Match Summary · Football · China · Chinese Super League · Beijing Guoan · Liaoning Tieren FC · Serginho · Boubacar Konte · Takahiro Kunimoto
| Metric | Beijing Guoan | Liaoning Tieren FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Shots | 16 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 10 | 4 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 17 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 1 |
Beijing struck first in the 24th minute when Serginho finished from Boubacar Konte's assist to put the home side 1-0 up. The hosts then made an early change on 38 minutes, with Abdugheni Abduhamit replacing He Yupeng. Liaoning's first-half frustration showed in the book when Zhang was cautioned at 44 minutes, and that remained one of the key highlights before the interval.
Liaoning turned the match around quickly after the restart, at least in terms of momentum. Felipe Ferreira was shown a yellow card on 49 minutes, then Kunimoto brought the visitors level at 55 minutes after being picked out by Chen Binbin. That goal changed the score to 1-1 and set up a busy second half.
Beijing responded with a triple switch just after the hour, sending on Cao Yongjing, Yang Liyu and Shuangjie Fan, while Liaoning introduced Pan Ximing and Zang Yifeng in the same spell. Another away change followed through Dilmurat Mawlanyaz on 71 minutes. Zang Yifeng was booked shortly after coming on, Kunimoto was withdrawn in the 82nd minute, and Serginho saw yellow late on. The closing stats from the timeline were straightforward: two goals, four yellow cards, and a 1-1 finish.