HKFC host Lee Man at Hong Kong Football Club Football Pitch on Sunday afternoon for BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League fixture. Lee Man defeated HKFC by 4:0
The match kicked off with Lee Man making a bold statement of intent. Barely a minute had passed when Henri Anier, from inside the penalty area, received a throw-in and quickly redirected it to Martins Givanilton. The latter then took a potent right-footed shot from the penalty edge, but it just skimmed wide off the mark.
Maintaining their dominance, Lee Man drew first blood in the 9th minute. Wong Wai deftly sent a corner kick in from the left, the ball fell perfectly for Everton Camargo who swiftly forwarded it towards the goal. Jose Angel was on the spot to finish, providing Lee Man with a 1:0 lead.
The dust had barely settled when Lee Man struck again one minute later. A long shot from Li Ngai Hoi was repelled by the goalkeeper, but Henri Anier was quick to collect the rebound and sent it back into the center. The unmarked Wong Wai took a powerful right-footed shot that found the back of the net, doubling Lee Man's lead to 2:0 as the first half wrapped up.
Into the second half, Lee Man continued to dictate the tempo. At the 55-minute mark,Henri Anier latched onto a long pass from Wu Chun Ming, penetrated into the penalty area, and skillfully evaded the goalkeeper to easily find the empty net, stretching Lee Man's lead to a commanding 3:0.
Starved of chances, Hong Kong Football managed to mount a rare offensive. Lee Chun Yin Ryan skilfully evaded his marker from the midfield, feeding Chow Timothy Stephen on the right. Chow reciprocated, sending the ball back to Lee Chun Yin Ryan, but his tight-angled shot was denied by the alert goalkeeper.
In the 84th minute, Lee Man slotted in a final goal. Following Ngan Lok Fung's header, an attempted clearance saw Lau Hok Ming collide with the goalkeeper, leaving the goal unguarded. Chang Hei Yin capitalized on the opportunity, calmly slotting into the open goal.
At the final whistle, Lee Man beat Hong Kong Football Club with a resounding 4:0 victory, bagging a crucial three points.