BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) — With Zhang Yuan scoring off a Preciado assist in the injury time, Shenzhen Jiazhaoye beat Tianjin Tianhai 2-1 in a last-minute comeback in the second round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.
The victory also extended Shenzhen’s winning streak to two games.
Tianjin broke the deadlock within three minutes after the game kicked off. Wang Yongpo’s free kick was chested by Shenzhen’s Pei Shuai into Renatinho’s path, and Renatinho sent the ball into the left corner of the net although Shenzhen’s goalkeeper moved to the right direction.
Cheikh M’Bengue was offside when he pushed the ball into the net in the 65th minute and the linesman’s flag went up, and Yangxu’s shot hit the crossbar 12 minutes later. The hosts’ chance came when defender Mi Haolun blocked the ball by hand within the area, which got a red card and a penalty in the 89th minute. Preciado scored the equalizer.
It was also Preciado who delivered an assist to Zhang Yuan in injury time. Shenzhen finally completed their fortunate comeback at home.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua lost to Hebei CFFC 2-1, extending their losing streak to two games. Both Cao Yunding and Odion Ighalo missed their chances to score in solo drives, and Kaabi broke the deadlock for Hebei in the 30th minute. Ighalo tied the score four minutes later, but Dong Xuesheng made another goal in a counter-attack in the second half, which ensured the guests’ first win of the season.
In another game on Sunday, Wuhan Zall beat Beijing Renhe 1-0 to register their first win in the top flight.