Asian Friendly Matches Part 7 [R]

Even if it had taken place we would have faced their C-team, and UAE was a sh*tty side to begin with.
Not to mention our legionnaires plus ACL players wouldnt have been available in any case, which is almost our entire line-up.

So it was a pointless friendly from the start.

 

HKFA

VIETNAM ADDED TO HONG KONG’S SUMMER SCHEDULE

Hong Kong have added high-flying Vietnam to their programme of summer international matches.

The teams will meet at Mongkok Stadium on the late afternoon of Sunday, 10 June, with the kickoff time to be confirmed.

The HKFA has already revealed that the Hong Kong international side will host Singapore at Hong Kong Stadium on Friday, 1 June, with a return fixture in Singapore on 15 August.

Vietnam are currently 97th in the FIFA world rankings – and ranked 15 in Asia – while Singapore are 158th and Hong Kong are at 161.

Hong Kong will be looking to build on their resounding 5-1 defeat of Chinese Taipei on 29 February in new head coach Ernie Merrick’s first match in charge.

“Vietnam will present exactly the sort of test we require – an Asian team significantly higher than us in the rankings and with the talent and experience to ask some serious questions of our players,” said Merrick.

“Playing Singapore and Vietnam in the space of nine days presents us with the opportunity to look at options with our line-up and give more game time to different players.

“We’ve stressed before that the national team needs to be playing more regularly in FIFA international windows so I’m delighted these fixtures have been arranged.”

Ticketing details for both home matches will be announced shortly.

HKFA chief executive Gordon McKie added: “We are really pleased that Vietnam have agreed to play us as it is important for the Hong Kong international team to be playing on a regular basis. In so doing, this will help us to develop football within Hong Kong and also build our reputation within Asia.

“We had the option to stage the Vietnam match on Saturday, 9 June, but we did not want to clash with the Chartis Cup rugby match that day at Hong Kong Stadium.

“We feel there will be a significant number of sports fans who will want to attend both events so it makes perfect sense for us to wait until the Sunday.

“With the game against Singapore also confirmed, this offers our many supporters and stakeholders two great opportunities in a short period of time to support the Hong Kong team.’’

 

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