Sandro's late goal helps Wong Tai Sin draw 3-3 with BC Rangers
Brazilian pounces in injury time as Wong Tai Sin hold Rangers to a draw
Brazilian forward Sandro rescued Wong Tai Sin in the 96th minute as they held BC Rangers to a dramatic 3-3 draw in an ill-tempered relegation match at Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground on Saturday.
Referee Liu Kwok-man handed out nine yellow cards as the BOCG Life Premier League match turned sour after an incident just before half-time.
It has nothing to do with conceding the late equaliser
Wong Tai Sin centre-half Mauricio da Luz apparently handled the ball into the net after a free-kick, but the referee awarded a goal. Rangers players were furious and surrounded Liu, who changed his mind after consulting the linesman.
Then it was the turn of Wong Tai Sin players who raged against the referee as they went into the break 2-1 down. Wong Tsz-ho's own goal in the early stages gave Rangers the lead before Yago Gonzalez added to the tally. Li Jian then pulled one back for Wong Tai Sin. The second half was marred by ugly scenes as Liu Pui-fung and Yeung Chi-lun, both from Wong Tai Sin, were lucky to escape the red card after some over-zealous challenges.
Wong Tai Sin got the equaliser through newcomer Yoon Dong-hun midway through the second half, but Oscar Rodriguez's header put Rangers back into the lead before Sandro's late effort.
Sandro said he had never scored such an important goal - his fifth of the season. "I still feel very excited," said the Brazilian. "We did not play very well today even though we knew how important it was. But still the result gives us certain advantages over Tai Po and we must improve in our future matches."