Wilson Chipangura, Guest Reporter
DALIAN – Wuhan Three Towns maintained their unbeaten run in the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL) season as the newly promoted side dismantled Shanghai Shenhua 4-2 in Dalian on Sunday.
Wuhan, winners of last season’s China League One, hold a four-point lead at the summit over Shandong Luneng.
Hattrick hero Marcos Vinicius Amaral Alves had given Wuhan the lead from the penalty spot in the 21st minute as the home team started the match on the front.
First half ended with the scoreline 1-0 against Shanghai Shenhua who did their best to restrict the opponents.
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Marcão scored his second goal of the game from an acute angle in the 47th minute as the Pedro Morilla side went 2-0 up.
Romanian midfielder Nicolae Stanciu was next on the score-sheet eleven minutes with a beautiful goal outside the 18-yards.
Brazilian international Marcão completed his hattrick in 62nd minute through a header to ensure the game was beyond reach for the visitors.
Shanghai pulled one back in the 78th minute through substitute Zhu Jianrong to raise glimmer hope of a comeback.
Zhu completed his brace ten minutes later but it was not enough to save the Wu Jingui coached side from biting dust.
Chinese Super League results
Meizhou Hakka 1-0 Shenzhen FC
Tianjin Teda 1-2 Beijing Guoan
Shandong Luneng 2-0 Guangzhou City
Henan Jianye 1-0 Hangzhou Greentown
Wuhan Three Towns 4-2 Shanghai Shenhua
Dalian Pro 2-2 Changchun Yatai
