[Xinhua News Agency] Guangzhou Evergrande Defeated Hunan Xiangtao Team at 3:1 and Won the Champion of Chinese Series-A League, and Gao Lin Ranked No. 1 in the Shooters’ List with 20 Goals
Date:2010.10.31 Publisher:
Special sports news of Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, on Oct. 30: In the last game of Chinese Series-A League on Oct. 30, Guangzhou Evergrande Team which played on the home field easily defeated Hunan Xiangtao Team at 3:1 and satisfactorily ended this competition season.
Guangzhou Evergrande Team finally became the champion of the league with the performance of 17 victories, 6 draws, and 1 loss and 57 accumulated scores in total, and became qualified again for Chinese Premier League together with Chengdu Blades Team which ranked No. 2.
At the 6th minute of the first half, Guangzhou Team took the lead in breaking the deadlock. Gao Lin scored a goal for the home team with a short-distance shoot. But only two minutes later, the young player Liu Yusheng of Hunan Xiangtao Team also scored a goal and leveled the score with a free kick. At the 23rd minute, Guangzhou Team got the chance for a corner kick. After getting rid of the fielders, Gao Lin leaped high and shot the goal with a heading, thus scoring for the second time. At the 38th minute, Gao Lin who in especially good condition scored another goal by utilizing the vacancy of the defense, playing a hat trick. After the change of courts, Guangzhou Team always took the initiative on the field and kept the score of 3:1 till the end of the game.
With sufficient strength and powerful capital investment, the performance of Guangzhou Evergrande Team in this competition season was excellent. It once remained undefeated for 21 rounds. In the whole competition season, Guangzhou Evergrande Team totally scored 61 goals, becoming the team with the largest number of goals and the most powerful attack, and Gao Lin got a good lead in the Shooters’ List with 20 goals.