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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
East Asian Football Championship: Hong Kong boss Westwood out ‘to make history' against China
Ashley Westwood said Hong Kong wanted 'to make history' when they tackle China in Seoul on Tuesday. The city team last beat their mainland rivals in a competitive fixture 40 years ago, while they have lost all four previous East Asian Football Championship clashes between the teams by an aggregate score of 8-1. Hong Kong have already lost their opening two matches in South Korea, after arriving at the tournament on a 10-match unbeaten run, but supporters have long identified the closing fixture as a golden opportunity for their side to exploit vulnerable opponents. 'We want to make history, but anyone who knows anything about me knows I want to win every game I play … whether it's China, Chinese Taipei, Brazil, France, or England, I don't care,' Westwood said. 'I understand that the fans want and need to win, but I'm always like that.' Hong Kong won a friendly against China last year, for only their third success in 23 meetings.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
East Asian Football Championship: Hong Kong improve but lose to South Korea
Hong Kong remained without a point and rooted to the bottom of the East Asian Championship after they lost 2-0 to South Korea in Seoul on Friday night. In a much more compact, disciplined and pragmatic display than they served up in losing 6-1 to Japan three days earlier, however, the city team gave their passionate travelling supporters reason to believe for next Tuesday's winnable clash with China. For the hosts, this was a second successive competition victory, and 16th unbeaten match in a row, after they swatted aside the Chinese 3-0 on Monday. Like Japan, the Koreans used their meeting with underdogs Hong Kong to introduce new blood. Hong Myung-bo, the head coach, changed his entire starting 11, handing debuts to five players, and first starts to another four, who were all making only their second appearances after coming off the bench against China. Unlike Japan, however, South Korea ran into a Hong Kong team in obdurate mood. Out of possession, the visitors strung six players across the back, while the advanced four created a bottleneck in the middle.
