Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Wuhan Three Towns 1st with 76 points, Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2nd with 19, 57 apart. Recent form told a different story for Wuhan Three Towns: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Wuhan Three Towns 2 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Heilongjiang Lava Spring 1.4 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.36.
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. S. Gan officiated: 37 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. Wuhan Three Towns led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.