Match Report
28 points for Dalian Transcendence (15th), 18 for Xinjiang Tianshan (16th): a 10-point gap. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Dalian Transcendence ran at 0.93 scored and 1.6 conceded, Xinjiang Tianshan at 0.8 and 2.03.
Jinzhou Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,775. With 18 matches recorded and 0.9 yellow cards per game, X. Liu was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dalian Transcendence led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Dalian Transcendence: Rafael Silva (8'), Wang Hongyou (69') · Xinjiang Tianshan: Sabit Abdusalam (75')