Beijing Guoan beat Shenzhen 3-1 at home on Saturday to secure their fifth straight win in the Chinese Super League (CSL), remaining in third place and four points behind the top two, Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng, while playing one fewer game.The home side opened the score in the 28th minute when Sai Erjiniao's cross from the right was headed into the goal by Lin Liangming.
Their advantage was doubled 16 minutes later By Sai Erjiniao who blasted Guga's pass into the goal from outside the box.Shenzhen pulled one back four minutes into the second half.
Eden Kartsev's corner kick was converted into a goal by Rade Dugalic with a header.
However, Beijing restored their two-goal lead in the 71st minute.
Guga exploited the chaos in front of the opponents' goal and netted for his side be ahead 3-1.The victory makes Guoan the only undefeated club this season with 24 goals, the most of all teams.Shanghai Shenhua continue to top CSLOn the same night, Shenhua walked over Qingdao West Coast 4-0 at home in east China's Shanghai Municipality, continuing to lead the CSL over Rongcheng on goal difference.The hosts' first goal came in the sixth minute.
Qingdao's goalkeeper Li Hao failed to hit a corner kick far and the ball landed with Saulo Mineiro who passed it to Liu Chengyu for him to tap into the net.Eight minutes later, Gao Tianyi launched a cross from the right and assisted Mineiro to score a header, extending Shenhua's advantage to 2-0.
Then in the 31st minute, Gao and Mineiro repeated the play again for the Brazilian striker to add his second and the host's third goal of the game.Yang Haoyu netted Shenhua's fourth goal in the 87th minute when his shot bounced off Riccieli and flew into the top corner, sealing a big win for his side.Other games on the night (home team first):Meizhou Hakka 0-4 Chengdu RongchengShandong Taishan 4-2 Zhejiang