Match Report
Sanfrecce Hiroshima went into the game 3rd in the table on 15 points; Shanghai Port sat 12th on 4 — an 11-point gap. Shanghai Port had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/0.75 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and 0.25/1.38 for Shanghai Port (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima were unbeaten in 5.
On the scoreboard, Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Hayato Araki (19') · Shanghai Port: Gabriel Airton de Souza (83')