Sham Shui Po hosted Kwoon Chung Southern in Sham Shui Po Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon for the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League clash. At the end, Kwoon Chung Southern beating Sham Shui Po by 4:1.
Stefan Pereira and Mahama Awal’s amazing perfomance helped lift Kwoon Chung Southern top of the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League table after an impressive 4:1 victory over Sham Shui Po.
Kwoon Chung Southern started the game strongly after the opening whistle.Just one minute into the game, Kwoon Chung Southern District had a golden chance to score. Stephen Pereira connected with a teammate’s through pass and beat the goalkeeper before sending a cross towards the middle,but Mahama Awal’s header was cleared off in front of the goal line by Nicholas Benavides Medeiros. It was Sham Shui Po’s turn on the 10th minute,Panupong set off an amazing run down the left flank and launched a rocket towards the top corner,but the ball was pushed away by the goalkeeper and then bounced off the post.6 minutes later Panupong had another chance but his close-range effort was saved by the goalkeeper again.
Kwoon Chung Southern finally broke the deadlock on the 20th minute,Chen Ngo Hin centered the ball after a short corner,Jose Carlo was unmarked and header the ball home,giving his team a 1:0 lead.Kwoon Chung Southern kept pressuring Shan Shui Po afterwards,Lee Ka Yiu knocked the ball towards the goalmouth from the right,Stefan Pereira arrived just on time and tucked the ball home. Kwoon Chung Southern was up 2:0.
Sham Shui Po was not giving up and tried to mount a comeback.On the 34th minute Panupong’s right cross found Dunga at the far post,but his close-range header was pushed away by the goalkeeper.Kwoon Chung Southern enjoyed a 2:0 lead at the halftime.
Kwoon Chung Southern was still enjoying the upper hand in the second half.On the 56th minute,Ngan Cheuk Pan’s blunder header gave away the ball to Chan Ngo Hin,a left cross from the Kwoon Chung Southern winger led to an own goal by Chan Ching Him Matthew.Kwoon Chung Southern was up 3:0.But Sham Shui Po was not giving up and fought one back on the 70th minute,Tang Sze Kwan picked up a long ball from Ngan Cheuk Pan and drilled the ball beyond the goalkeeper.But a defensive error cost Sham Shui Po another goal on the 83rd minute,Mahama Awal put his name one the scoreboard with a easy close-range finish.The final score of 4:1 saw Kwoon Chung Southern taking the top spot in the league table and starting their new season off with a bang.