HONG KONG (Interstat) — Southern District U22 held off Eastern District U22 4-3 on Wednesday in a seven-goal contest, taking the lead three times before sealing the result with a late goal. The teams traded goals throughout, and neither side built a comfortable cushion. Southern District U22 struck in the 15th minute, but Eastern District U22 equalized in the 20th. Southern District U22 moved ahead again in the 22nd and extended its advantage in the 55th. Eastern District U22 rallied with goals in the 61st and 64th to pull level, only for Southern District U22 to score the decisive goal in the 86th. The victory moved Southern District U22 to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Eastern District U22 also stands at 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. Both teams now hold matching records after the high-scoring match.