In the ninth round of the first phase of the China League in Wuhan on June 5, Liaoning Shenyang City defeated host Wuhan Sanzhen 3-2, jumping to fourth place in the standings with 13 points. Meanwhile, Heilongjiang Bingcheng and Guizhou slowed to a 0-0 draw, with Guizhou slipping to fifth place. Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Suzhou Dongwu (SZDW) shook hands in a 2-2 draw and stayed in the same position.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng and Guizhou 0-0
In the first half of injury time, Heilongjiang Bingcheng's No. 10 player Li Shuai was sent off for being dissatisfied with the referee's decision and was shown a second yellow card turned into a red card. In the second half, both sides made adjustments, but it wasn't until the 86th minute that substitute Pan Chaoran was sent off with a red card after intentionally kicking Liu Hao in a scrum. In the end, Heilongjiang Bingcheng played with nine men and drew 0-0 with Guizhou.
Wuhan Three Towns 2-3 Liaoning Shenyang City
At the start of the match, Wuhan Sanzhen took the lead in the 9th minute through a set-piece opportunity when Ogbu swept home a cross from Sang Yifei. However, in the 21st minute, Ogbu failed to score after a successful anti-offside shot. In the 41st minute, Liaoning Shenyang City's Liu Jiaxin pushed the ball inside the penalty area to equalize the score at 1-1, followed by Wuhan Sanzhen's Ducheng's header from Xu Hao Yang's pass in the 42nd minute to take the lead again.
In the 52nd minute, Ducheng's shot was parried out by goalkeeper Han Zhen in a one-touch opportunity. In the 60th minute, Yang Jian of Liaoning Shenyang City scored a goal from a set piece to tie the score at 2-2. After that, both sides failed to rewrite the score, and finally Wuhan Sanzhen was defeated by Liaoning Shenyang City 2-3.
Beijing Institute of Technology 2-2 Suzhou Dongwu
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Beijing Polytechnic's Wang Zhengyin took a free kick, but was penalized for offside in the first goal. In the 24th minute, Wang Chao sent a precise pass in front of the field, and Wang Zihao got rid of the ball inside the penalty area and scored, giving Beijing Institute of Technology a 1-0 lead. However, in the 33rd minute, Suzhou Dongwu's Efirdin scored a header to equalize the score at 1-1.
