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Shanghai SIPG beat Greenland 2-1 in Chinese Super League

Xinhua, August 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Shanghai SIPG beat Shanghai Greenland 2-1, reclaiming top of the League in the twenty-fourth round of 2015 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.

Cai Huikang' s handball in the box awarded Greenland a penalty kick in the 17th minute, and Tim Cahill scored for the team. In the second half, Asamoah Gyan collected Dario Conca' s pass and made the equalizer for SIPG in the 65th. Seven minutes later, Shi Ke' s backheel goal helped SIPG claim a 2-1 win over Greenland.

Wang Dong scored the winning goal in stoppage time as Chongqing Lifan beat Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1-0 at home, ending the latter' s 16-game unbeaten streak. The two newcomers Shijiazhuang and Chongqing place 5th and 9th of the League.

Elsewhere, Hangzhou Greentown defeated Guizhou Renhe 2-1, Guangzhou R&F upset Jiangsu Sainty 2-1 and Tianjin Teda tied Liaoning Whowin 0-0 at home. Endi