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South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Tai Po win Hong Kong Premier League after Lee Man's 15 minutes of madness
Tai Po have won the Hong Kong Premier League in sensational fashion after they swept aside North District 3-1, while 10-man Lee Man crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat by the outstanding BC Rangers. Lee Man had appeared in pole position to claim their second straight title when they began the final day with a one-point advantage over the district club. But there was a dramatic twist when Guilherme Biteco, the midfielder on loan at Rangers from Tai Po, squirmed a 74th-minute shot through the weak resistance of Chan Ka-ho. With five minutes remaining, Luizinho slid in Lau Chi-lok, who kept his composure to slip a low finish across Lee Man No 1 Chan. Lau struck again in similar fashion after 89 minutes, sweeping home first time from a Barak Braunshtain pass. Lee Man, who twice hit the woodwork in the first half, were dealt a huge blow when left-back Ryoya Tachibana collected his second yellow card for a cynical trip on Luizinho after 51 minutes. Tai Po, meanwhile, were 3-0 in front after an hour against North District, following a double for Lucas Silva, either side of Patrick Valverde's effort late in the first half.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Tai Po win Hong Kong Premier League after Lee Man's 15 minutes of madness
Tai Po have won the Hong Kong Premier League in sensational fashion after they swept aside North District 3-1, while 10-man Lee Man crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat by the outstanding BC Rangers. Lee Man had appeared in pole position to claim their second straight title when they began the final day with a one-point advantage over the district club. But there was a dramatic twist when Guilherme Biteco, the midfielder on loan at Rangers from Tai Po, squirmed a 74th-minute shot through the weak resistance of Chan Ka-ho. With five minutes remaining, Luizinho slid in Lau Chi-lok, who kept his composure to slip a low finish across Lee Man No 1 Chan. Lau struck again in similar fashion after 89 minutes, sweeping home first time from a Barak Braunshtain pass. Lee Man, who twice hit the woodwork in the first half, were dealt a huge blow when left-back Ryoya Tachibana collected his second yellow card for a cynical trip on Luizinho after 51 minutes. Tai Po, meanwhile, were 3-0 in front after an hour against North District, following a double for Lucas Silva, either side of Patrick Valverde's effort late in the first half.
South China Morning Post
14-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Prolific striker Silva's Hong Kong passport regret, says watching team makes him sad
Prolific Tai Po striker Lucas Silva said he carried 'a bit of regret' over missing his opportunity to play for Hong Kong, after ending a five-year stay in the city in 2021. Advertisement Back in Hong Kong since the beginning of last year, when he joined Tai Po, the Brazilian's league-high 13 goals have helped propel his team to top spot ahead of Sunday's crunch meeting with Eastern, who are second. The 34-year-old also led the league's scoring charts, with 15 goals, when he won the title with Kitchee in 2018. After a fallout with Kitchee, Silva joined Eastern midway through the 2019-20 season, but 18 months later left to join former club Aimoré in Brazil. Silva, who was playing in Malaysia before signing for Tai Po, said while a lot of good things had happened after leaving the city, he did have some remorse over the decision. 'I see my friends playing for Hong Kong and it would be exciting,' he said. 'Sometimes, I look and think they need another striker. But I try to not think about it too much, because it would make me sad.' Lucas Silva is congratulated by Tai Po boss Lee Chi-kin after scoring a hat-trick against Kowloon City. Photo: Tai Po The centre-forward said becoming champions with his current team would outweigh his title achievement with Kitchee seven years ago.
