Hong Kong FA on 13 December 2019: The 42nd Provincial Hong Kong Cup suspended ...
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As a historical event, the significance of the provincial and Hong Kong cup has long exceeded the competition itself, it is with the provincial and Hong Kong cup, to strengthen the exchange between Guangdong and Hong Kong, to know that the Oriental Pearl has not yet returned, the people of the two places are very strange to each other, the holding of the provincial and Hong Kong cup broke through geographical restrictions, in that year was a huge progress, but also caused a huge sensation.
Today, I will take you to review the former Provincial and Hong Kong Cup, which triggered thousands of empty alleys to win football matches...
First, the provincial and Hong Kong cup that is difficult at the beginning of everything
1. Mr. Fok Ying Tung's efforts
When it comes to the Provincial Hong Kong Cup, I have to mention Mr. Fok Yingdong, without the efforts of the old gentleman, there would be no Provincial Hong Kong Cup.
As early as May '73, Mr. Fok led the Hong Kong sports delegation to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to visit sports competitions.
At that time, Mr. Huo had a desire to help the motherland return to international sports organizations, otherwise many exchanges could not be realized.
When the time came in '74, the AFC held a council meeting in Tehran, and Mr. Huo decided to give it a try.
He passed an emergency motion asking the AFC to discuss China's accession to the AFC. In order to let the motherland join, he and Huo Zhenting went into battle, constantly lobbied member states, and even changed the AFC charter.
Thanks to Mr. Huo's efforts, China became a member of the AFC.
In 75, the visit of then-FIFA President Avelange to China became a key time, and finally in 1979, FIFA accepted China and asked Taiwan to change to the "Chinese Taipei Football Association".
On July 7, 80, at the 42nd FIFA Congress, China resumed its legal seat and returned to the international stage.
2. The Provincial Hong Kong Cup was born
In the autumn of '78, Fok Yingdong went to Guangdong to discuss Guangdong-Hong Kong exchanges, including one team from Guangdong and Hong Kong each year to play home and away matches.
At that time, China had just started to change G opening-up, and this idea coincided with the policy, and it was possible to go out and invite in at this opportunity.
It can be said that once the competition is confirmed, it is a business card in Guangdong or China, which is extremely precious.
Although the British government was somewhat unhappy, with the efforts of all parties, the agreement for the provincial and Hong Kong Cup football match was officially signed on December 7, 78.
It was decided that from 79 onwards, every year during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the winner would keep the trophy and engrave the results of each year on the trophy.
Unlike the more lively and emotional aspects of the Provincial Hong Kong Cup in the future, it could even rise to the height of "diplomatic means" at that time, which has long exceeded the significance of the football game itself, so the two sides attach great importance to the game and do their best.
As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and after breaking the ice, everything will naturally be solved.
Second, you sing and I appear
1. The Guangdong team won the first Province-Hong Kong Cup
The first leg of the first Provincial Hong Kong Cup was played on January 21, 79 in Yuexiu Mountain.
Mr. Fok Ying Tung personally led the delegation to attend, firstly to show the importance and secondly to cheer for the Hong Kong United.
The Guangdong team did not dare to snub, and specially recalled four international players from the national team: Rong Zhixing, Cai Jinbiao, He Jia and Ou Weiting.
Such an operation is extremely rare, and under the professional football system, the international football training does not even participate in the league, which shows that the whole country attaches great importance to the provincial Hong Kong Cup.
There is an episode here: a reader interacted with me, he couldn't buy a ticket back then, he could only wait for a refund, but he was busy for a long time. On the way home, I saw the Hong Kong team bus, and I didn't know what chicken blood was beaten, so I stopped it directly.
He asked the Hong Kong team members if they had extra money, but he didn't expect that No. 7 Feng Zhiming had one given to him, which was really magical.
At that time, the whole Yuexiu Mountain was overcrowded, and finally with Ou Weiting's goal, he defeated Hong Kong by one goal.
