Five star Wuhan thrash Hebei to top Chinese Super League

HONG KONG : Brazilian striker Davidson scored twice as Wuhan Three Towns stayed top of the Chinese Super League with a 5-0 thrashing of last-placed Hebei FC in Dalian on Sunday.

The promoted club maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a comfortable win over Kim Jong-boo's side to move onto 16 points from their opening six games.

Wuhan made light work of struggling Hebei, Marcao putting his side ahead in the third minute with a delicate finish past Bao Yaxiong after Davidson's perfectly weighted through ball.

Ademilson doubled the lead 21 minutes later with a side-footed volley from a corner and Nicolae Stanciu drove in the third from distance 10 minutes before the break.

Davidson converted a 72nd-minute penalty before completing the rout five minutes from time.

Shanghai Shenhua, meanwhile, kept pace with Wuhan as Wu Jingui's side beat former champions Guangzhou FC 2-1 to move to 16 points.

Wang Haijian put Shenhua in front before Cao Yunding came off the bench to double the lead 20 minutes from time, leaving Wei Shihao's 81st-minute goal as a mere consolation for Guangzhou.

Henan Longmen remained two points behind the leaders following their 2-0 win over Dalian Pro in Haikou on Friday secured by a goal in each half from Fernando Karanga and Henrique Dourado.

Elsewhere, promoted Zhejiang FC handed champions Shandong Taishan a surprise 2-0 defeat that put a dent in the title-holders' challenge for this year's crown.

Franko Andrijasevic latched on to Donovan Ewolo's pass to score the first in the first minute and Nyasha Mushekwi doubled the lead with a 66th-minute strike into the top corner after Shandong's Cryzan had missed a penalty.

Zhang Yuning was on target for Beijing Guoan as the China international scored his