Category: football

Hong Kong v China @ Mongkok Stadium – 17 November, 2015

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Three hours before kick-off and fans queued around the corner to enter Mongkok Stadium for the World Cup qualifier against China. The atmosphere was electric, the noise and passion there for all to see and hear as ‘We are Hong Kong’ echoed across the territory – loud enough to be heard in the Liaison Office and Beijing.

The fans might have been denied the chance to fill Hong Kong Stadium, but HongKongers pride in their team was evident. Every touch greeted with a roar, every Chinese touch a massed boo. For long periods Hong Kong defence resembled the lion rock, stout, imperious, resolute and quietly in command of all it sees… There were scares with crossbar and post hit multiple times. In attack Hong Kong were often careless with the ball, giving it away far too easily, but the crowd roared them forward, keeping tired legs pumped with adrenaline.

Hong Kong scored the stadium erupted, the referee whistled dis-allowing the goal for a ‘foul’ on the keeper. It was a soft decision, as were the multiple over the top Chinese tackles that should have seen yellow but were ignored. There was a feeling the referee was politically managing the game, looking to ensure nothing he did would harm either team.

Hong Kong had chances, both teams hit the woodwork – irrespective of the impact on World Cup qualifying – the draw was cheered as mightily as a win. We are Hong Kong!

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World Cup Qualifier: Maldives 0 Hong Kong 1

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A twelfth minute penalty from Paulo Carreiro was enough for Hong Kong to win their away game against the Maldives and keep their World Cup qualification campaign alive.

Hong Kong remain second in group C, two points behind Qatar, but three points ahead of China who they take on next week in Mongkok.

Hong Kong:
Hung Fai Yapp, Baise Festus, J Kilama, Kin Fung Cheung, Jack Sealy, He Bai, Ka Wai Lam, Siu Ki Chan, Alexander Akande, Alessandro Ferreira, Paulo Carreiro Substitutes: Jaimes McKee, Chun Lok Tan, Chung Pong Leung, Zhenpeng Wang, Chi Ho Lee, Kwan Yee Lo, King Ho Cheng, Kin Pong Kwok, Chung Pong Leung, Ju Yingzhi, Deshuai Xu

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International Friendly: Hong Kong 5:0 Myanmar @ Mong Kok – 7 November, 2015

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Hong Kong hosted Myanmar on Saturday afternoon in Mongkok Stadium in an international friendly match. The home side displayed great attacking prowess and delighted their supporters by scoring five unanswered goals in a convincing victory.

Hong Kong got off to a dream start, when in the 3rd minute Jaimes Mckee connected with a Ju Yingzhi corner-kick and headed the ball into the Myanmar net, giving the home side an early lead.

Myanmar came close to equalizing in the 6th minute when Hong Kong failed to effectively clear the visitors’ corner-kick and the ball fell to Aung Thu but the Myanmar striker hooked his shot wide off the Hong Kong goal.

The game got bogged down until the 33rd minute when Hong Kong’s Leung Chun-pong danced past several Myanmar defenders, penetrating deep into the visitors’ box, before seeing his shot smartly palmed away by the keeper. Chan Siu-ki was on target with the rebound and scored into an empty net, making it 2:0.

Hong Kong almost added another goal in the 42nd minute when Jaimes Mckee’s smart pass sent Chan Siu-ki through the Myanmar defense. The Hong Kong striker pulled the trigger but saw his quick-shot hit the goal-post..

Hong Kong made it 3:0 in the 45th minute when a beautiful build-up between Xu Deshuai and Lo Kwan-yee saw the ball delivered to a surging Jaimes Mckee. The Hong Kong speedster shook off his marker before calmly slotting the ball home.

The home side almost extended its lead in the 50th minute, when Alexander Akande teed up the ball nicely for teammate Alessandro Ferreira. The latter stepped up to the pass and drilled the ball towards the Myanmar goal, only to see his shot sail marginally over the crossbar.

Hong Kong found the back of the net again in the 66th minute when Lam Ka-wai picked out Cheng King-ho with a neat forward pass and the full-back alertly sent the ball towards the Myanmar goal-mouth. Alexander Akande’s quick-shot was blocked by a Myanmar player but Alessandro Ferreira made no mistake and smashed the loose ball home, 4:0.

Myanmar had a rare chance on the 74th minute when Kyaw Zin-lwin dodged a tackle only to see his low-shot hit the side netting.

