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.
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.




