GUANGZHOU - Thanks to a first-half brace from Song Wenjie, Guangzhou City beat Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 2-0 in the debut of City's head coach Li Weifeng here on Saturday, ending the Chinese Super League's record 13-match losing streak.

Before the 16th round match, Guangzhou City had only been awarded three points from their 2-0 loss to Dalian Pro on July 28 after the Dalian team was found to have violated a policy concerning the use of under-23 players in the second round match.

With the long-awaited victory, Guangzhou City now sits 17th in the relegation zone with six points, four points behind city rivals Guangzhou FC, while Tianjin Jinmen Tigers has 19 points to rank 11th in the table

Li, former captain of the Chinese national team, has made efforts to raise City's spirit since being unveiled as the tail-ending team's head coach on Monday.

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Guangzhou broke the deadlock in the 21st minute when Brazilian midfielder Guilherme's cross from the right wing went through all defenders and found Song, who slotted it into an open goal from the far post.

Ten minutes later, Song headed home his second goal of the match after connecting Li Tixiang's precise pass from the left wing.

Tianjin geared up in the second half but all their attacking efforts were denied by home team goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, who made four critical saves throughout the match.

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With the long-awaited victory, Guangzhou City now sits 17th in the relegation zone with six points, four points behind city rivals Guangzhou FC, while Tianjin has 19 points to rank 11th in the table.