Over to soccer from this country and the Chinese Super Cup. The game pitting the CSL champs against the F-A cup winners. Guangzhou Evergrande, the 7-time domestic league champs facing Shanghai Shenhua, in a contest taking place in Shanghai. The so-called vistors looking for their first win of the new football year, after picking up a couple of draws in two AFC Champions League encounters. That meant, new bench boss Fabio Cannavero had yet to taste victory since returning to Evergrande as coach.

Evergrand seeking their fourth Super Cup victory. The visitors have a chance early off a free-kick and find the net as Ricardo Goulart heads in this effort, only for it to be called off-side. No goal. But Evergrande do get on the board soon after, Huang Bowen's strike from distance evades the keeper and it is 1-nil after 25 minutes.

The hosts equalize on a goal, that was as ugly as the air quality in Beijing today, as Fredy Guarin somehow bungles the ball over the line. 1-1 game. 

Off to the second half, where we found out that Guangzhou have been outshot 3-1, but the CSL champs make their attempts count, as Alan is sent in and fires a shot low into the corner of the net to make it 2-1. The Brazilian is then mounted by Cannavero.

Things then get chippy as Li Yunqiu mauls Alan and is given a yellow card. 

both players realizing the Oscars are on the horizon provide impeccable acting performances in what they believe were death scenes.

Back to the game, and the team in red adds to their total, Gao Lin getting the deftest touch on this shot/pass.

That makes it 3-1 in the 65th minute.

And then a Goulart penalty rounds out the scoring.

Evergrande beat Shenhua 4-1 to win the Super Cup, their third straight and fourth since 2012, while also handing Cannavero his first win since returning as manager.