HONG KONG—The disrupted start to the new Premier League continues with some teams completing their third or fourth games whilst some have only played one match to date. Two games were played on Saturday Oct 4 and one on Sunday Oct 5.
In the first game on Saturday I-Sky Yuen Long hosted Wofoo Tai Po and securing a 2-1 win. Wofoo Tai Po took the lead when Li Ka-chun scored after Joseph Gibbs headed-on Ye Jia’s pass, but I-Sky Yuen Long levelled in first half stoppage time when Fabio Alcantara headed in, giving a 1-all half-time scoreline. I-Sky Yuen Long won the game late on in the second half through Tsuyoshi Yoshitaki after Wofoo Tai Po failed to clear a free kick into the box.
In Saturday’s other game South China ran out 4-1 winners against BC Rangers.
South China took the lead in the 15th minute through Manoel Santos, but BC Rangers equalised in the 32nd minute through a South China own goal. South China retook the lead in the 36th minute when Manoel Santos converted Jack Sealy’s cross to take a 2-1 lead into the interval.
South China increased their lead in the 60th minute when Manoel Santos finished off a Lo Kong-wai’s corner to complete his hat-trick. South China added another goal in the 68th minute when Wai-ho scored when BC Rangers failed to clear a free kick to produce a final 4-1 result.
In the weekend’s first division games, HKFC won Saturday night’s encounter with Kwai Tsing 1-nil. Sunday’s games saw Citizen draw 3-all with Shatin, Sun Hei won 4-1 over Lucky Mile, Tai Chung prevailed 1-nil over Wanchai, Yau Tsim Mong won 3-2 against Southern, Tuen Mun were beaten 1-4 by Kwun Tong, and Double Flower drew 2-all with Metro Gallery Sun Source.
In the second division, Sai Kung won 6-nil against Tuen Mun FC, Wing Yee won 1-nil against Mutual, Kwong Wah won 3-nil against Kwok Keung, Eastern District won 1-nil against Tsuen Wan.
In the third division, GFC Friends won 2-nil over Fu Moon, St Joseph’s win 1-nil against Lung Moon, Central & Western win 5-nil over Telecom, Fukien won 3-1 against Rainbow Legend North District, Tung Sing won 1-nil against KCDRSC, Ornament won 4-1 against KCC, and Islands won 2-1 against King Mountain.
Yau Yee League
In first division games of the Yau Yee League The Store House Squadron drew 1-all with Baker Tilly Spartans, Wanderers drew nil-nil with GAS, USRC won 2-nil against French Kiss, KCC Dragons won 2-nil over Albion, Swiss XI were beaten 5-3 by Boca Seniors, and Colts won 5-3 over Corinthians.
After four matches played, 4-teams are on 10-points USRC, Club Albion, KCC Dragons and Club Wanderers. Club Albion who had won all their matches until last weekend’s match against KCC Dragons were disappointed with the result.
Albion’s Player Manager, Tony Hamilton-Bram summed up the match: “The team was bitterly disappointed to not have come away with a result given the performance and the way we played.
“I couldn’t fault the effort that all the players gave and for neutrals watching the game it’s fair to say that we deserved more out of the game than we got, but that’s football.”
But Hamilton-Bram is positive for the season: “We are only 4 games into a long season so if we continue to remain focused, work as hard as we have done in the past 4 matches the results will come our way.
“Sunday will give us the opportunity to bounce back from this defeat with our next opponents being Boca Seniors. Looking at the results yesterday, this will be another tough game, but I’m confident that we have the ability and mental strength to take all 3-points on Sunday.”
In division-2, Interglobo Colloids won 5-1 against Azzurri, ANP won 3-2 over Antonhill, SFALO Oxford won 4-2 against CS Old Boys, HKDC Mobsters won 3-1 against WYFC06, HKU70s beat The Store House Hearts 2-1, and KCC Knights Azzurri were 1-nil victors over GGFC.
In division-3, HKUSA won 5-nil against Yan Po, Dynamo lost won 5-4 against Darts, University won 5-1 over Green Cypress FC, IES won 2-nil over Goal Visio, White Youth beat HOB 4-nil, and CAPS beat Scorpions 3-1.
In division 4, HKSS beat Skyline 2-nil, Friends of Barclays were beaten 3-nil by Rising Sun, WYFC84 won 3-1 over Outward Bound, Standard Chartered drew 1-all with Hung Art, Youth Coaches drew 1-all with Grasshoppers, and Power 22 were 4-nil victors over Bapcoll.
Allan Jackson has been involved in Soccer for more than 40 years as a player, referee, administrator and freelance writer.
