Ricardo Goulart completed a hat-trick for the defending Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande in their 6-1 thrashing of Shanghai Shenxin on Sunday.
Goulart opened the scoring with a first half penalty then knocked in two more goals in the second term as Guangzhou stayed within a point of the league leaders. Shandong Luneng came from behind to beat Henan Jianye 2-1, with their two Brazilian strikers Diego Tardelli and Aloísio both finding the net.
