Zhejiang Professional saw off Wuhan Three Towns 4-1 in the Super League's 22nd round at Huanglong Stadium on Thursday. The hosts took the points despite being outplayed for large stretches, and here's the thing — it wasn't a game decided by possession or territory. Three goals in the first half set the tone, and then the visitors finally got a lifeline late on.
Marco Tolic opened the scoring in the second minute, a quick strike that caught Wuhan cold. Alexandru Mitrita doubled the lead fourteen minutes in, and by then the visitors were already chasing shadows. Tolic added his second from the spot in the 78th minute, and Fang Hao made it four in the 80th before the visitors could regroup.
Wuhan finally pulled one back through J. Cadiz with a penalty in the 90th minute plus five, but the damage was done. Li Ang was shown a red card in the 86th minute, a moment that came when the game was already settled. Yellow cards for J. Xiong, L. Possignolo, Gustavo Sauer and Wu Wei dotted the afternoon.
The statistics told a familiar story — Wuhan had 65 per cent possession and 127 attacks compared to Zhejiang's 52, yet the hosts converted more of what they created. Zhejiang registered six shots on target at 46 per cent accuracy, while Wuhan managed three on target from 13 attempts. Big chances created stood at four to two, and that margin proved decisive.
What matters now is the table. Zhejiang sit tenth with 28 points from 25 games, while Wuhan drop to 15th on 21 points. The hosts have one foot in the upper half, and this result ends a run of mixed form that had seen them lose twice in their last five.