Cannavaro’s men gave their coach his belated birthday gift by beating Chongqing Lifan in Tianjin city, staying a point behind the 3rd position that gets them to Asian Champions League qualifications.
Despite staying behind very early in the game (3′) from Jung’s goal, Quanjian equalized 25′ minutes later with Anthony Modeste, resulting in a tie to half time.
The Frenchman stroke again for his second of the night after Axel’s beautiful left-foot assist in Lifan’s box.
Tianjin held tight to the end, earning a massive win and vital three points, a week before the local derby against Teda.
