Changchun Yatai put three goals past Dongguan United in the opening exchanges before extending their lead to six by the hour mark. The League One fixture at regular season stage 20 ended 6-0 on Saturday 23 August. O. Omoijuanfo struck twice in the first eight minutes, and J. Salazar added two more before half-time. Tan Long found the net at 25 minutes to make it four.
By then the visitors had already switched off at the back. Salazar doubled his tally at minute 32, and Omoijuanfo completed his hat-trick in the 53rd minute. The hosts had enough to put the game to bed early, but Dongguan United kept pushing forward with no real reward. That kind of opening changed everything for the remainder of the match.
Dongguan United made three changes at the break in a bid to respond. The substitutions came in quick succession: Mu Zihan, M. Ndiaye and R. Antwi all entered together. Changchun Yatai followed with their own trio at 61 minutes, bringing on J. Salazar, Liu Ziheng and Tan Long. Further changes at 71, 75, 79 and 81 minutes simply managed the result.
The statistics told the story without embellishment. Changchun Yatai held 57 per cent possession and registered nine shots on target against three for the visitors. Shots accuracy sat at 53 per cent for the hosts compared with just 18 per cent for Dongguan United. Five big chances created versus two for the away side showed where the quality lay. And here's the thing — they converted with clinical efficiency.
The result leaves Changchun Yatai in 11th place with 22 points from 20 games. Dongguan United remain 16th on 11 points after 21 matches. The home side had lost their previous two fixtures against Shaanxi Union and Suzhou Dongwu, so this performance offered a clean break from that run. The visitors had won just twice all season and now face a longer road back.