Lee Man took the lead in about 25 seconds. Lau Ka-kiu crossed from the left, and Noah scored with a close-range shot. In the 25th minute, Tachibana also passed directly to Noah to extend Lee Man's lead to 2-0.
In the 49th minute, Mikael crossed into the box, and Goddard, under close marking from Ngan Cheuk-pan, fired a shot, which Noah followed up to complete his hat-trick. Just six minutes later, Yu Wai-lim crossed, and Remi's clearance fell short, but Mikael seized the opportunity to fire a powerful shot into the net, giving Lee Man a 4-0 lead.
Tai Po then launched a counter-attack. In the 58th minute, Patrick's corner kick was headed in by Chan Siu-kwan to make it 1-4. In the 67th minute, Patrick's penalty was brilliantly saved by Leung Hing-kit. Shortly after, Poon Pui-hin was tripped by Fernando on the edge of the box. The referee initially awarded a penalty, but after VAR review, it was changed to a free kick.
In the 79th minute, Igor was pushed down in the penalty area by Everton, and the referee awarded a penalty. Patrick converted the penalty, narrowing the score to 2-4. However, Tai Po was shown a red card after VAR reviewed a kick to Noah's head, leaving them with 10 men for the remainder of the match. Before the final whistle, Lee Man substituted new Ivory player. In stoppage time, Weverton fouled Everton in the penalty area, resulting in another penalty, which Everton converted himself. Although Paulinho scored a header before the final whistle, it wasn't enough to prevent Lee Man from defeating Tai Po 5-3 and securing all three points.