Tianjin ends Evergrande run

Guangzhou Evergrande's lead at the summit of the Chinese Super League was trimmed to one point after its 10-match win streak ended with a 4-3 loss to Fabio Cannavaro's Tianjin Quanjian on Sunday.

Wang Yongpo scored one from the penalty spot and set up two more as Evergrande fell to its first league defeat since early March - a day after Shanghai SIPG beat Jiangsu Suning to move to within a point of the six-time champion as the schedule hit the halfway stage.

"Tianjin took its chances and won," said Guangzhou coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. "Players are not machines, so they will have ups and downs.