Shanghai Shenhua fight back to seal second straight win
Shanghai Shenhua fight back to seal second straight win
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shanghai Shenhua bet Wuhan FC 3-1 after recovering from an early goal by their former defender Stephane M bia in Suzhou as Choi Kang-hee s side picked up their second win in a row in the Chinese Super League on Thursday.
M bia had given Wuhan the lead with a fifth-minute header but a foul by the Cameroonian defender saw Kim Shin-wook level the scores with a penalty 12 minutes before the interval.
Second-half goals from Peng Xinli and Christian Bassogog earned Shenhua all three points.
The win moves Choi s team to six points from their opening two games and they are level on points at the top of the Group B standings with cross-city rivals Shanghai Port.
Port handed Beijing Guoan a 3-1 defeat to leave Slaven Bilic s side bottom of the table as Ricardo Lopes scored two early goals for Ivan Leko s team when they met on Wednesday.
Changchun Yatai are in third spot following Thursday s 0-0 draw with Tianjin Tiger while Hebei FC are fourth after Marcao s late penalty earned a 1-0 win over Dalian Pro on Wednesday.
Teams in the 16-team Super League have been split into two groups of eight for the early rounds of the new campaign, with Group A played in Guangzhou and Group B in Suzhou.
The move has been taken to minimise travel around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
