Tai Po hosted BC Rangers in Tai Po Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon for the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League clash. At the end, Tai Po beating BC Rangers by 1:0
Tai Po and BC Rangers clashed heads at Tai Po Sports Ground for the latest BOC Hong Kong Premier League fixture.Chan Siu Kwan Philip’s late goal fired Tai Po to a 1:0 stoppage victory against BC Rangers and claimed all three points.
The game was even in the early stage,but BC Rangers gradually dominated possession and had the upper hand.On the 15th minute,Lau Chi Lok set off an amazing run in the left flank,only to see his effort narrowly missed the target.BC Rangers had another chance to score one minute later,Lam Ka Wai sent a lovely cross towards the goalmouth,but Tai Po defender Lee Ka Ho did well to clear the ball off the line.On the 35th minute,Lo kwan Yee’s ball forwards was flicked on by Kanda Yumemi,who continued down the right and sent a cross towards the far post,but Ma Shaghoon’s header was just missed the target.Just before the halftime whistle,Ibrahim connected with a nice pass from Kanda Yumemi and fired it wide.The first half eventully ended with goalless.
In the early stages of the second half, BC Rangers still had the upper hand over Tai Po.On the 50th minute,Kim Minkyu passed the ball from the left to find Lau Chi Lok inside the box, who unfortunately lacked power in his shot, and the ball was easily saved by the goalkeeper.On the 52nd minute, it was Tai Po’s turn to attack when Luiz Humberto pushed forward to the edge of the penalty area but his effort failed to trouble the goalkeeper. Nonetheless, Tai Po kept up their attacking momentum, and on the 59th minute, Joao Emir sent the ball into the middle space from the right, and Luiz Humberto curled the ball towards the top right corner from 25 yards away but hit the crossbar. The Brazilian was then in the right place to connect with Gerson's through pass, but his shot was well-blocked by the goalkeeper.
BC Rangers missed several golden opportunities after the 79th minute.Kanda Yumemi's free-kick attempt was firstly denied by the crossbar, and then Park Jongbum's rebound header was cleared off the goal line by Law Chun Ting. Ibrahim also had a chance to score, but his powerful narrow-angle shot from right was saved by the goalkeeper.
Despite BC Rangers' dominance of possession, Tai Po's defense held strong and their counter-attacking strategy paid off in injury time when Chan Siu Kwan Philip was left unmarked in the penalty area and calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper,scoring the match-winner for his team.The 1:0 score stood all the way towards the finally whistle,as Tai Po beat BC Rangers on the day and earned their second victory of the season.