The weekend started out with a shock, Guangzhou’s draw against Shenxin gave everybody hope that they could make up ground on the defending champions. Only Guoan managed to take advantage of the chance, as Jiangsu drew against Shanghai and Guizhou lost to Shandong. At the bottom of the table, lots of draws meant that nothing really changed.
Shanghai Shenxin 1-1 Guangzhou Evergrande
Attendance: 11,002
Beijing Guoan 1-0 Guangzhou R&F
Attendance: 42,668
Dalian Aerbin 1-1 Tianjin Teda
Attendance: 15,761
Shandong Luneng 3-1 Guizhou Renhe
Attendance: 14,437
Qingdao Jonoon 0-0 Hangzhou Greentown
Attendance: 8,079
Henan Construction 1-1 Liaoning Whowin
Attendance: 16,369
Jiangsu Sainty 2-2 Shanghai Shenhua
Attendance: 33,793
Changchun Yatai 0-1 Dalian Shide
Attendance: 16,316
