In a thrilling BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League encounter at Aberdeen Sports Ground on Sunday (March 16), Kwoon Chung Southern clinched a hard-fought 1:0 victory over BC Rangers, securing all three points.

The match burst into life early when BC Rangers created the first clear-cut opportunity in the 12th minute. Guilherme Bitencourt delivered a pinpoint free kick into the danger area, where Leung Wai Fung Derek rose highest but saw his powerful header expertly saved by the alert Southern goalkeeper.

After a cagey period of midfield battles, BC Rangers engineered another promising attack in the 35th minute. Li Wing Ho orchestrated the move down the left flank, finding Lau Chi Lok who showcased excellent footwork to beat his marker before unleashing a fierce right-footed drive that the Southern shot-stopper did well to parry away.

Against the run of play, Kwoon Chung Southern broke the deadlock five minutes before the interval. Sasaki Shu whipped in an inviting free kick that found the unmarked Song Juho, who made no mistake with a clinical header to put his side 1:0 ahead.

BC Rangers pushed for an equalizer before the break, with Guilherme Bitencourt again the architect from a set-piece, butMaxwell Ansan could only direct his glancing header narrowly wide of the upright.

The teams headed into the dressing rooms with Kwoon Chung Southern holding a slender one-goal advantage.

Kwoon Chung Southern came out firing in the second period, with Sasaki Shu threading an exquisite through ball to Gregory Rocha, who found himself one-on-one with the keeper but was thwarted by a brilliant piece of goalkeeping.

The hosts maintained their attacking momentum as Gregory Rocha, collecting a neat pass from Mahama Awal, unleashed a thunderous long-range effort that the goalkeeper could only parry before gathering the rebound.

BC Rangers showed their resilience when Barak Braunshtain's perfectly weighted corner kick found Rindo Makoto, whose acrobatic header through a crowded penalty area was heroically cleared off the line by the alert Gregory Rocha.

The visitors were handed a golden opportunity to restore parity in the 78th minute when Sasaki Shu was adjudged to have brought down Lau Chi Lok in the box. However, Lau's spot-kick was brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper's outstretched leg.

BC Rangers came agonizingly close to a dramatic equalizer in the dying moments when Hayashi Ryota's dangerous cross took a wicked deflection off a defender before cannoning off the crossbar to safety.

Kwoon Chung Southern's resolute defending saw them through to the final whistle, securing a precious 1:0 victory and three vital points in this match.

Kwoon Chung Southern 1:0 BC Rangers