Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shanghai Shenhua 2nd with 64 points, Changchun Yatai 16th with 19, 45 apart. Per game in the league, Changchun Yatai were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.73, Shanghai Shenhua 2.23 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Changchun Yatai, 12/15 for Shanghai Shenhua.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Changchun Yatai, 3 by Shanghai Shenhua, 3 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 86% of the meetings.
The venue was Changchun's People Stadium in Changchun, with room for 38,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Shanghai Shenhua led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Changchun Yatai: Long Tan (53') · Shanghai Shenhua: Chenjie Zhu (32'), João Carlos Teixeira (44')