Tabitha Chawinga put up a fine display as Jiangsu Suning defeated Beijing Phoenix 1-0 in a Chinese Women's Super League encounter.
The Chinese champions had suffered a losing start to the four-team tournament following a 1-0 defeat against Wuhan in their last outing, and were eager to keep their title hopes alive against Beijing.
Chawinga continued to impress for Jiangsu this season, scoring 11 goals in nine appearances in her third season in China.
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Chawinga looked to have given Jiangsu an early lead after her superb header in the fifth minute of the encounter but her effort was cancelled by the assistant referee for offside.