Henan Songshan Longmen took the spoils away from home with a 2-1 victory over Shandong Taishan. The visitors built a commanding two-goal lead by half-time, with Bruno Nazário and Lucas Maia both on target, and despite a second-half fightback from Shandong, they held on.
Bruno Nazário opened the scoring in the 30th minute, heading in a Pedro Henryque cross. Lucas Maia doubled the lead just before the break, turning home from Bruno Nazário's assist. Shandong pulled one back in the 57th minute through Cryzan, who finished smartly from Shi Songchen's pass, but they could not find an equaliser.
Henan were outplayed for long spells—Shandong had 62% possession and 16 shots to Henan's 12—but they made their chances count. Bruno Nazário was instrumental with a goal and an assist, while their goalkeeper made six saves to keep Shandong at bay.
