Chengdu Rongcheng beat Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2-1 in the CFA Super League. Felipe Silva and Wellington Silva scored either side of half-time, and although Jeffinho pulled one back, Chengdu held on for the win. The home side did it with only 45% possession.
Felipe Silva put Chengdu ahead in the 26th minute from Ziming Wang's assist, and Wellington Silva doubled the lead two minutes after the restart with Matheus Jussa providing the pass. Jeffinho's 72nd-minute strike made it a tense finish, but Liaoning could not find an equaliser. Dinghao Yan, Takahiro Kunimoto, Felipe Silva and Yinong Tian were all booked.
The shot count told the story: Chengdu had 24 attempts to Liaoning's 12, with 6 on target to 1. They created seven big chances and scored one, while Liaoning had just one big chance. Liaoning edged possession at 55% and completed 423 passes to Chengdu's 333, but Chengdu were far more threatening in front of goal.
