Match Report
South China went into the game 14th in the table on 9 points; Yangon United sat 17th on 8 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Yangon United no better than 21st for form, against 17th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, South China ran at 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded, Yangon United at 1.67 and 1.67.
H. Kimura officiated: 91 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong, capacity 6,664, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.