2023-11-21 13:58:32
[Tilu News]The Hong Kong football team, ranked 150th in the FIFA world, played in the second group match of the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers at the stadium on Tuesday (21st), facing a world ranking 9 higher Turkmenistan, who was in the first position, relied on Huang Wei and Everton to score 2:2, and Mingasov scored two goals. Turkmenistan regained a point following falling behind twice. In another match in the same group, Iran, the favorite to qualify, was a guest at Uzbekistan and once led 2:0, but was eventually forced to draw 2:2.
Hong Kong Football Team lost to Iran 0:4 in their first match in the second round of the World Cup last Thursday (16th) as an away team. Today they returned to home and saw Everton, Elio and Ferrando rejoin the team. Turkmenistan lost to Uzbekistan 1:3 in their last match, but their meeting record with Hong Kong Football Team was slightly better. In the 2007 World Cup, they first scored 0:0 at the stadium, and they won by three goals at home. Hong Kong foot.
Compared with the starting lineup, Hong Kong football coach Anderson made seven changes. The goalkeeper was once once more guarded by Yip Honghui. The defense included Ru Zinan, Liang Nokheng and Lawrence to continue the main lineup, and the left goalkeeper became Ferrando. ; In the midfield and frontcourt, only Chen Junle has been on the 11-man roster for two consecutive games, and his partners have been changed to Chen Zhaojun and Huang Wei. In the front line, there are Michael, Everton and Chen Jinyi; it is worth noting that there are no members of the Hangzhou Asian Games in the main lineup. Turkmenistan has Jiezhi Hong Kong football player Mingasov playing on the left wing.
The Hong Kong team took the initiative to press the opponent with the encouragement of 6,601 home fans. Less than 2 minutes into the game, Mi Gao almost forced the goalkeeper Chaliyev to kick the ball. Ru Zinan rushed to the front line and passed the ball, but unfortunately it failed. Being able to create a threat, a loophole appeared on the right side of the defense line. Amanov, the captain of the visiting army, passed a long pass to Mingasov. The latter easily singled out Ye Honghui without supervision, and opened the scoring for the visiting army in the 4th minute. record. After scoring the goal, Mingasov, who was off duty in the Hong Kong Super League, only raised his hands slightly to indicate that there was no fierce celebration.
The Hong Kong team’s lightning loss did not disrupt the deployment. In the 12th minute, Everton diverted the guard and then sent forward with the back foot. Ru Zinan’s shingled cross was just right. Huang Wei responded in time and broke the net with a bounce. The home team tied 1: 1. This is also the first time that the Hong Kong team has broken through Turkmenistan in an international competition.
After each team scored a goal, they started playing and the tempo on the court became faster. In the 15th minute of Turkmenistan, Annadudayev received a direct pass and a close shot. Fortunately, Ye Honghui blocked it in time. In the 21st minute, it was Huang Wei’s turn to send a free throw into the penalty area. Chen Zhaojun responded and headed it in. Unfortunately, he was accused of being offside and was cheated. paste. In the 30th minute, Turkmenistan’s corner kick attack hit the target and the ball was sent into the net, but it was invalidated because a player was offside. Six minutes later, Ferrando made a big mistake with a careless kick. Amanov easily broke through and then Shiran passed from the bottom line. Mingasov once once more broke through Ye Honghui’s fingers and scored twice to help the visiting team take the lead once more. .
Before the half, both sides had a chance to score. Mi Gao made a cross from a narrow position. Unfortunately, no teammate might catch up. The ball passed in front of the goal. Mingasov turned around and handed Annadudayev a shot. They mightn’t escape Ye Honghui’s ten fingers, and the Hong Kong team fell behind 1:2 at halftime.
The Hong Kong team immediately launched a counterattack in the second half. In the 54th minute, Everton’s narrow shot was saved, and one minute later, Chen Junle hit the goal post. After that, coach Anderson replaced An Yongjia with Chen Zhaojun to increase the frontcourt pressure, and finally opened the scoring with Huang Wei in the 65th minute. After the penalty kick, goalkeeper Chaliyev’s hammer hit not far away. Everton took advantage of the opponent’s collision with his teammates and sent the ball into the empty goal for the first time, leading the Hong Kong team to 2:2. If the Hong Kong team hadn’t missed many scoring opportunities later on, it would have been more likely to defeat their opponents. In the end, they might only score 2:2, with each team finishing the game with one point. The Hong Kong team scored only one point in two games in Group E and continues to be at the bottom of the table. The next group match will be once morest Uzbekistan at home on March 21 next year.
The format of this year’s qualifying round has been changed in response to the increase in the number of qualifying seats in the Asian region. The 20 lower-ranked teams will be eliminated in the first round in a two-legged home-and-away format. The ten winning teams will advance to the second round with a total of 36 teams. The teams are divided into nine groups, with four teams in each group playing a double round-robin match between home and away. The first and second place teams in the nine groups can advance to the third round and directly advance to the next Asian Cup finals. In the third round, a total of 18 teams will be divided into three groups, with six teams in each group competing in a double-round-robin system of home and away. The first and second place teams in the three groups can directly advance to the World Cup finals, and the third and fourth place teams in the group will advance to the fourth round. A total of six teams in the fourth round will be divided into two groups. Each group of three teams will play once morest other teams in the same group once at a neutral site. The first-place team in each group can advance to the finals; the two second-place teams will The team falls into the fifth round of play-offs to determine the team that will represent Asia in the inter-continental play-offs.
Picture: Mak King Chi
Text: Mak King-chi, Vincent
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Outside the World Cup]Huang Wei Everton has made contributions to Hong Kong Football Team and Turkmenistan to regain a point」
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