Shanghai Port, Qingdao West Coast combine for six goals in 3-3 draw

Two-time defending Chinese Super League (CSL) champions Shanghai Port were held to a 3-3 draw on the road by Qingdao West Coast in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Friday.

The result extended Qingdao's undefeated streak to three matches. West Coast have gone unbeaten in the first three games of a season for the first time in club history, and avoided losing to Shanghai for the first time as well.

Qingdao scored twice in the first 19 minutes of the first half, exploiting mistakes by Port goalkeeper Yan Junling both times.

In the ninth minute, Yan's sloppy pass was intercepted by Matheus Indio, who reacted quickly to score the home team's first goal. 10 minutes later, Yan almost lost the ball in front of the net, and even though he managed to tap it to a teammate, the miscue still led to defensive chaos. Davidson took the ball from a Shanghai defender and crossed to Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, who extend their advantage to 2-0.

Shanghai scored their first goal in the 25th minute when 19-year-old Li Xinxiang broke in from the left to fire in a shot. Center-back Riccieli tried to deflect the attempt, but failed to stop the ball from flying into the goal.

Yakubu restored Qingdao's two-goal lead before halftime. He took Xu Bin's pass into the box, dodged Umidjan Yusup's tackle and added the third goal for the hosts in the first minute of stoppage time.

Li added more highlights for the visitors in the second half. He first beat Zhang Chengdong from the left wing and set up Gustavo for a header that cut the deficit to one goal just 11 minutes into the second half. Then in the 83rd minute, Feng Jin's cross from the right found Li, whose pass went over goalkeeper Li Hao and landed in front of Leonardo, who leveled the score at 3-3.

Despite the draw, Shanghai continued to lead the CSL standings with seven points from the season's three games.

Friday's other results (winners listed first):

Zhejiang Professional 4-0 Wuhan Three Towns

Yunnan Yukun 4-3 Shenzhen