Goals from Li Jinyu and Zhao Haibin put Shandong nine points clear at the top of the China Super League as Changchun Yatai went down at home to Shanghai Shenhua in Round 16.

Striker Li netted his 13th goal of the CSL season after midfielder Zhou's opener as Shandong overcame Xiamen Lanshi 2-0 in Jinan to seal their 11th win of the season. Up in the Dongbei region Honduran forward Luis Alfredo Ramirez notched his 7th of the campaign to give Shenhua a 1-0 win over second-placed Changchun.

Former Harbin Guoli midfielder Wang Changqing struck a second-half winner as Beijing Guo'an recorded a 1-0 home victory against Qingdao to move level on points with Changchun.

Tianjin Teda climb three points above Dalian Shide, who rested in Round 16, with a 2-0 win against Shenzhen Kingway, with Agbo and Mao Biao grabbing second-half goals.

Shenyang Ginde's first match since the return of their Chinese Olympics team youngsters finished in defeat as Rong Hao scored a 9th-minute winner to give Wuhan Guanggu their fourth victory of the season.

The win moves Wuhan up to ninth place above Shanghai United FC, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Xi'an Chanba. Ironically, ex-Wuhan striker Vicente scored a last-minute equaliser for the Terracotta Army side to cancel out Qu Shaoyan's first-half opener.

Liaoning FC's Round 16 home match against Chongqing Qiche in Fushun will be played on 30 May.

(Sinosoc.com May 29, 2006)