The home side was at it again on the 75th minute when Lam Ka-wai, displaying great vision, sent Alexander Akande through with a defence-splitting pass. The latter did not disappoint and finished off the attack by flicking the ball past the Myanmar keeper and into the empty net.

It was almost 6 in the 90th minute, Cheung Kin-fung’s cross from the left created havoc inside the Myanmar box and the ball squirmed into the path of Cheng Kin-ho but the Hong Kong full-back side-footed his shot wide of the Myanmar goal-post.

Hong Kong Squad to Face China

Hong Kong face China in their World Cup qualifying campaign 3 September at the Bao’ab Stadium in Shenzhen, kick-off 7:35pm.

The 23 man squad selected by the HK Football Association is:

Goalkeepers
1. Yapp Hung Fai (Eastern), 18. Tsang Man Fai (South China), 19. Wang Zhenpeng (Kitchee)

Defenders
2. Lee Chi Ho (Biu Chun Rangers), 3. Baise Festus (Eastern), 5. Kilama Jean Jacques (Eastern), 20. Cheng King Ho (Eastern), 13. Cheung Kin Fung (South China), 14. Sealy Jonathan Jack (South China), 15. Chan Wai Ho (South China),
21. Kwok Kin Pong (Pegasus)

Midfielders
4. Bai He(Shijiazhuang Yongchang), 6. Huang Yang (Kithcee), 10. Lam Ka Wai (Kithcee), 12. Lo Kwan Yee (Kithcee), 16. Leung Chun Pong (South China), 17. Tan Chun Lok (Pegasus), 23. Ju Yingzhi (Eastern)

Forwards
7. Chan Siu Ki (South China), 8. Xu Deshuai (Eastern), 9. Annan Christian Kwesi (Kitchee), 11. Karikari Godfred (Beijing Beikong), 22. McKee Jaimes Anthony (Pegasus)

Hong Kong v China in Shenzhen – 3 September – Ticket details

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Hong Kong will travel to Shenzhen to face China on Thursday, September 3 for their next match on the road to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The match will be played at the Shenzhen Baoan Sports Centre Stadium and a total number of 28,000 tickets will be available for public sale from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Tuesday, August 18. 2,200 tickets, individually priced at RMB480, have been allocated to supporters from Hong Kong and they are located at Lower Level 124, 125, 126 & Upper Level 228, 229 and 230 of the stadium.

HK supporters holding valid Home Visit Permit/ passport can access to http://www.mypiao.com for online ticket purchase.

Tickets bought will be sent by express delivery se remember to fill in your full mailing address. To get into the stadium you’ll need to present both the ticket and your Home Visit Permit/ passport.

Remember – 3 September is a national holiday in China and a one-off public holiday in Hong Kong to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s surrender.

China Football Association poster
“Do not estimate any opponent. In this team, there are black-skinned, yellow-skinned, and white-skinned players. We must be cautious against a team with so many colour layers”.

Hong Kong Football Association
“Do not let others look down on us. Our team has blacks, yellows, and whites, and our only goal is to show them what Hong Kong is made of. Support us if you’re a true Hongkonger!”

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Hong Kong v China
Date: 3 September, 2015
Venue: Shenzhen Baoan Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen, China
Tickets: RMB480

Hong Kong 7-0 Bhutan @ Mongkok Stadium – 11 June, 2015

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A patriotic and boisterous sold-out Mongkok Stadium had much to cheer as Hong Kong strolled past Bhutan seven goals to nil to get their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start. Jaimes McKee open the scoring and his team-mates joined him on the score sheet at regular intervals. Only poor finishing kept the score from reaching double figures as Hong Kong totally outplayed the team 5 places above them in the Fifa world rankings.

Hundreds of fans were turned away as the stadium sold out just after 6pm. What the crowd thought of China’s Fifa racist insults of Hong Kong was pretty obvious as the ‘National’ anthem was drowned out by boos and loud cheers of Hong Kong. As one of the many signs hanging in the stadium said Hong is Not China

Hong Kong’s next match is against The Maldives at Mongkok Stadium, 8pm 16 June – tickets on sale now.

Hong Kong
Jaimes McKee 19′, Christian Annan 23′, Kwan Yee Lo 30′, Ju Yingzhi 42′, Ka Wai Lam 49′ PEN, Jaimes McKee 57′, Godfred Karikari 67′

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