Match Report
14 points and 8 places separated them: Nantong Zhiyun 16th with 22, Henan Songshan Longmen 8th with 36. Nantong Zhiyun ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/2.2 for Nantong Zhiyun and 1.13/1.3 for Henan Songshan Longmen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Nantong Zhiyun entered with five losses in a row. Henan Songshan Longmen came in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Nantong Zhiyun had taken 0 of 15 points to Henan Songshan Longmen's 10.
Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Rugao staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Nantong Zhiyun led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.