League

香港大球場
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 5) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 程悦岚 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 程悦岚 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. 孙源川 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, 唐海沙 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 洪钢俊 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 俞常雄 hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, 程悦岚 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 浙江绿城's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hong Kong Football Club the free kick. 孙源川 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 程悦岚 in the 19th minute of play. 浙江绿城's 朱镇鹏 got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 程悦岚 came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the 浙江绿城 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 程悦岚 couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 许梁康 during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute, 许梁康 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, 程悦岚 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 浙江绿城 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 孙源川 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 程悦岚 went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 40 played minutes 浙江绿城 got a freekick which was hit by Osman Nuri Enver. In the 41st minute of the match 高南军 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 洪钢俊 skillfully saved the ball. 43 minutes into the game, 俞常雄 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hong Kong Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 浙江绿城 the free kick. 俞常雄 hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, 唐海沙 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 高南军 was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, 许梁康 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hong Kong Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but 许梁康 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 洪钢俊 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 浙江绿城's Osman Nuri Enver got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Osman Nuri Enver off the ground. The supporters of Hong Kong Football Club booed when 浙江绿城 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osman Nuri Enver didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 minutes of play, Hong Kong Football Club's 唐海沙 made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 洪钢俊 was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 64 played minutes Hong Kong Football Club got a freekick which was hit by 许梁康. 洪钢俊 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 唐海沙, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 86 played minutes 浙江绿城 got a freekick which was hit by Hector Seber. 孙源川 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 郭建泉, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.