Chinese Super League wrap: Guangshou go top, Beijing close behind

Guangzhou regained the lead in the Chinese Super League with a 1-0 win away to Shenzhen Ruby on Sunday, while Beijing Guoan kept pace in second.

Forward Jiang Ning struck the winner in the 68th minute for Guangzhou at the Shenzen City Stadium.

They now top the table by one point from Beijing, who beat Chengdu Blades 3-0 away from home.

Wang Xiaolong, Xu Liang and Honduran Walter Martinez were all on target with second-half goals in the win for Beijing.

Hangzhou Lucheng are down to third, level on points with second-placed Beijing, after they could only draw 0-0 away to Henan Jianye.

Liaoning Hongyun climbed to fourth with a 3-0 victory at home to Dalian Shide.

Yang Xu and Brazilian Valdo both netted in the space of four minutes just before half-time, with Yang striking again to complete the scoring on 85 minutes.

Qingdao Jonoon moved up to moved up to seventh with their third win of the season, a 4-1 triumph against visiting Nanchang Bayi.

Uruguayan winger Jonathan Ramis levelled for Nanchang after Li Peng put the hosts in front just nine minutes into the match, before Yao Jiangshan made it 2-1 shortly before half-time.

A second-half brace from Song Wenjie made sure of the points for Qingdao.