Match Report
4 points for Shanghai Shenhua (11th), 16 for Vissel Kobe (2nd): a 12-point gap. Shanghai Shenhua had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.63 for Shanghai Shenhua and 1.75/0.88 for Vissel Kobe (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
The match was played at Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai (capacity 72,000). Vissel Kobe led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Vissel Kobe: Tetsushi Yamakawa (39'), Yosuke Ideguchi (31')