Match Report
Chengdu Rongcheng went into the game 1st in the table on 21 points; Heilongjiang Lava Spring sat 2nd on 19 — a 2-point gap. Chengdu Rongcheng had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.9/1 for Chengdu Rongcheng and 1.4/1.1 for Heilongjiang Lava Spring (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Chengdu Rongcheng's unbeaten run stood at 14.
The match was played at Dujiangyan Sports Center Stadium in Dujiangyan (capacity 26,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Heilongjiang Lava Spring led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.