Match Report
The table gap was wide: 43 points between Hangzhou (3rd, 55 pts) and Shenzhen (16th, 12 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.73/2.63 for Shenzhen and 1.9/1.13 for Hangzhou (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Shenzhen. Momentum sat with Hangzhou, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Shenzhen against 13/15 for Hangzhou.
The match was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen (capacity 18,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hangzhou led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-5.