Shandong hammers Dong Tam; Shenhua loses

Han Peng scored twice as China Super League champion Shandong Luneng hammered Vietnamese side Dong Tam Long An 4-0 in Jinan, Shandong, to move five points clear at the top of Group G of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

Han gave the home side the lead three minutes before the break and extended the advantage with his second of the game early in the second half.

Wang Yongpo and Li Jinyu also found the net against the hapless Vietnamese side, which was reduced to 10 men in the closing minutes when skipper Phan Van-giau was sent off following a reckless challenge on Cui Peng.

Shandong dominated the game but struggled to find a way past giant Brazilian goalkeeper Santos in the opening half.

In the 42nd minute when Serbian midfielder Aleksandar Zivkovic lofted a through ball to Cui Peng, who cut the ball back to the center where an unmarked Han Peng easily slotted home the opening goal.

In another match, Urawa Reds pushed Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua towards the brink of the AFC Champions League elimination with a 1-0 win in Saitama, Japan, yesterday evening.

Close-season signing Yuki Abe scored the only goal of the game two minutes before half time when he headed Robson Ponte¡¯s free kick past Wang Dalei to move Reds onto seven points from three games, three clear of Sydney FC.