Birthday boy Mark Grainger denied South China three points in last night's Ericsson League Championship Play-off encounter at Mongkok Stadium.
The Sing Tao right-back, who turns 32 today, blocked three attempts towards the end of the game that left the match deadlocked at 1-1.
In the curtain-raiser, Golden handed Five-One-Seven a 4-2 defeat in an entertaining Relegation Play-off match.
Sing Tao, missing Hong Kong forward Wai Kwan-lung who has been suffering from hepatitis, opened the scoring in the 14th minute when veteran forward Anto Grabo scored from inside the box.
Grabo had another chance four minutes later but his free-kick just outside the penalty area was too high.
Left-winger Chan Tsz-kong and Yugoslav forward Zeljko Gavrilovic missed opportunities in the 29th and 32nd minutes which could have put the game out of South China's reach.