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2024/25 Jockey Club Women's Youth Football League (U18) – TSL FC 2:6 United Citizen

2025-03-11

In a thrilling encounter at Tsang Tai Uk Recreation Ground on Tuesday (March 11), United Citizen clinched the Jockey Club Women's Youth Football League (U18) crown with a devastating display of attacking football, dispatching TSLFC 6:2 and claiming all three points.

TSL FC stunned United Citizen early on, breaking the deadlock in the 7th minute. The pacey WONG TSZ YIU showcased her dribbling skills down the left flank before delivering a dangerous cross. After a partial clearance by the keeper, KWOK SIN TING was perfectly positioned to slot home from close range, making it 1:0. The setback sparked United Citizen into life, and they restored parity in the 20th minute through a moment of brilliance from YUE ANNABEL LUCY. She latched onto an incisive through ball before unleashing an unstoppable drive from an acute angle that nestled into the far corner, leaving the keeper rooted to the spot. The momentum was now with United Citizen, and they nearly took the lead in the 25th minute when Yau Tsz Ching 's thunderous effort from the edge of the area cannoned off the woodwork.

The dynamic YUE ANNABEL LUCY continued to torment the opposition defense, and in the 33rd minute, she burst into the box with explosive pace only to be denied by a fantastic save. Moments later, CHENG SIU YING weaved her magic past two defenders before picking out YEUNG CHING CHI MAVIS, whose first-time effort agonizingly struck the upright. TSL FC showed they were still in the contest when WONG HIU TING 's speculative effort from range whistled just wide of the target in the 35th minute. Unitec Citizen's persistence finally paid off three minutes before the interval. Yau Tsz Ching capitalized on some hesitant defending to unleash a spectacular strike that took a wicked deflection off the crossbar before ricocheting in off the unfortunate keeper. The teams headed into the dressing rooms with United Citizen holding a slender 2:1 advantage.

After the restart, TSL FC signaled their intent when SZETO YUEN YING 's long-range effort sailed narrowly over the crossbar. However, United Citizen began to assert their dominance, and only a brilliant piece of goalkeeping denied Cheng Siu Ying in the 50th minute after she had carved through the heart of the defense. The pressure told in the 57th minute when LEUNG CHING TUNG 's deflected effort fell kindly to Cheng Siu Ying, who showed great composure to wrong-foot the keeper and extend the lead to 3:1.

Refusing to throw in the towel, TSL FC pulled one back in spectacular fashion on 63 minutes. WONG TSZ YIU 's intelligent cutback found WAN TSZ YAU, who unleashed an unstoppable first-time strike that arrowed into the net, giving the keeper no chance. Any hopes of a comeback were extinguished in the 76th minute when WONG TSZ KIU produced a moment of magic, controlling a cross from the right before spinning and drilling an unstoppable shot into the far corner for 4:2. The floodgates opened in the final stages as United Citizen demonstrated their championship credentials. CHAN WING CHING 's electric pace created havoc in the 82nd minute, and although her initial effort was saved, WONG TSZ KIU was on hand to tap home the rebound with clinical precision. The icing on the cake came in the dying moments when CHENG SIU YING displayed her predatory instincts, racing onto a defense-splitting pass before coolly slotting home from a tight angle.

The final whistle sparked jubilant scenes as United Citizen's commanding 6:2 victory secured not just three points but the coveted Jockey Club Women's Youth Football League (U18) title in emphatic style.