Citizen AA beat South China 2-1 in Division 1, taking control with two first-half goals before holding on. The home side led 2-0 by the 43rd minute, and although South China pulled one back before the break, Citizen saw the game out.
Citizen AA opened the scoring in the 14th minute and doubled their lead in the 43rd. South China responded two minutes later, scoring in the 45th to make it 2-1 at half-time. No further goals followed in the second half, which ended with a red card in the 90th minute.
The corner count finished 0-0, an unusual statistic for a match containing three goals. Citizen's two-goal cushion proved decisive, with South China's reply just before the interval the closest they came to taking something from the game.
