At the bottom of the table, Shanghai Jiading Huilong and Wuxi Wuhu are still without a single goal. Wuxi Wuhu was promoted to the league in a hurry and lacked foreign aid support, so it is not surprising that their performance is so poor. Shanghai Jiading Huilong, on the other hand, has been in the doldrums lately and unfortunately met their Waterloo. In addition, the total points of four teams did not reach 10 points, Jiangxi Lushan and Shenyang failed to meet expectations, while Dongguan Dongguan Federation suffered a series of challenges. Guangzhou, a relegated team, mainly composed of youngsters born after the 2000s, finally collected their first win in this round.
Qingdao West Coast 3-1 Liaoning Shenyang City
Qingdao West Coast has become one of the focuses with its excellent record. In this round of matches, Qingdao West Coast welcomed the strong rival Liaoning Shenyang City at home. The team was led by double foreigners Ranil and Ramirez, with three strikers and other powerful players such as Buerdanjiang, Lei Wenjie, Tian Yong and etc. The team had three foreigners but still in relegation crisis. Liaoning Shenyang City is still in relegation crisis and unable to attack the city despite having three foreign aiders. Musa, Liu Ziming and Min Yinhan were the strikers and Luo Andong, Yang Jian and Mao Kaiyu started.
Wuhan referee Xiong Xing enforced the game. In the 11th minute of the match, Min Yinhan caused Shenyang City's goalkeeper to make a mistake by shooting an oolong ball, which gave Shenyang City the first goal. In the 37th minute, Lei Wenjie equalized the score for Qingdao West Coast. In the 54th minute, Lanier added another goal to put Qingdao West Coast back in front. In the 90th minute, Gui Zihan added a second goal, Qingdao West Coast sealed the victory. In the end, Qingdao West Coast won the game and Shenyang City went home empty-handed.
Qingdao West Coast continues to remain undefeated. With 3 points in this round, the total points reached 21, only 2 points away from the leader Guangxi Pingguo. Qingdao West Coast's offense was much sharper, and even when they were down, they could inspire the team to complete the comeback at home. Shenyang City has lost four consecutive games and is in a slump, with obvious problems in both offense and defense. Shenyang City is in the relegation zone with only 7 points in 9 matches.
Dandong Tengyue 1-Suzhou Dongwu
Dandong Tengyue played solidly and remained undefeated in the previous rounds. In this round, Dandong Tengyue played against Suzhou Dongwu at Huludao Sports Center. Dandong Tengyue sent out Tabiso Brown and Mladen to play with the front line, while Cui Hao, Zhang Hui, Li Chenguang and Li Xiaoting started the match. Suzhou Dongwu, on the other hand, played with a full Chinese squad and are at the top of the table. Wu Lei, Yuan Zheng and Dong Honglin played as strikers, while Yu Longyun, Xie Xiaofan and Hu Mingfei started.
Shanghai referee Qiu Zhaojun enforced the match. In the first half, the two sides fought fiercely and the deadlock was not broken until the injury time. In the 45th minute, Yu Longyun scored a World Cup goal to give Suzhou Dongwu the lead. In the second half, Suzhou Dongwu opted for a defensive counterattack; Dandong Tengyue kept attacking and finally scored in the injury time. In the 90th and 5th minute, Kahlmann scored a header and Dandong Tengyue tied the game. In the end, both sides scored one point each, and Dandong Tengyue was undefeated for the third consecutive game.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 0-2 Nanjing City
At the beginning of the season, both Shijiazhuang Kung Fu and Nanjing City shouted the slogan of surpassing, but the actual performance still needs to be improved. In this round at the Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu started with three strikers - Nam Siu Hang, Jose Ayovi, and Zhang Xingbo - and Zhao Mingjian, Zhang Chenliang, and Vinicio. Nanjing City, on the other hand, has double foreigners Da Silva and Mercier Paoli partnering the front line and Zhang Xinlin, Yang He, Yin Yagi and Fu Huan starting.
Chongqing referee Chen Hao enforced the match. In the 20th minute, Macy Pauli scored first for Nanjing City. Shijiazhuang Kung Fu then kept on attacking but were unlucky to score. In the 66th minute, Messi Pauli scored another goal to seal the victory for Nanjing City. In the end, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu lost for the third consecutive game, while Nanjing City won all three points on the road.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu's efforts seem to be a bit futile, with good attacking stats but inefficient goal scoring. Currently, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu has 11 points, 10 points away from the top two in the table. Nanjing City, on the other hand, has 3 points and is in the third consecutive position. The gap between Nanjing City and the top two teams in the standings is five points and they need to work hard to catch up. Guangxi Pingguo and Qingdao West Coast are stable and are the other teams to watch.
