SUZHOU, China, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chongqing Lifan fought back from three goals down to beat Shandong Luneng 4-3, while Shanghai Shenhua defeated Hebei China Fortune 4-1 in the first leg of their 5th-6th and 7th-8th place competition respectively at the Chinese Super League (CSL) here on Friday.
Moises Lima Magalhaes kicked the ball home in the third minute on Liu Binbins's cross and Roger Guedes made it two after 15 minutes.
When Lifan players still tried to bunch up, Guo Tianyu's volley fired into the net from a comfortable range to give Luneng a 3-0 lead after 46 minutes.
Just one minute later, Dong Honglin brought one goal back for Lifan by stealing the ball from Luneng's goalkeeper.
Luneng's weak defense continued and finally buried their advantage within just two minutes. In the 68th minute, unmarked Marcelo Cirino headed in the second goal for Lifan, and Fernandinho Silva converted the equalizer from almost the same position in the 70th minute.
Marcinho contributed the winning shot for Lifan in the 88th minute. The Brazilian striker dribbled through three defenders, then scored calmly in the one-on-one with Luneng's goalkeeper.
Elsewhere, Miler Bolanos broke the deadlock for Shenhua in the 15th minute after receiving Cao Yunding's short pass in the box. Hebei had a quick response, seeing Gao Late finish a close-range equalizer four minutes later.
Cao helped Shenhua retake the lead in the 22nd minute, making his rival Pan Ximing net an own goal before the halftime break.
Peng Xinli changed the score to 3-1 in the 52nd minute through a powerful volley long shot. Around 24 minutes after the goal, Fidel Martinez of Shenhua finished the thrilling goal show by converting a penalty kick.
In the other games in Dalian division, Dalian Pro secured a 3-0 victory over Guangzhou R&F in the first leg of the 11th-12th playoffs. Henan Jianye held Tianjin Teda 0-0 in the battle for the 9th place, while Shenzhen FC thrashed Qingdao Huanghai 2-0 when vying for 13th place. Enditem