BC Rangers met up with HKFC in Tsing Yi Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon for the 2024-25 Boc Life Hong Kong Premier League clash. BC Rangers beat HKFC by 1:0.

In a thrilling BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League encounter at Tsing Yi Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon(January 26)), BC Rangers clinched a dramatic 1:0 victory over HKFC with a last-gasp winner.

The visitors, HKFC, started brightly in the opening exchanges, with Wong Sum Chit Sherman unleashing a powerful effort from the edge of the area that whistled past the upright in the 11th minute.

BC Rangers responded through their striker Yakabu Ibrahim, who tested the keeper with a fierce drive from an acute angle on 14 minutes after latching onto a defense-splitting through ball. The forward thought he had broken the deadlock moments later when he rounded the keeper and slotted home, only for the assistant's flag to cut short the celebrations.

The hosts continued to probe, with Yiu Ho Ming's precise delivery finding Bitencourt Guilherme, whose first-time effort flew agonizingly wide following a scrambled clearance.

HKFC weathered the storm and began to assert themselves. Daniel Scally forced a smart save from the goalkeeper with a long-range thunderbolt after excellent build-up play from Austeon Kranick. Jesus Salazar then tested the keeper again with another rasping drive from distance.

The visitors nearly snatched the lead before the interval when Toby Down rose highest to meet Daniel Scally's inviting free-kick, but the goalkeeper produced a fine save to ensure parity at the break.

BC Rangers emerged with renewed vigor after the restart. Li Wing Ho's pinpoint cross found Lau Chi Lok in acres of space, but his chest control and subsequent volley drifted inches wide of the target.

The woodwork came to HKFC's rescue in the 73rd minute when Maxwell Ansan's powerful header from Rindo Makoto's precise delivery was brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar by the increasingly busy visiting goalkeeper.

With time running out, the tireless Yiu Ho Ming carved out another opportunity after a marauding run down the left flank, but his powerful strike failed to trouble the goalkeeper.

Just as the match seemed destined for a stalemate, BC Rangers found their breakthrough in dramatic fashion. A defensive mix-up saw Callum Beattie's attempted clearance fall kindly for the predatory Yakabu Ibrahim, who showed fantastic anticipation to nip in ahead of both defender and goalkeeper before coolly prodding home the winner.

Finally, BC Rangers defeated HKFC by 1:0, claiming all three points

BC Rangers 1:0 HKFC