Beijing Guoan defeated Shanghai Greenland 2-0 at home as Henan Jianye surprisingly thrashed the defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 at the fourth round of 2015 Chinese Super League (CSL) on Friday.
Following a goalless first half, Dejan Damjanovic earned a penalty in the 75th minute for Guoan. Although Pablo Batalla's penalty was saved by Greenland's goalkeeper Geng Xiaofeng, Darko Matic knocked in the rebound and put Guoan 1-0.
The substituted Erton Fejzullahu doubled the lead for the hosts in the 90th, ending Greenland's 3-game winning streak.
In another game, Henan Jianye beat Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 at home. Henan broke the deadlock eight minutes into the first half as Xiao Zhi scored with a superb strike from distance.
Zhang Lintong pulled one back for Guangzhou in 64th. Seven minutes later, Henan's Bi Jinhao scored after a well-organized corner.
The defending champions could have gained an equalizer but Brazilian striker Elkeson wasted the penalty earned by winger Yu Hancha in the 90th minute.
Elsewhere, Shanghai Shenxin was defeated 2-1 at home by Shandong Luneng, extending their losing streak to four games. Shenxin broke the deadlock in the 36th while Yang Mingwei caught the pass from Eduardo and scored. Shandong's Urso equalized with a header in the 45th and his teammate Aloisio scored the winning goal in the 62th.
Guangzhou R&F smashed Guizhou Renhe 4-0 at home as Jiang Ning, Jin Yangyang and Abderrazak Hamdallah scored for the team.
