New Sichuan Football's Sichuan Jiuniu were previously third in the table, but suffered a 0-1 defeat away to Yanbian Longding, causing their three-game winning streak to suffer a halt. Due to the goal difference factor, they are now in fourth place in the Central League behind Nanjing City, who also have 16 points.
With strong players like Fu Huan and Yin Yagi, Nanjing City beat Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 2-0 on the road against an opponent with excellent players like Zhao Mingjian, Sui Weijie and Bu Xin. Messi Paulime scored two goals in the match, and Nanjing City is now in the third place of the table with an undefeated record of three wins and one draw in the last four matches.
Suzhou Dongwu drew 1-1 away to Dandong Tengyue and slipped one place to fifth in the Central League table with 15 points.
Jinan Xingzhou beat Shanghai Jiading Huilong 1-0 on the road, and ranked sixth and seventh with Yanbian Longding, who have the same 15 points.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng is eighth with 14 points, Dandong Tengyue is ninth with 12 points and Shijiazhuang Kung Fu is 10th with 11 points.
In a derby in Guangdong province, Guangzhou Evergrande (now renamed Guangzhou as parent company Evergrande has faced a cheating collapse over the years) beat Dongguan Guanlian 2-1. The previously hard-to-win Guangzhou team scored two goals in the opening 10 minutes and established an early lead. In the end, it managed to earn its first win of the season, cementing its place in the bottom three (14th) of China's First Division, which could be an important three points on the road to relegation. Brothers from the same province delivered warmth and made the game intriguing.
Dongguan Guanlian are 11th with 9 points from a home loss, Jiangxi Lushan are 12th with 8 points from a 1-0 away win over Wuxi Wuhu Vice, and Liaoning Shenyang City are 13th with 7 points. Guangzhou, who won by three points just after a change of management, have amassed six points but are still in the bottom three. Compared to the relegation zone, they opened up a 3-point gap.
Jiading Huilong earned three points in Shanghai to sit second from bottom in the standings, while Wu Hook stayed at the bottom of the table with just two points in Wuxi, with neither team in the relegation zone of the Central League winning.
