Drogba, Griffiths net for Shanghai

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5 August 2012-PA Sport

Didier Drogba Shanghai Shenhua Hangzhou Joel Griffiths

Two-goal hero ... Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba in action against Hangzhou (Getty Images)

Didier Drogba scored his first two goals for new club Shanghai Shenhua as it dished out a 5-1 beating to Hangzhou.

The visitor took the lead after seven minutes through Feng Gang but Drogba levelled just two minutes later before adding a second goal at the 84-minute mark.

Team-mates Feng Renliang, Giovanni Moreno and Joel Griffiths also found the target in a win which lifts Shanghai to eighth in the table.

League leader Guangzhou Evergrande suffered a 2-1 reverse at the hands of third-placed Guizhou Renhe.

Zlatan Muslimovic opened the scoring after 35 minutes and while Gao Lin equalised just before half-time, a Chen Jie strike 10 minutes from time sealed victory for the home side.

Xu Liange's 74th-minute effort was enough to give Beijing Guoan a 1-0 win over Dalian Shide while Changchun Yatai and Henan Jianye fought out a 2-2 draw.

Marquinhos and Zhang Wenzhou gave Changchun Yatai an early lead but Isaac Chansa and Xu Yang both struck to give their side a valuable point and lift ot off the bottom of the table.

Two Bruno Meneghel goals and one from Zhu Shiyu gave Qingdao Jonoon a 3-1 victory over Liaoning Whowin.