Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Beijing BG 8th with 46 points, Shanghai Shenxin 16th with 12, 34 apart. Recent form told a different story for Beijing BG: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Shanghai Shenxin were scoring 1 and conceding 2.73, Beijing BG 1.7 and 1, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Beijing BG arrived on a run of four straight wins. Shanghai Shenxin had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Beijing BG, 13.
The match was played at Jinshan Soccer Stadium in Shanghai (capacity 30,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Beijing BG led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.