Match Report
The table read 3rd (Ha Noi, 6 pts) against 4th (Wuhan Three Towns, 5 pts), 1 points apart. Wuhan Three Towns had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ha Noi 1.17 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Wuhan Three Towns 1.33 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.6.
Ha Noi had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Ha Noi held 2 points of 15 and Wuhan Three Towns 12.
The match was played at Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy in Hanoi (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wuhan Three Towns led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.