On Saturday (December 20), in a thrilling Jockey Club Women's Football League (1st Division) clash at Tsang Tai Uk Revreation Ground, HKFC claimed a commanding 3:0 triumph over Sha Tin, with Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence delivering a match-winning display.
On Saturday (December 20), in a thrilling Jockey Club Women's Football League (1st Division) clash at Tsang Tai Uk Revreation Ground, HKFC claimed a commanding 3:0 triumph over Sha Tin, with Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence delivering a match-winning display.
The opening exchanges saw both sides cancel each other out in a cagey midfield battle, with clear-cut chances at a premium. Sha Tin fashioned the first real opportunity in the 13th minute when Chan Wing Sze met a dangerous cross from the right with a glancing header that flashed just wide of the target. HKFC responded with a spell of pressure around the 20-minute mark, as Sleeper Amy Patricia unleashed a fierce drive from a tight angle inside the area, only to be denied by a well-positioned shot-stopper. HKFC began to assert their dominance as the half wore on. On 32 minutes, Sleeper Amy Patricia spun her marker inside the box and let fly with her right boot, but the Sha Tin goalkeeper gathered comfortably. Six minutes later, Wong Tsz Yu embarked on a mazy solo run down the left channel before cutting inside, but her goal-bound effort was crucially blocked by a recovering defender.
The sides went into the break locked at 0:0.
Sha Tin emerged with renewed intent after the interval, looking to break the deadlock. In the 54th minute, Kung Yuet Charis latched onto a slide-rule pass and fired off her left peg, but the tame attempt posed little threat to the HKFC keeper Ng Cheuk Wai. What followed was the Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence show. On 58 minutes, Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence collected a raking pass, drove in from the right wing and tested the goalkeeper, who could only parry into the path of Wong Tsz Yu, who made no mistake from close range to give her side a deserved 1:0 lead. Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence's influence grew further in the 77th minute when she weaved past her marker before being cynically hauled down inside the area. The referee had no hesitation in awarding a spot-kick, which Down Jeanelle Katherine dispatched with ice-cold composure to double the advantage at 2:0. To their credit, Sha Tin refused to throw in the towel, with both Leung Hing Man's speculative long-range strike and Cheung Tsz Ching's acrobatic half-volley failing to test HKFC's composed keeper Ng Cheuk Wai. The result was put beyond doubt in the 86th minute when Dupoiron Jeanne Lena Clemence completed her virtuoso performance, ghosting past her marker before slotting home from inside the box to seal a comprehensive 3:0 victory.
HKFC ran out convincing winners, beating Sha Tin by 3:0 to secure all three points.


