AFC Champions League Two
Sa Ty netted in the 89th minute, with Daniel Bares adding the second in added on time as the Cambodian side made it three wins out of three to maintain a five-point lead over Korea Republic’s Gangwon FC with Hong Kong, China’s Kitchee a further two points adrift.
The game got off to a cagey start with both teams keeping a good compact defensive shape, which limited forays into the box on both ends.
Reduced to efforts from range, Kitchee’s Adrian Revilla rushed his shot from outside the box and sent it high, wide and not pleasing on the eye.
The same was replicated by Phnom Penh with Riku Matsuda, Ratana Eam and Moses Dyer trying their luck from distance but not having the accuracy to trouble Kitchee goalkeeper Pong Cheuk Hei.
The most significant move of the first half came six minutes before the break, Obi Koldo beat the offside trap to collect Everton’s pass but was stopped in his tracks by an alert Um Vichet, who rushed out of his goalmouth to deny the forward.
Group H: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) v Kitchee SC (HKG)
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The game opened up in the second half with Everton going on a rampaging run on the left but his cut-back was scuffed wide by Ruslan Mingazov while Dyer also fluffed his chance from the middle of the box at the other end.
Pong was finally called to make a big save in the 53rd minute, getting down to his left to divert Samuel Bong’s strike from distance while Mingazov forced Vichet to make a superb reflex save moments later.
Dyer had another good chance in the 75th minute but his header was too direct at Pong but there was to be one final opportunity that the home side took with glee 14 minutes later.
Sa Ty received the ball on the left and set himself up for a spectacular curling effort beyond a full-stretch Pong before Bares added another in stoppage time to keep Phnom Penh’s perfect run going.
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