Fan unrest, match abandonment & the worst foul of the year: All at an Under-12 match in Hong Kong

This is a crazy tale breaking from Hong Kong.

An under-12s match between Kitchee and ESF has gone viral for witnessing one of the dirtiest fouls of the season. There is also a story behind the violence.

The first time the teams met in the season Kitchee (white) won the match 16-0. But – according to the Chinese whispers (pun intended) – ESF lied about the score, saying they won 3-2. Hence the bad blood.

In the rematch Kitchee again showed their superiority going 4-up at the break, but they were consuming a fair beating from ESF in the process. Several bad tackles had already been spotted before the ESF number 2 went completely overboard.

Shockingly, facing an opponent who was on the floor already, the boy kicked the other kid’s head as if it was the football.

The match was instantly flooded by concerned parents and the contest was abandonment. But the drama didn’t stop there.

After the match a video was posted on YouTube, and lawyers soon became embroiled. Kitchee coach Ken Ng and movie director Alfred Cheung, whose son plays for Kitchee, received an order demanding the video be taken down. Which it was, until the viral nature of the internet kicked in and it popped up again.

Watch the full Kitchee-ESF video here. (Watch the kick at 1.36 mins in)

(Beijing Cream)

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