Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Guangxi Baoyun 4th with 54 points, Dantong Hantong 12th with 30, 24 apart. Dantong Hantong had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Guangxi Baoyun ran at 1.27 scored and 0.67 conceded, Dantong Hantong at 0.93 and 1.27.
Dantong Hantong had gone 7 games without a win.
Stade René Gaillard in Niort staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,406. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guangxi Baoyun led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.