A tumultuous 33rd round of the tournament unfolded in the late afternoon of December 3, with Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic starting with a brilliant 3-0 start, only to be chased down by Shijiazhuang with four consecutive goals in the second half, and then finally achieving a dramatic reversal of the 3-4 scoreline, ending the momentum of the previous two consecutive victories.
In the first half, three players, Deng Biao, Zheng Yiming and Ogbu, made the first goal for Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and locked the score at 3-0. However, in the second half, Shijiazhuang Kungfu's Pan Kui and Zhang Hao quickly made the first goal, while foreigner Alejandro made the first two goals alone, which pushed the score to 4-3, realizing the reversal of Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.
As the dust settled from the match, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic's official microblogging site vocalized, "Despite the fact that we were plagued by extensive injuries, with only eight players available on the bench and numerous players injured during the match, we were unable to maintain our great advantage until the end. Nevertheless, we still saw the indomitable fighting will of the players."
