Kitchee must display better battling qualities for League Cup final, says captain Lo Kwan-yee
Defender says his side must build their fighting spirit before they face the Caroliners in showdown
Kitchee captain Lo Kwan-yee has urged his fellow players to display more fighting spirit after they narrowly defeated 10-man Wong Tai Sin 1-0 in the League Cup semi-finals at Mong Kok Stadium on Sunday.
The right back scored his first goal of the season on 37 minutes after being set free on the right by teammate Lam Ka-wai. But that only came after Wong Tai Sin were reduced to 10 men after their defender Wong King-wa was sent off for a straight red for pulling down Paulo Carreiro in the box.
We won the match but I don't feel too happy as we did not play well
Lo was concerned with his team's performance because they now have to face rivals South China in the final.
"We won the match but I don't feel too happy as we did not play well," said the Hong Kong international.
"Some of our boys lack fighting spirit and they must review their performance in order to make improvements."
Wong Tai Sin striker Li Jian, meanwhile, slammed poor refereeing for depriving the team from having the chance to equalise.