Match Report
BIT, 18th on 10 points, faced a 41-point deficit to Sichuan (7th, 51). On the form table Beijing BIT stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, BIT ran at 0.53 scored and 2.26 conceded, Sichuan at 1.18 and 0.88.
BIT had been beaten in 12 straight games. BIT had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Sichuan, 10.
Beijing Institute of Technology Eastern Athletic Field in Beijing staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.