Yunnan Yukun edges Dalian Yingbo in seven-goal thriller

YUXI, China (Interstat) — Yunnan Yukun held off visiting Dalian Yingbo 4-3 on Sunday after building a two-goal lead and surviving a second-half surge. Abdusalam Bunyamin opened the scoring in the eighth minute and added an assist, while Cleber doubled the lead in the 15th. Dalian answered through Pedro Delgado in the 21st, Yang Mingrui in the 32nd and Nicolae Stanciu in the 48th to move ahead. Tsui Wang-Kit equalized in the 56th and Oscar Taty Maritu scored the winner in the 78th. Delgado was sent off in the 65th, and Frank Acheampong had two assists for Dalian. Cleber, Caio Vinicius, Song Yue, Feng Boxuan and Acheampong were booked. Bunyamin was Yunnan Yukun’s top performer with one goal and one assist; Alexandru Ionita and Duan Liuyu also assisted. Dalian Yingbo is 0-1 in this competition and 3-1 overall. Yunnan Yukun is 1-0 in the competition and 1-1-2 overall.