Dalian Shide continued their chase of second-ranked Shanghai Shenhua in China Super League football with a 1-0 home win over Xi'an Chanba. Meanwhile, Chongqing Lifan was kept to the bottom of the table after a 1-all draw against Beijing Guoan.

Dalian's 1-0 victory was a long-awaited avenging for the team, who lost to Xi'an 4-2 in their opening match this season.

The only goal of the match came from a header by Zhu Ting in the 16th minute of the game, which awarded Dalian their ninth victory at home.

Following the win, Dalian moved to fourth place in the league rankings with 41 points, only one point behind Shanghai Shenhua.

In another league match, struggling Chongqing mustered a 1-all draw against Beijing Guo'an.

Du Wenhui drew first blood for Beijing with a goal early in the first half, while Wu Qing made equalized for Chongqing in the 41st minute.

Chongqing, at the bottom of the table, are now in danger of relegation from the top league.

In other matches, Tianjin Teda outplayed Liaoning FC 1-0, Xiamen Lanshi defeated Wuhan Guanggu 2-0, Qingdao Zhongnen beat Shenzhen Jinwei 2-1 and Changchun Yatai tied 0-0 with Shenyang Jinde.

(CRI September 18, 2006)