BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian striker Elkeson scored a hat trick to help Guangzhou Evergrande to smash Guangzhou R&F 5-0 on Saturday in the 19th round of 2019 Chinese Super League.
24-year-old Wei Shihao missed a penalty kick in the 12th minute, but he redeemed himself only one minute later to broke the deadlock for Guangzhou Evergrande.
Elkeson scored his hat trick in the 42nd , 78th and 87th minutes, and Brazilian Paulinho scored a header in the 51st minute.
Guangzhou Evergrande jumped to the top of the table after the victory.
10-man Dalian Yifang tied Tianjin Teda 3-3 on Saturday night. Belgian striker Carrasco scored for Dalian through a corner kick in the 26th minute, and Sandro Wagner's header equalized for Tianjin in the 31st minute.
After one minute, Ghanaian forward Frank Acheampong scored to extend Tianjin's lead, and Carrasco scored twice to equalize for Dalian.
Acheampong scored twice through a penalty kick in the 69th minute to lead again, and Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon scored his first goal for Dalian to equalize again.
