Beijing Guoan missed the chance to climb into third place in the Super League after crumbling to a 4-0 home mauling at the hands of Changchun Yatai.
The result leaves Beijing in fourth place on 38 points, level with third-placed Guangzhou which faces Guizhou Renhe on Sunday afternoon (local time).
The day's other matches finished in draws, with the clash between Hangzhou Greentown and Shanxi Zhongxin failing to produce a goal while Dalian Shide was held 1-1 at home by Shandong Luneng.
Shandong took the lead with a 29th-minute penalty from
