Match Report
Jinan Xingzhou went into the game 6th in the table on 43 points; Shenyang Urban sat 10th on 35 — an 8-point gap. On recent form Jinan Xingzhou sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.03 for Jinan Xingzhou and 1/1.4 for Shenyang Urban (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Jinan Xingzhou were unbeaten in 7. 7 games without a win framed Shenyang Urban's arrival. Over the last five, Jinan Xingzhou had taken 9 of 15 points to Shenyang Urban's 2.
The venue was Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu, with room for 50,695 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.