Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Heilongjiang Lava Spring (4th, 54 pts) held a 42-point advantage over Shanghai Shenxin (16th, 12 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.53/1.13 for Heilongjiang Lava Spring and 1/2.73 for Shanghai Shenxin (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.45.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Shanghai Shenxin were winless in 8. Over the last five, Heilongjiang Lava Spring had taken 9 of 15 points to Shanghai Shenxin's 2.
X. Liu took charge of the match — our records show 18 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. The venue was Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center in Harbin, with room for 50,000 spectators. Heilongjiang Lava Spring led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.