BEIJING ¨C Zhou Haibin netted his third goal of the season to help Shandong Luneng salvage a 2-2 with fellow AFC Champions League quarter-finalists Shenzhen Jianlibao in the China Super League during the weekend.

Zhou Haibin got the equaliser in Shandong's 2-2 draw with Shenzhen [Stanley Chou/WSG]

Leaders Dalian Shide maintained their inexorable charge towards the title as they beat Shanghai Zobon 1-0, opening up a 10-point lead as closest rivals Tianjin Teda were held to a draw by strugglers Chongqing Qiche.

Shandong, who meet AFC Champions League holders Al Ittihad in the quarter-finals next month, got off to the worst possible start in Shenzhen as they quickly fell behind to the current China Super League champions, midfielder Lu Bofei finding the net within a minute of kickoff.

Gao Yao got the China FA Cup holders back on level terms in the fifth minute but Li Jianhua struck eight minutes before half time to put the home side back on top.

Zhou scored his side¡¯s second equalizer in the 76th minute but Shandong dropped one spot to fifth and now find themselves a massive 14 points behind frontrunners Dalian.

Dalian rolled to their 14th win in 17 matches with a narrow 1-0 victory against third from bottom Shanghai Zobon thanks to an own goal by Zobon forward Yang Lin in the 35th minute.

Tianjin Teda, who began the day in second place, were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home by Chongqing Qiche, who are second from last in the standings. Wu Qing gave the visitors the lead on 54 minutes but South African midfielder Bennett Mnguni drew Tianjin level a minute later.

Shanghai Shenhua took over second place as Zhang Yuning scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Liaoning, while Wuhan Huanghelou moved up to fourth place thanks to a stoppage time winner by Yang Kunpeng against Sichuan Guangcheng.

Last-placed Shenyang Ginde played out a goalless draw with Inter Shanghai and Qingdao Zhongneng edged Beijing Hyundai 1-0 in other matches.

China Super League ¨C Round 17 results
Shanghai Shenhua 1 Liaoning 0
Tianjin Teda 1 Chongqing Qiche 1
Qingdao Zhongneng 1 Beijing Hyundai 0
Shenyang Ginde 0 Inter Shanghai 0
Wuhan Huanghelou 1 Sichuan Guangcheng 0
Shenzhen Jianlibao 2 Shandong Luneng 2
Dalian Shide 1 Shanghai Zobon 0

China Super League P W D L F A GD Pts
Dalian Shide 17 14 2 1 36 12 24 44
Shanghai Shenhua 17 10 4 3 26 15 11 34
Tianjin Teda 17 9 5 3 34 19 15 32
Wuhan Huanghelou 17 9 4 4 23 17 6 31
Shandong Luneng 17 8 6 3 28 20 8 30
Beijing Hyundai 17 8 3 6 30 18 12 27
Inter Shanghai 17 6 4 7 19 19 0 22
Qingdao Zhongneng 17 5 5 7 13 18 -5 20
Shenzhen Jianlibao 17 4 7 6 13 19 -6 19
Sichuan Guancheng 17 5 3 9 18 29 -11 18
Liaoning 17 3 6 8 15 26 -11 15
Shanghai Zobon 17 3 5 9 11 20 -9 14
Chongqing Qiche 17 1 6 10 8 23 -15 9
Shenyang Ginde 17 1 6 10 12 31 -19 9