Match Report
Tajikistan (2nd, 4 pts) visited China PR (3rd, 2 pts) with 2 points between them. Recent form told a different story for China PR: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, China PR were scoring 0 and conceding 0.33, Tajikistan 0.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
China PR had lost three in a row. Tajikistan were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, China PR held 3 points of 15 and Tajikistan 13.
The venue was Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, with room for 12,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.