China beat Maldives 5-0. Best on the pitch was Wu Lei, rated 8.7.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   CHN 4-4-2·4-2-3-1 MAL
   Coach: Li Tie · M. KoopmanReferee: Ahmed Faisal Al Ali📍 Sharjah Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 6'
      

      CHN
      GOOOAL!Liu Binbin
   3. 13'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Ji Xiang▼Ming Tian
   4. 30'
      

      CHN
      GOOOAL!Wu Lei
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Yin Hongbo▼Wu Lei
   3. 63'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲Ali Shamal Abdulla▼Ibrahim Aisham
   4. 63'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲M. Naim▼H. Mohamed
   5. 67'
      

      CHN
      GOOOAL!ALA Lan
   6. 69'
      

      CHN
      GOOOAL!Zhang Yuning
   7. 70'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Li Ke▼Hao Junmin
   8. 70'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Tan Long▼Alan
   9. 72'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲H. Sifaau▼A. Numaan
   10. 78'
       

       CHN
       Substitution
       ▲Zheng Zheng▼Yu Dabao
   11. 78'
       MAL
       Substitution
       ▲Ali Ashfaq▼Ali Haisam
   12. 79'
       MAL
       Substitution
       ▲Ali Fasir▼H. Nihaan
   13. 80'
       

       CHN
       GOOOAL!Tan Long
   14. 90'
       MAL
       Yellow card
       Ali Samooh