2023-05-30

Kitchee met up with Grace Citizen in the Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre for the Jockey Club Women's Football League FA Cup Quarter Finals match. Cham Ching Man scored twice led Kitchee past Grace Citzen through a 4:0 victory.

Kitchee met up with Grace Citizen in the Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre for the Jockey Club Women's Football League FA Cup Quarter Finals match. Cham Ching Man scored twice led Kitchee past Grace Citzen through a 4:0 victory.

Kitchee gained control of the game after the opening whistle, with Shum Hau Nam Cat frequently threatening on the left flank. On the 7th minute, Chung Pui Ki connected with a short corner on the left and pulled the trigger from a anarrow angle,only to see her shot was blocked by a defender, Simons Jianna Kate E.'s follow-up shot was then saved by the goalkeeper. Kitchee kept creating chances afterwards, a right cross from Kitchee found Shum Hau Nam Cat inside the box but her effort missed the target on the 23rd minute. Kitchee finally broke the deadlock one minute later. Cham Ching Man unleashed a shot from 25 yards out that flew into the top left corner of the net, giving Kitchee a 1-0 lead.

Grace Citizen responded immediately and Chan Hiu Man had a scoring chance from a free-kick, but her close-range shot went over the bar. Kwan Wing Yu also tried her luck from outside the box, but her shot also missed the target. At halftime, Kitchee led 1-0.

Grace Citizen kept looking for the equaliserin the second half. On the 49th minute, Chiu Ling Kwan's shot was blocked by a defender after she broke free on the left flank. However, Kitchee regained control of the game later and doubled their lead on the 54th minute. Cheung Wai Ki shook off her markers on the left flank and knocked the ball into the middle. Although the goalkeeper did well to pave away the corss,but Ho Mui Mei scored on the rebound to make it 2-0. Kitchee continued to dominate and scored again on the 68th minute. Shum Hau Nam Cat picked up a long pass from teammate, dribbled through the defence and took a shot that was saved by the goalkeeper, but Cham Ching Man was the first to the loose ball and rebounded the ball home, completing her brace to give Kitchee a 3-0 lead.

Grace Citizen had a golden opportunity on the 72nd minute, with Lung Wing Yan's free-kick finding Chiu Ling Kwan in the box, only to see her effort was denied by the the crossbar. Kitchee sealed the victory with a penalty in the 89th minute. Cheung Wai Ki’s shot was blocked by a Grace Citizen defender’s arm and she then converted the spot-kick to make it 4-0. In the end, Kitchee defeated Grace Citizen 4-0 to advance to the next round.