‘Perfect’ Guangzhou Evergrande ominously move clear at top of Chinese Super League after Shanghai Shenhua win
Substitute Yu Hanchao nets late winner as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side record 3-2 win at Tianhe Stadium on Friday to edge ahead of R&F
Match-winner Yu Hanchao labelled Guangzhou Evergrande’s 3-2 win over Shanghai Shenhua on Friday as “perfect” as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s defending champions ominously moved three points clear at the top of the Chinese Super League after recording a fourth straight win.
Yu netted the winner with four minutes remaining at Tianhe Stadium as Guangzhou fought back from a 2-1 half-time deficit to extend their unbeaten home record to 35 games.
Having won the last six domestic titles relatively unchallenged , Guangzhou have endured a slow start to the season by their own standards, but are now firmly in their stride after recording a sixth consecutive win in all competitions.
“It was a perfect game for us. We’ve been struggling since the season started. We got three points and we achieved our goal,” said Yu.
“I think our performance was perfect as a whole. We experienced ups and downs in this game. We were very confident, and no matter what happened, we believed in ourselves.”
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