Guoan 2-1 Tianhai in the Chinese Super League, round 10 at Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing (68,000 capacity).

Tianhai won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–D), scoring 13 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 6 times: Guoan 3 wins, Tianhai 0, 3 draws.