SIPG fluffs lines, stays 2nd in CSL
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Shanghai SIPG was handed a 4-2 thrashing by Changchun Yatai yesterday as Andre Villas-Boas's suspension-hit side threw away the opportunity to move to the summit of the Chinese Super League.
Missing former Chelsea playmaker Oscar as well as Brazil forward Hulk and China international Wu Lei due to bans handed out by the Chinese Football Association, SIPG missed the chance to leapfrog Guangzhou Evergrande and move top for the first time since March.
Evergrande had slipped up against Beijing Guo'an on Saturday, losing 0-2 as Luiz Felipe Scolari's side was defeated for the second game in a row to give SIPG an opening, but the Shanghai club fluffed its lines.
Three goals in seven first-half minutes put Changchun in command with Szabolcs Huszti scoring from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute before efforts from Jiang Zhe and Tan Long giving it a comfortable cushion.
An own goal by Zhang Xiaofei nine minutes after the restart gave SIPG a lifeline, but Odion Ighalo claimed Changchun's fourth to leave Li Shenglong's goal in the 66th little more than a consolation as SIPG lost for the third time this season.
Third-placed Hebei China Fortune also lost in a poor weekend for the leading trio as Manuel Pellegrini's side slipped up against Henan Jianye, Ezequiel Lavezzi's double not enough to prevent a 2-3 defeat.
Shandong Luneng picked up a 2-0 win over Tianjin Teda that enabled Felix Magath's fourth-placed side to close its gap to the top to nine points while Fabio Cannavaro's Tianjin Quanjian won 2-1 over Guangzhou R&F.
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