Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Changchun Yatai (5th, 53 pts) held a 32-point advantage over Liaoning Kaixin (15th, 21 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.1/1.9 for Liaoning Kaixin and 1.73/1.4 for Changchun Yatai (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.45.
Over the last five, Liaoning Kaixin had taken 4 of 15 points to Changchun Yatai's 10.
The venue was Tiexi New District Sports Center in Shenyang, with room for 60,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.