Luís Machado and Welthon bagged brace as Kitchee earned their first victory of the season, putting on a 8-0 masterclass against visitors BC Rangers in the Premier League at Mong Kok Stadium on Saturday (September 21).
The hosts were in complete control when Júnior opened the scoring in the 13rd minute with a brilliant left-footed strike at the edge of the box. Portuguese winger Luís Machado opened his account and completed a first half brace within 15 minutes before Brazilian striker Welthon also opened his account in the 40th minute by tapping in from Ruslan Mingazov’s pass.
Kitchee added 4 more goals after the break when Mingazov scored his first goal of the season before Welthon’s double, and that was just sightly before the hour mark. Substitutes Sherzod Temirov and Poon Pui Hin added the icing on the cake in the respective 79th and 88th minute to produce a perfect night for the hosts and hand Edgar Cardoso his biggest win as Kitchee boss to date.