In this Aug. 30, 2020 photo, Ivan Santini (second right) of Jiangsu Suning celebrates scoring during the 8th round match between Henan Jianye and Jiangsu Suning at the postponed 2020 season of Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Dalian Division in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province. (LONG LEI / XINHUA)

SUZHOU, China - Jiangsu Suning, winner of the 2020 Chinese Super League, smashed Meizhou Hakka 7-2, while Tianjin Teda defeated Guizhou Hengfeng 1-0 in the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Cup here on Friday.

Zhang Cheng scored the opener in the 22nd minute for Jiangsu

Meizhou's defense was overrun for the entire 90 minutes with Xie Pengfei and Zhang Cheng both scoring twice, with Feng Boyuan, Li Ang and Zhang Lingfeng also getting on the scoresheet.

Zhang Cheng scored the opener in the 22nd minute for Jiangsu, and over the following 20 minutes, Xie scored a brace to end the first half 3-0.

In the 48th minute, Meizhou pulled one goal back with two continuous attacks, but the joy did not last long. Four minutes later, Jiangsu again controlled the rhythm and kept the goalkeeper busy. By the 76th minute, Jiangsu has widened the gap to 6-1.

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Meizhou's Guo Yi converted a penalty in the 84th minute, but Jiangsu followed closely to steer another header home in the last minute to seal the victory.

In the other game between Tianjin and Guizhou, both teams had chances to score but it remained goalless in the first half. The stalemate was broken in the 78th minute when Tianjin's Qian Yumiao sent the ball via a long pass to Zheng Kaimu in the penalty area, who rose to head the ball into goal.