DALIAN, China – Paulinho’s past purpose helped Guangzhou Evergrande fend off Jiangsu Suning 2-1 on Thursday and brought the protective champions to the most sensible of their organization in the Chinese Super League.
Aikesen of Guangzhou Evergrande quietly traded a penalty for Yang Liyu with a satin shot from the corner in the 24th minute, giving Evergrande the lead over Suning in the first part of the sixth-round clash.
But Evergrande’s defense performance, Zhang Linpeng, prompted his expulsion before the break after receiving his yellow card at the time.
Cosmin Olaroiu put Wu Xi and Alex Teixeira Santos in the game at the beginning of the period, hoping the duo would replace the game for Jiangsu.
In the 54th minute, Teixeira’s past-pass chaos for rivals in the area, Eder Citadin Martins tied up after diverting Park Ji-so’s clearing to the net.
Jiangsu’s hope of winning the attack suffered a setback in the 83rd minute when goalkeeper Gu Chao’s pass robbed Paulinho, only to see the Brazilian midfielder score the winning goal for Evergrande.
In Thursday’s match, Shenzhen FC beat Dalian Pro 3-2, ending their embarrassing streak of four consecutive losses.
Gao Lin broke the impasse for Shenzhen in the 11th minute after receiving a pass from Li Yuanyi. Ge Zhen of Shenzhen created his team’s purpose at the moment 10 minutes later, contributing to a long air pass and helping Harold Preciado increase his profits with a chopped headbutt.
At the beginning of the moment, Salomon Rondon threw one back with a headbutt. In the 54th minute, Marek Hamsik tied with a heavy shot from nearby diversity after recovering Rondon’s pass.
The referee ruled that Sam Larsson had committed a foul on Zheng Dalun in the area, giving Shenzhen a penalty shot. John Mary scored the penalty, helping his team regain a 3–2 lead.
Shenzhen head coach Zhang Xiaorui asked Mary to play as an advocate in the last few minutes, building a forged defensive formula and maintaining merit until the end. The victory meant That Zhang’s team narrowed the gap over fugitive Guangzhou Evergrande to nine numbers in the Dalian division, but more effectively Shenzhen now has a four-point lead over Dalian Pro.