Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Qingdao Youth Island 2nd with 61 points, Dantong Hantong 12th with 30, 31 apart. Recent form flatters Dantong Hantong's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. In league terms the two rates read 0.93/1.27 for Dantong Hantong and 1.47/0.73 for Qingdao Youth Island (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
A win had eluded Dantong Hantong for 12 matches. Qingdao Youth Island carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Dantong Hantong 2/15, Qingdao Youth Island 13/15.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). Qingdao Youth Island led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.




