CSL: Hebei stun Beijing 4-1
Xinhua, May 7, 2017 Adjust font size:
Ezequiel Lavezzi showed his world-class level after a sublime performance with 4 assists in the eighth round of 2017 Chinese Super League (CSL) season, helping Hebei China Fortune stun Beijing Guoan 4-1 on road.
Beijing Guoan had a dream start. Hebei's defender Ren Hang touched the ball with his hand in the box only three minutes into the game. Jonathan Soriano cashed in the penalty and Beijing led 1-0.
In the 28th minute, Hebei seized the chance to equalize. Lavezzi passed the ball to Li Hang outside the box. Li Hang's exceptional shot made it 1-1.
The visitors led to the score at the end of the first half. Aloisio's header assisted by Lavezzi's corner helped Hebei leading the match by the break.
In the 49 minutes, Zhao Yuhao put the game beyond their reach with a corner assisted by Lavezzi again. This is Zhao's first goal in the Super League.
With 6 minutes to go, Hebei China Fortune made it 4-1. It was Lavezzi again. The Argentine "magician" dribbled over the defender and passed ball to Aloisio selfless. The Brazil striker settled the score at 4-1.
In the other CSL game played on Sunday, Tianjin Teda tied 1-1 at home with Liaoning. Shandong Luneng got a home win from Guangzhou R&F which help them sneaking into the top three in the standings. Endit