How it happened
Wesley Moraes scored twice in six minutes to drag Shenzhen Peng City level against Henan FC, even though the home side played almost the entire match with 10 men. R. Yu was sent off in the 16th minute, and the match settled into a pattern of Henan FC pressing against a stretched opponent.
The visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute through B. Nazário and went in 1-0 up at half-time. Shenzhen Peng City answered straight after the restart. Wesley Moraes scored in the 47th minute and again in the 52nd to put the hosts 2-1 ahead.
Henan FC kept coming and levelled in the 76th minute through C. Yin. Neither side found a winner, and the match finished 2-2.
The numbers
Henan FC controlled the ball with 61% possession to the hosts' 39%, and led on shots by 12 to eight. On target the gap was narrow: four for the visitors, three for Shenzhen Peng City. Henan FC also won three corners to one.
The estimated expected goals favoured Henan FC at 1.22 to 0.72, a difference of 0.50. That is a modest edge for a side that had a numerical advantage for nearly the whole match.
Wesley Moraes took the highest match rating on the pitch, 9.8, from 57 touches over 90 minutes, with both his goals. Bruno Nazário of Henan FC followed with a match rating of 8.7, having scored once and created two chances from 81 touches. Junsheng Yao was the third-highest rated, at 7.6 for Shenzhen Peng City, with one key pass in his 76 minutes.
What it means
Henan FC stay seventh on 34 points after 27 matches, while Shenzhen Peng City are 12th on 29, five points behind. Shenzhen Peng City's goal difference is -11; Henan FC's is -2.
Henan FC had won three of the five previous meetings between the sides, with Shenzhen Peng City winning one and one drawn. This 2-2 adds another level result to that record.