Match Report
Cangzhou went into the game 2nd in the table on 56 points; Guizhou Zhicheng sat 3rd on 54 — a 2-point gap. Guizhou Zhicheng had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Cangzhou were scoring 1.97 and conceding 1.4, Guizhou Zhicheng 1.53 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Hebei Olympic Sports Center (capacity 60,000). Guizhou Zhicheng led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cangzhou: Muriqui (58'), Yifeng Zang (88') · Guizhou Zhicheng: Anton Maglica (17')
Key stats
On target: 4-1 · Corners: 9-3