Kitchee eliminated from JC Sapling Cup after playing off 1-1 against Eastern at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground on Saturday (March 22).
6 Academy players were promoted to the First Team squad ahead of this crucial group match due to a number of U22 players were away for Hong Kong, China U22 Representative Team action. Cheung Yiu Hin and Li Siu Hin were handed their First Team starts in this must win match. Both teams had great chances to break the deadlock, but neither side were able to do so, including Li’s long strike.
Kitchee took just 5 minutes to score the opener after the break when Jordan Lam’s corner found Sherzod Temirov to setup Jay Haddow to score with a great header that beat Liu Fu Yuen. Gao Ming Ho, who came off the bench in the second half, scored the leveler 4 minutes before time to ensure his sides shared a point with Kitchee.