BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Guoan continued their fearsome form in Chinese Super League as they snatched their 10th consecutive victory on Friday after a 2-1 triumph over Tianjin Tianhai.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 12th minute as Yu Dabao thundered a volley into the back of the net to open the scoring. Li Ke doubled Guoan's lead in the 72nd minute, firing a low, line drive into the net from a Viera assist.
"Yu scored a decisive goal and it is not easy for a central defender to fire like that," Beijing Guoan coach Roger Schmidt said.
Yang Xu pulled one back for Tianhai one minute before the end, firing a shot by receiving a cut-back from Renato Ribeiro Calixto.
With the victory, Beijing Guoan keep the top position of the table with 30 points from 10 games.
Guangzhou Evergrande enjoyed a victory by edging Wuhan Zall 3-2 after two consecutive defeat, three points behind the defending champion Shanghai SIPG.
Elsewhere, Shanghai SIPG edged Henan Jianye 1-0 while Shandong Luneng beat Shanghai Greenland 3-1.
