Oscar Taty Maritu (top L) of Yunnan Yukun vies for a header with Juan Antonio Ros (top R) of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger during the 12nd round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Yunnan Yukun at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
JINAN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to Valeri Qazaishvili's hat trick, Shandong Taishan claimed its first win in five games, beating Zhejiang FC 4-2 at home in the 12th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL).
Promising striker Wang Yudong gave Zhejiang a dream start just three minutes into the game when he broke the deadlock from a tight angle. In the 24th minute, Qazaishvili leveled the score for Shandong before Xie Wenneng turned the game around.
Although Wang scored his eighth goal of the season in the second half, Qazaishvili netted two more to secure Shandong's victory, lifting the team to fifth place on the table.
Also on Saturday, Beijing Guoan cruised past Shenzhen Peng City 3-1, extending its winning streak to five games and achieving its 300th CSL victory.
In the 28th minute, Sai Erjiniao set up Lin Liangming to steer in a header, and the naturalized attacker himself scored before halftime. Shenzhen pulled one goal back immediately after the break, only to see Guga seal the win for Beijing in the 70th minute.
Shanghai Shenhua smashed Qingdao West Coast 4-0, with Brazilian striker Saulo Mineiro scoring twice, while Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Meizhou Hakka by the same scoreline, earning its fifth consecutive win.
Elsewhere, Shanghai Port defeated Qingdao Hainiu 3-1, Changchun Yatai lost to Henan FC 0-1, Yunnan Yukun edged Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 1-0, and Wuhan Three Towns drew 2-2 with Dalian Yingbo. ■
Nene (L) of Yunnan Yukun vies with Xadas of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger during the 12nd round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Yunnan Yukun at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Oscar Taty Maritu (L) of Yunnan Yukun competes during the 12nd round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Yunnan Yukun at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Mamadou Traore (L) of Dalian Yingbo vies with Alexandru Tudorie of Wuhan Three Towns FC during the 12th round match between Wuhan Three Towns FC and Dalian Yingbo at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Gustavo Sauer (R) of Wuhan Three Towns FC vies with Liao Jintao of Dalian Yingbo during the 12th round match between Wuhan Three Towns FC and Dalian Yingbo at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Jorn Anderson, head coach of Yunnan Yukun gestures during the 12nd round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Yunnan Yukun at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Cristian Salvador (R) of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger reacts during the 12nd round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Yunnan Yukun at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Cephas Malele (front) of Dalian Yingbo celebrates scoring during the 12th round match between Wuhan Three Towns FC and Dalian Yingbo at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
