Match Report
13 points and 5 places separated them: Qingdao FC 8th with 11, Shenzhen 3rd with 24. On recent form Qingdao FC sat only 32nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Qingdao FC 0.88 scored and 2.25 conceded per game, Shenzhen 1.71 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.27.
Qingdao FC arrived off eight straight defeats. Qingdao FC had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Shenzhen, 7.
Huangpu Sports Center, capacity 58,680, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Shenzhen led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Qingdao FC: Yuan Zhang (60' og) · Shenzhen: Lin Gao (42'), Ke Sun (76'), Frank Acheampong (36'), Yuan Zhang (14')
Key stats
Possession: Qingdao FC 40% · Shenzhen 60% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 5-5