Chinese skipper Zheng Zhi Saturday received his first Premiership yellow card in a counterbalanced game between Charlton and Sheffield United.

Home team Charlton Athletic was held to a 1-1 draw, missing the chance to climb out of the Premiership drop-zone.

The Valley erupted after 59 minutes when a speculative long-range 35-yard shot from Charlton's Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri somehow managed to beat United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny and finish up in the back of the net.

But the much-maligned Jonathan Stead produced an equally stunning equaliser on 69 minutes, to give the Yorkshire side the point which steers them slightly nearer safety.

Chinese captain Zheng Zhi played full-time, but failed to help his team bail out. He contributed to a superexcellent goal-mouth exchange in the 82 minute, but he failed to converted it to a winner.

Zheng also got his first Premiership yellow card because of a sliding tackle in the second half.

The draw leaves Charlton third from the bottom on 33 points with United still occupying the final survival spot two points above them.

(CRI April 23, 2007)