Match Report
The table read 11th (Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C, 37 pts) against 12th (Nantong Zhiyun, 33 pts), 4 points apart. Nantong Zhiyun had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C 1.43 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Nantong Zhiyun 1.17 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.45.
Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium in Meixian staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,221. On the scoreboard, Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.