Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Southern District 5th with 34 points, HK U23 10th with 9, 25 apart. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, HK U23 ran at 0.6 scored and 3.55 conceded, Southern District at 1.85 and 0.95.
HK U23 had lost three in a row. Southern District had not lost in 5 games. The last-five ledger: HK U23 1/15, Southern District 9/15.
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in Hong Kong, capacity 6,664, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Southern District led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.