SCOTTISH striker Lee Bullen will miss his first league soccer match with South China through suspension.
Bullen has been given a one-match suspension by the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) disciplinary committee following his last season with Golden.
He will not feature in the Caroliners' first match, against arch-rivals Instant-Dict on September 7 at the Hong Kong Stadium.
But Bullen will be able to play for South China in the pre-season Aw Hoe Cup against the League XI because the suspension does not cover exhibition matches.
The Dickies will also be unable to field their strongest side in the September 7 match because their Bulgarian defender, Dimitre Kalkanov, and right-back Keung Heung-fai are also serving suspensions.
The pair were sent off during the FA Cup final on June 1, when Sing Tao were defeated 2-1.