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Roundup: Promoted teams shine in Chinese Super League fifth round

Xinhua, April 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Newly-promoted Chongqing Lifan tied Shanghai Greenland 2-2 and the other newcomer Shijiazhuang grabbed their first win by beating Shanghai Shenxin 2-1 in the fifth round of 2015 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Saturday.

Shanghai Greenland broke the deadlock first as Giovanni Moreno scored in the 42nd minute, heading in Wang Yun's corner kick. Two minutes later, Chongqing's Emanuel Gigliotti pulled one back with a header too.

In the 58th, Shanghai Greenland's Cao Yunding cut in from the left and rifled a shot that flew into the far corner of the net. Thanks to Emanuel Gigliotti, his second goal in the 83rd helped his team draw at Shanghai Greenland, which placed second in the Chinese top-flight league.

The other newly-promoted team of this season, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright beat Shanghai Shenxin 2-1 at home. Shijiazhuang's Xu Bo made a clean pass to Jacob Mulenga who slot home into an empty net in the 30th. Shenxin's Daniel Chukwu headed the equalizer in the 62nd. Shijiazhuang's Mario Rondon scored the winning goal in the 85th, giving their opponent a five-game losing streak.

Elsewhere, Guizhou Renhe were defeated 1-0 at home by Tianjin Teda as Andrezinho scored for the team in the 73rd. Endi