Ten-man Instant-Dict overcame the loss of rangy striker Rochi Putiray to share the spoils with rivals South China 1-1 in the Hong Kong First Division at Mongkok Stadium last night. Indonesian international Putiray played hero and then villain, putting the Dickies ahead in the 18th minute, but was sent off with half an hour still to play after picking up his second yellow card following a dangerous tackle on South China defender Cristiano Cordeiro. Kwok Ka-ming's charges were still able to make a fight of it as the Dickies held on until the bitter end after South China midfielder Poon Man-tik levelled the score with a soft equaliser in the 50th minute. Kwok was pleased to pinch a point in the championship phase match despite finishing with 10 men before a crowd of 2,788 spectators. 'I can't say whether it was a harsh decision by the referee or not to send Rochi off. It was the referee's decision and it was a pity that he was sent off, otherwise we would have had a good chance of taking all three points,' said Kwok. 'We still created good chances with 10 men and I have to be satisfied with this performance.' South China team director Peter Leung Shou-chi couldn't complain with the result either, saying Instant-Dict had done well to earn a draw. 'We had one extra man for most of the second half but we were unable to make our numerical advantage count in the end. But that's OK because Instant-Dict played quite well and they played fairly defensively after they had a man sent off,' said Leung. Putiray showed his excellent finishing when he rose high to head home Ricky Cheng Siu-chung's right-wing cross four minutes after new Instant signing Martin Jancula had hit the crossbar with a header in the 14th minute. South China almost got their equaliser through an own goal after midfielder Yeung Ki-wai's clearance hit the woodwork. South China made it all square when Poon hit a low shot from about 25 metres out that went through a sea of legs and slipped by goalkeeper Xiao Guoji. Earlier, Po Chai Pills and Rangers battled to a goalless draw in the relegation playoff.