Hebei CFFC |  |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | ||||
 | Jiangsu Suning | 19:35 | Tianjin Quanjian | |