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Shanghai SIPG, Tianjin Teda score 1st wins in CSL

Xinhua, April 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Shanghai SIPG grabbed their first win of the season by edging Liaoning Hongyuan 4-0 in the fourth round of 2016 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.

Shanghai SIPG broke the deadlock when Wang Shen assisted Lv Wenjun to score in the eighth minute, and Wu Lei made the second in the 44th minute. Elkeson and Gyan then put the match beyond doubt in the 69th and 78th minutes to seal the big home victory for Shanghai SIPG.

Tianjin Teda also grabbed their first victory, beating Hangzhou Greentown 1-0 on home turf when Diagne netted the winner in the 73rd minute.

In other matches of the day, Hebei China Fortune beat Changchun Yatai 1-0 on the road, and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua tied Shandong Luneng Taishan 0-0 at home. Endi