Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Guizhou Zhicheng (3rd, 54 pts) and Sichuan Longfor (13th, 31 pts). On recent form Guizhou Zhicheng sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Guizhou Zhicheng 1.53 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Sichuan Longfor 1.2 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.45.
Guizhou Zhicheng had won three straight.
Guiyang Olympic Sports Center in Guiyang, capacity 51,636, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.