Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 12 each, with Shandong Taishan 1st and Incheon United 2nd. On recent form Shandong Taishan sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.33/1.17 for Shandong Taishan and 2.33/1.5 for Incheon United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Shandong Taishan carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Incheon United, winners of their last four.
The match was played at Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu (capacity 50,695). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.