Chinese Super League – Wu Lei scores as Oscar secures the win; Shanghai SIPG defeats China Sports Town 3-0, delivering their first defeat

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　　At 19:35 on the evening of April 21st, Beijing time, the sixth round of the 2017 Chinese Super League saw a match take place at the Shanghai Stadium, with Shanghai SIPG hosting Hebei China Fortune. In the 19th minute of the first half, Gao Zhunyi’s attempt to clear the ball from deep in the field missed, and Lu Wenjun broke into the penalty area alone and scored with a shot. In the 24th minute, Oscar delivered a corner kick from the left side; Dong Xuesheng accidentally headed the ball back toward the goal area, and Wu Lei scored another goal by shooting from in front of the goal. Shanghai SIPG was ahead 2-0 at the half-time break. In the 65th minute, Gao Zhunyi brought Oscar down inside the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick; Oscar finally converted it. In the end, Shanghai SIPG defeated Hebei Huaxia Happiness 3-0 at home, thus maintaining a record of winning all of their home matches this season. 　　The two teams have only met twice in the Chinese Super League last season, with Shanghai SIPG winning both matches. Before this match, Shanghai SIPG had 10 points from 5 games and was ranked third in the league, while Hebei Huaxia Happiness had 9 points from 5 games and was in 5th place.