Shanghai Port defeated Changchun Yatai 3-1 on the road in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, on Friday, securing their fourth straight win and rising to third place in the Chinese Super League (CSL) standings.The match was briefly paused in the 16th minute after a drone flew into the stadium.Changchun goalkeeper Wu Yake made a series of good saves and kept a clean sheet until the first minute of stoppage time.
His teammate Abduhamit Abdugheni tried to clear a cross from Wang Shenchao, but tapped the ball into the net past Wu for an own goal, handing Port a 1-0 lead.Yatai appeared to level the score three minutes later when Ohi Omoijuanfo found the net from close range, but the effort was chalked off by the referee, who ruled that the Norwegian had touched the ball with his hand before taking the shot.Shanghai doubled their advantage in the 71st minute when Gabriezinho found the net from the edge of the box.Changchun pulled one back 10 minutes later.
Piao Taoyu was taken down by Li Xinxiang on a tackle in the box, and the official awarded the home side a penalty kick after checking with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
Omoijuanfo then converted from the spot.Port netted their third goal of the contest in the final minute of stoppage time.
Kuai Jiwen broke into the box before setting up a wide-open goal for Xu Xin.
After securing their 11th win in 17 games, the two-time defending champions are just one point behind Beijng Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua, with the top two clubs set to face each other on Saturday night.Tianjin Jinmen Tiger beat Chengdu Rongcheng twice in one seasonWhen Shanghai Port rose to third place, they surpassed Chengdu Rongcheng, who lost to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2-1 on the road in north China's Tianjin Municipality.
The win marked the first time for Tianjin to beat Chengdu twice in the same season.Rongcheng thought they had scored first when Romulo set up De Erjiaduo to find the net, but the strike was disallowed after the referee ruled that the Brazilian was offside before passing the ball.Jinmen Tiger opened the scoring in the 54th minute when Wang Qiuming intercepted a poor pass from goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo, and charged into the box to blast a volley into the bottom corner.Ten minutes later, Chengdu committed another huge defensive mistake when Zhou Dingyang fouled Alberto Quiles in the box.
A penalty kick was awarded to Tianjin, and Albion Ademi converted from the spot to double the home side's advantage.Wei Shihao earned a penalty for Rongcheng in the 84th minute and calmly put the shot away to pull one back for the visitors.
But he was later sent off after picking up a second yellow card, and Chengdu failed to find the net again as they suffered their third loss of the season, falling to fourth place.Friday's Other Results (Home Teams Listed First):Wuhan Three Towns 1-1 Qingdao West CoastZhejiang 3-1 Yunnan Yukun