Griffiths, 30, scored twice before the break to fire reigning champions Beijing up to third on the CSL table.

The former Newcastle Jets striker broke through on nine minutes with a lovely finish after nice one-two move involving Walter Martinez.

On 32 minutes, Griffiths doubled Guoan's lead when he met a deep cross from brother Ryan Griffiths at the back post.

Elsewhere in the CSL, Adam Griffiths made it a perfect day for the Griffiths family by scoring Hangzhou Lucheng's goal in the 1-1 draw with Shanghai Shenhua.

Griffiths tucked the ball home from close-range via a corner for the equaliser in the second-half of the draw.

Meanwhile, Perth Glory's Chris Coyne was an unused substitute as Liaoning Whowin drew 1-1 with Henan Construction.

In Japan's J.League, Joshua Kennedy played a full game but didn't score as Nagoya Grampus went top of the division with a 3-1 victory over Matt Spiranovic's Urawa Reds.

Spiranovic also put in a full shift for the Red Diamonds.

Elsewhere in Japan's top flight, Eddy Bosnar was a 66th minute substitute as Shimizu S-Pulse slipped up 2-1 at home to Yokohama F. Marinos.

In Japan's J2.League, Socceroo Mark Milligan, who pulled out of the Australia squad midweek due to injury, wasn't in the JEF United squad which defeated Roasso Kumamoto 2-0.

In Korea's K-League, Sasa Ognenovski wasn't in the Seongnam Ilhwa squad as they defeated Incheon United 4-1.