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Guangzhou Evergrande routs Tianjin 4-0 to top Chinese Super League

Xinhua, April 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Guangzhou Evergrande enjoyed an easy 4-0 away victory over Tianjin Teda and moved to the top of the table in the sixth round of 2015 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.

Yu Hanchao collected Gao Lin' s pass and scored Guangzhou' s opener in the seventh minute. Afterwards Gao Lin scored two goals in 29th and 66th minute respectively. In the 73rd, Brazilian forward Alan Douglas scored his first League goal after joining the defending champions.

The 4-0 result carries Guangzhou to the top of the League after six rounds, one point more than the second placed Jiangsu Sunning.

Shanghai SIPG won 3-1 away at Changchun Yatai and the latter stayed bottom of the table after six matches without a win. After a 1-1 first half, Dario Conca contributed one goal and one assist in the second half and the 3-1 victory lifts Shanghai SIPG to the third of the League.

Elsewhere, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright defeated Shandong Luneng 2-1 while 10-man Shanghai Shenhua claimed a 2-0 victory over Hebei China Fortune. Endit