Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kitchee 1st with 51 points, South China 4th with 35, 16 apart. Per game in the league, South China were scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.3, Kitchee 2.7 and 0.4, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Kitchee had won three straight.
The venue was Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, with room for 40,000 spectators. H. Sing took charge of the match — our records show 44 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kitchee led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Kitchee: J. Lum (23'), Hélio Gonçalves (31'), Sandro (76')
Key stats
Total shots: 7-23 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 3-3