Taian Tiankuang 1-0 Inner Mongolia in the Chinese League 2, round 3 at Taian Sports Center Stadium, Taian (32,000 capacity).

Inner Mongolia won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–D–L), scoring 4 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: Taian Tiankuang 2 wins, Inner Mongolia 0, 0 draws.