In the HKPL match held at the Mong Kok Stadium on 14 Jan (Sat), Kitchee ended the game with 3 points after scoring 5 goals without reply.
This was the team’s first league match since November, and the team took the driving seat early as Cleiton’s freekick found Dejan Damjanović, who headed it into the net 15 minutes into the game. 16 minutes later, Cleiton and Ruslan Mingazov worked together to create space for Cleiton to score inside the box. In the 44th minute, Poon Pui Hin charged down from the right before making a low cross to Damjanović, who scored right in front of the goal to give the team a 3:0 lead before half time.
Kitchee scored again 2 minutes into the second half as Roberto scored from the rebound during a corner attack. Mikael sealed a 5:0 victory for the team with a fierce low drive outside the box in the 89th minute as Kitchee walked away claiming all 3 points.