Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Odion Ighalo scores brace in Shanghai Shenhua's thrashing of Beijing Renhe

Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Shanghai Shenhua thrashed Beijing Renhe 5-1 in Sunday's Chinese Super League fixture.

Following Giovanni Moreno and Fredy Guarin's efforts in the opening 30 minutes, the Nigeria international scored the third goal in the 35th minute as the hosts maintained a dominant first-half lead at the Hongkou Stadium.

After the restart, the 29-year-old added his second goal in the 66th minute thanks to an assist from Guarin.

Zhang Lu rounded up the emphatic win in the 80th minute despite a late goal from Senegalese forward Makhete Diop for Beijing Renhe four minutes from time.