Football stars from north China's Super League teams outshone
their counterparts from the south to win an exhibition match in
Jinan, Shandong Province.
The north side beat the south 3-2 thanks to goals from Du
Zhenyu, Zheng Zhi and Han Peng.
Brazilian import Vicente, playing for Xi'an Chanba, contributed
two goals for the south.
In an award ceremony before the match, national midfielder Zheng
Zhi from Shandong Luneng was crowned Super League Player of the
2005-06 Season.
Zheng was one of the driving forces in helping the team claim
the league crown from defending champion Dalian Shide.
His teammate Li Jinyu was named Top Scorer of the Season, with a
total of 26 goals spread over 28 league matches.
Luneng's head coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic from Serbia and
Montenegro was awarded Coach of the Season, while the award for
Young Player of the Season went to Shanghai United FC's goalie Wang
Dalei.
(CRI October 30, 2006)