'Half-fit' Asamoah Gyan resumes goal-scoring prowess for Shanghai SIPG in -2-2 stalemate at Henan Jianye in Chinese Super League

By Patrick Akoto
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan climbed off the bench to score for Shanghai SPIG in their 2-2 stalemate at Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old was introduced in the 57^th minute and took just nine minutes to announce his presence at the Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium in Zhengzhou with a neat finish following a pin-point pass from Wu Lei.

The former Al Ain hitman replaced Brazilian midfielder Rodrigues de Jesus and put the team 2-1 in front after the conceded the first goal.

The home side opened the scoring through Bi Jinhao on the 30^th minute mark before Wenjun Lu pulled parity for the visitors on the stroke of half-time.

But Gyan, who is half-fit, was introduced by manager Sven Goran Erikson in the second half and immediately made an impact with a sleek finish to make it 2-1.

But the visitors failed to hold onto their lead as Bi Jinhao equalized in the 68^th minute as the two teams shared the spoils.

The result has seen Shanghai SPIG slip to second on the table, just a point behind new leaders Guangzhou Evergrande.