Shanghai United FC close the gap on early-season leaders
Shandong Luneng with a 3-0 home victory over Chongqing Qiche in
Round 5 of the China Super League.
Jiang Kun, Chang Lin and Zhang Xiaorui scored at Yuanshen Sports
Centre Stadium in Pudong to move Ma Liangxing's team (renamed
Shanghai United from Shanghai Liangcheng Zobon) within a point of
Shandong, who came back from behind to beat Wuhan Huanghelou 2-1
and collect their fourth win of the season.
A second-half winner from Hungarian striker Krisztian Kenesei
gave Beijing Guo'an a 1-0 win at Shenyang which moves the capital
side into joint-third place with Tianjin Teda, who twice came back
from behind to hold Xi'an Chanba 2-2, with Lu Yan and Hao Junmin
replying to goals from Wu Chengying and Huang Yong.
Dalian Shide beat Qingdao Zhongneng 1-0 in Shandong province to
record their second win of the domestic campaign, Wang Sheng
scoring early on for the reigning champions.
Defender Xin Feng scored against his ex-club as Shenzhen Kingway
edged Shanghai Shenhua 1-0. The other Round 5 match between Xiamen
Lanshi and Liaoning FC ended in a 0-0 draw.
(Sinosoc.com April 4,
2006)
