Eastern District edges Kowloon City with late Helio goal
KOWLOON CITY, Hong Kong (Interstat) — Eastern District defeated Kowloon City 2-1 on Sunday, using a late goal to secure the win. Li Ngai-Hoi gave Eastern District the lead in the 3rd minute. Rikelmi equalized for Kowloon City in the 67th minute. Helio then scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute. Eastern District improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 overall. Kowloon City fell to 0-1 in the competition and 1-4 overall. Eastern District received yellow cards from Leo in the 42nd, Sung K. in first-half stoppage time and Bruno Luiz in the 61st. Kowloon City made substitutions in the 60th, 73rd and 81st minutes. Eastern District substituted Li and Leo in the 62nd and Leung and Korani in the 67th. Helio played the full match, while Li played 62 minutes and Rikelmi played 81 minutes for Kowloon City. Kowloon City pressed for an equalizer after Helio’s goal but could not find one.