Cahill opens his Shanghai Shenhua account

Australia star Tim Cahill netted his maiden goal for Shanghai Shenhua, from the penalty spot, in a 2-0 Chinese Super League home win over Hangzhou Greentown.

Tim Cahill's relief and joy was evident after scoring his first league goal for Shanghai Shenhua (Image: Youtube) Source: YouTube

With Shanghai awared a spot kick for a handball just after the hour mark, Cahill stepped up to take responsibility and found the net - only for the referee to rule it out for encroachment.

However, the 35 year-old held his nerve at the second attempt to slot the ball home and celebrate in trademark style.

Earlier, Giovanni Moreno gave the host the lead on 44 minutes with a fantastic bicycle kick effort.

The win lifted Cahill's side to third on the CSL table - on 13 points from seven games - one match more than all other sides in the top eight.

In other results, Liaoning Hongyun and Shanghai Shenxin drew 1-1 while Guizhou Renhe suffered a 1-0 home loss to Chongqing Lifan.