Match Report
The table gap was wide: 43 points between Hangzhou (3rd, 55 pts) and Shenzhen (16th, 12 pts).
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Shenzhen. Momentum sat with Hangzhou, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Shenzhen against 13/15 for Hangzhou.
The match was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen (capacity 18,000). The referee was K. Ai, with 38 matches in our database and 1.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hangzhou led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-5.