Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Tianjin Quanjian 14th with 25, Shanghai Shenhua 13th with 30. The last five rounds placed Tianjin Quanjian 8th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Tianjin Quanjian were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.77, Shanghai Shenhua 1.43 and 1.9, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Shanghai Shenhua had won three straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium in Tianjin, with room for 54,696 spectators. Shanghai Shenhua led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.


