Francisca Ordega was on target for Shanghai as they condemned Elizabeth Addo and Tabitha Chawinga's Jiangsu Suning to their first defeat of the season following a 3-2 victory on Sunday.
Shanghai came into the game on the heels of a 1-1 draw at Changchun Dazhong a week ago and were hoping for a win in a bid to close the gap with the leaders Jiangsu.
On the other hand, Addo and Chawinga were cruising on a fine winning run of eight matches following a 1-0 win over Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo's Beijing BG Phoenix FC last week.