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Guangzhou Evergranded rout Changchun 3-0 in Chinese Super League

Xinhua, March 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande took an easy 3-0 home victory over Changchun Yatai in the second round of 2015 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Saturday.

Colombian striker Jackson Martinez put Guangzhou ahead in the seventh minute with a close-range shot on corner, making a comfortable start for the home team.

Ricardo Goulart added the second goal with a header six minutes later when he collected Zheng Zhi's accurate pass.

Guangzhou continued their active attacks. In the 51st, Gao Lin's header helped the defending champions lead 3-0.

In the rest time, Changchun organized some good attacks but missed several opportunities to pull one back.

In the other match played on Saturday, Wang Song fired the winner and helped Guangzhou R&F beat Tianjin Teda 1-0. Endit