Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nei Mongol Zhongyou 6th with 51 points, Liaoning Kaixin 15th with 21, 30 apart. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Nei Mongol Zhongyou ran at 1.17 scored and 1 conceded, Liaoning Kaixin at 1.1 and 1.9.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Liaoning Kaixin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Nei Mongol Zhongyou held 8 points of 15 and Liaoning Kaixin 0.
The venue was Hohhot City Stadium in Hohhot, with room for 51,600 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.