Kitchee 4:1 Eastern District: Match Result

Match report

Kitchee Open Season With Comfortable Victory Over Eastern District

Kitchee made the ideal start to their Premier League campaign, beating Eastern District 4-1 in their first match of the season. The hosts took control early through Marcao's 14th-minute strike, then weathered a late equaliser from K. Obieta before half-time. By then, Kitchee had already established a pattern of dominance that Eastern District could never quite shake off. The visitors were touch and go for a spell after Obieta's 45+1st-minute penalty, but Kitchee responded with ruthless efficiency. Camarasa ended a barren spell for the home side with a 53rd-minute goal, and Revilla added another 25 minutes later. Kitchee worked the channels with purpose, and their superiority showed on the scoreboard. Five substitutions in one burst at 56 minutes tells its own story. Eastern District brought on Sung, Mingazov, Obieta, Yeung Cheuk-Kwan, and Silva in quick succession, but it was too little, too late. The relationship between the two sides had been competitive, but Kitchee's quality told in the second half. The statistics confirm what the result suggested. Kitchee held 63 per cent possession, registered 76 attacks compared to Eastern's 60, and took 14 shots with six on target. Eastern District managed only four shots on target from 60 attacks, and their three corners told of limited pressure. Li Ngai-Hoi's 87th-minute goal settled any remaining nerves, and the final whistle brought a result that reflected the match's flow. Kitchee opened their campaign with maximum points and a positive goal difference, while Eastern District will need to regroup quickly for their next fixture.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 63 – 37

Shots on target 6 – 4

Shots off target 8 – 2

Attacks 76 – 60

⚽ 14' Marcao — Goal 🟨 18' K. Obieta — Yellow card 🟨 23' J. Haddow — Yellow card 🟨 44' Lucas Silva — Yellow card ⚽ 45+1' K. Obieta — Goal 🟨 49' K. Korani — Yellow card ⇄ 52' J. Haddow — Substitution ⚽ 53' V. Camarasa — Goal ⇄ 56' Yeung Cheuk-Kwan — Substitution ⇄ 56' Lucas Silva — Substitution ⇄ 56' K. Sung — Substitution ⇄ 56' R. Mingazov — Substitution ⇄ 56' K. Obieta — Substitution ⇄ 63' Kendy — Substitution ⇄ 63' V. Camarasa — Substitution ⇄ 64' K. Korani — Substitution ⇄ 64' D. Almazan — Substitution 🟨 74' Bruno Bianconi — Yellow card ⚽ 78' A. Revilla — Goal ⇄ 79' A. Illarramendi — Substitution ⚽ 87' Li Ngai-Hoi — Goal 🟨 90+3' K. Yoong — Yellow card

Match events

14' 1:0 Kitchee Goal Marcao
18' 1:0 Kitchee Yellow card K. Obieta
23' 1:0 Kitchee Yellow card J. Haddow
44' 1:0 Eastern District Yellow card Lucas Silva
45+1' 2:0 Kitchee Goal K. Obieta
49' 2:0 Eastern District Yellow card K. Korani
52' 2:0 Kitchee Substitution J. Haddow off: P. Lam
53' 3:0 Kitchee Goal V. Camarasa
56' 3:0 Eastern District Substitution Yeung Cheuk-Kwan off: Leo
56' 3:0 Eastern District Substitution Lucas Silva off: Michel Renner
56' 3:0 Eastern District Substitution K. Sung off: Li Ngai-Hoi
56' 3:0 Kitchee Substitution R. Mingazov off: A. Revilla
56' 3:0 Kitchee Substitution K. Obieta off: Juninho
63' 3:0 Kitchee Substitution Kendy off: J. Lam Lok-Kan
63' 3:0 Kitchee Substitution V. Camarasa off: Cheng Chin-Lung
64' 3:0 Eastern District Substitution K. Korani off: T. B. Kwok
64' 3:0 Eastern District Substitution D. Almazan off: Helio
74' 3:0 Eastern District Yellow card Bruno Bianconi
78' 4:0 Kitchee Goal A. Revilla
79' 4:0 Kitchee Substitution A. Illarramendi off: Tan Chun-Lok
87' 4:1 Eastern District Goal Li Ngai-Hoi
90+3' 4:1 Eastern District Yellow card K. Yoong

Statistics

63 Possession, % 37

6 Shots on target 4

8 Shots off target 2

76 Attacks 60

6 Corners 3

12 Free kicks 16

4 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 13

26 Throw-ins 24

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