South China coach Jan Kocian's job appears to be safe, at least for the time being, despite another scrappy performance last night.
The Caroliners were held to a goalless draw by Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei in the BMA First Division in front of a 2,700 crowd at Hong Kong Stadium last night. They were lucky to escape with one point as Sun Hei striker Leung Tsz-chun hit the cross-bar in the final stages through a free kick from the left side of the box.
With only four points from their first three matches, South China are going through one of the worst early season periods since convenor Steven Lo Kit-sing took charge of the team in 2006.
'I want to get to the bottom of why we such a poor game,' said Lo. 'The team are not living up to expectations and in particular we seem to be lacking attacking options.
'Luckily our next match will be in two weeks and it will be against newly formed Hong Kong Sapling. There should be enough time for them to improve.'
Lo refused to countenance any changes to the squad, whether among the coaching staff or the players.