D. Tardelli ‘penalty’ moves Shandong into 3rd in CSL

Quanjian’s slide continues

SYDNEY, Sept 30, (RTRS): Shandong Luneng climbed back into the qualification places for next year’s Asian Champions League on Sunday despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Beijing Renhe in the Chinese Super League.

Diego Tardelli’s 71st minute penalty cancelled out Benjamin Moukandjo’s deflected strike to earn Shandong a point that saw them move into third in the standings, ahead of Beijing Guoan thanks to their better head-tohead record.

“We didn’t play very well,” said Shandong coach Li Xiaopeng. “The whole team were not at their best.

“We need to review our performance in this game. Our players were tired but that’s not the reason for our poor performance. We’ve been intimidated by our opponents lately and that’s something we have to take seriously.”

Shandong drew level on points with Beijing Guoan after Roger Schmidt’s side slipped to a 1-0 defeat to league leaders Shanghai

Tardelli

SIPG on Saturday, with Brazilian forward Hulk scoring the only goal of the game.

The win ensured Vitor Pereira’s team remain four points clear of Guangzhou Evergrande with six games remaining after the defending champions kept pace with the leaders by handing Dalian Yifang a 3-0 defeat.

Alan Carvalho put Evergrande in front from the penalty spot just five minutes into the game, but it took until the 65th minute for Gao