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22:29, 03-Aug-2018
Chinese Super League record smashed after 37 goals on matchday
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22:11, 06-Aug-2018
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It was undoubtedly the most exciting matchday of the Chinese Super League (CSL) season, 37 goals flew in across eight games in midweek, breaking the record for the most scored on a single matchday in the Chinese top flight.
On Wednesday, bottom club Guizhou Zhicheng notched up a rare victory by beating Chongqing Lifan 4-3, with Brazilian striker Alan Kardec bagging a hat-trick, but there was another more thrilling game that involved nine goals.
Beijing Guoan clinches a comprehensive victory in front of a sea of home supporters. /VCG Photo
Beijing Guoan clinches a comprehensive victory in front of a sea of home supporters. /VCG Photo
Roger Schmidt's Beijing Guoan made light of the absence of leading scorer Cedric Bakambu on Thursday by steamrolling Hebei CFFC in an action-packed 6-3 win at the Workers' Stadium. Jonathan Soriano's hat-trick propels the capital club to the top of the CSL, a point clear of Shandong Luneng, who managed a 3-1 comeback victory against Shanghai Shenhua.
Elsewhere, ex-Chelsea star Oscar's brace helped third-placed Shanghai SIPG seal a 4-1 win over Tianjin Quanjian while Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande eased past Tianjin Teda with a 3-0 victory thanks in no small part to Paulinho's two brilliant goals.
Shanghai SIPG wildly celebrates the 4-1 win over Tianjin Quanjian. /VCG Photo
Shanghai SIPG wildly celebrates the 4-1 win over Tianjin Quanjian. /VCG Photo
Dragan Stojkovic's Guangzhou R&F had got in on the act, handing Beijing Renhe a 4-1 thrashing with Midfielder Chen Zhizhao netting a spectacular long-range belter.
Helped drastically by Dalian Yifang's fragile defense, Changchun Yatai cruised to a 3-0 victory at a packed Changchun stadium while Jiangsu Suning were winners by a single goal at Henan Jianye.
That took the goals tally to 37 for a matchday that will live long in the memory of Chinese soccer aficionados.