A week later, the two teams moved to the Hong Kong Government Stadium, and although Guangdong played away, they were unapologetic with a goal each from Ho Jia, Koo Kwongming and Au Wai Ting, defeating Hong Kong United 4-1 over two legs to win the inaugural Hong Kong Cup.
Unsurprisingly, the game has long been more than just a race.
Before the game, both players and fans completely smeared each other, but during the game, the two sides began to communicate on a large scale, and opening up became the main theme, providing us with the basic conditions for going out.
2. Hong Kong United is not far behind
On December 30, 79, the second provincial and Hong Kong Cup was held as scheduled.
Due to the loss of the first competition, Hong Kong attaches great importance to this competition. At this time, the captain of the Hong Kong team, Kwok Ka-ming, retired (this person was the manager of the Hong Kong team in the 5.19 tragedy), and Seiko midfielder Wu Guoxiong served as the captain.
Guangdong team Gu Zai and He Jia are training in Italy, adding Wu Yuhua, Chen Yuliang and others.
Hong Kong won the first leg with a header from Lau Wing-yep, and the two teams drew in the second leg, and Hong Kong finally won the game.
It is worth mentioning that in the Yuexiu Mountain game, Guangdong won a controversial indirect free kick in the Hong Kong penalty area, but Yung Zhixing deliberately kicked the ball out of the bottom line to win everyone's respect.
In addition, after the first leg, Guangdong also played a match against Hamburg in Hong Kong, and 3:3 became a classic foreign match.
3. It's wonderful that you come and go
On 18 January 81, with Chen Xirong's only away goal in the third Provincial Hong Kong Cup, Guangdong recaptured the Provincial Hong Kong Cup again, and Yung Zhixing replaced He Jia as the captain to lift the trophy.
In the fourth session, the Hong Kong United began to replenish foreign aid, and its strength was improved again.
However, the situation of the Guangdong team is not good.
At that time, Rong Zhixing, Gu Guangming, Cai Jinbiao and others were rushing to the national team to prepare for the play-offs between the 82 World Preliminary Round and New Zealand, and Sin Dixiong could only lead a group of young players with an average age of 22 years old.
In the first leg away to Hong Kong United, Wong Junwei's penalty was saved by a foreign goalkeeper to get a draw. On January 12, although the starry night came to the scoring opener, he was still reversed by two goals in a row, and Wu Guoxiong won the Provincial Hong Kong Cup for the second time as the captain of Hong Kong.
In the first four sessions, you and I came and went, and that was called a wonderful exception. Since then, Guangdong has won six provincial and Hong Kong cups.
Third, the three internal aid achieved the classic war
The Hong Kong United began to use foreign aid from the fourth session, but the Guangdong team did not have this condition, and there was no foreign aid under the professional system at that time, until...
On December 13, 93, Wu Qunli's farewell battle was held in Yuexiu Mountain, and a generation of famous strikers was retired.
After the match, the national team disbanded on the spot, and the players returned separately, but only three remained.
Xu Hong, Fan Zhiyi and Su Maozhen will participate in the 16th Provincial Hong Kong Cup, which will start immediately.
In the last two legs, Hong Kong United won the trophy 2:1 against Guangdong after three years, and they are full of confidence.
Unexpectedly, three internal helpers joined to achieve a big reversal classic competition.
On January 9, 94, Guangdong played away to Hong Kong United, and the opponent played fiercely at home, knocking on the door guarded by Au Chuliang in the 13th minute of the game.
The Guangdong team naturally did not want to admit defeat, but the three internal aides obviously did not have a tacit understanding with the whole team, and they were always awkward. In the end, Guangdong lost by two goals.
The second leg was held at the Guangdong People's Stadium on January 16.
At that time, it was difficult to find a ticket, and the game became the focus of everyone's discussion after tea, hoping that the Guangdong team could reverse.
However, in the 35th minute, Hong Kong United again took advantage of a corner kick to score and lead 3-0 on aggregate.
But no one expected that the good play had just begun, and only 3 minutes later, Mai Chao received a pass from his teammate, and calmly shot back a point in the box.
Before the end of the first half, Fan Zhiyi inserted at high speed in the back row, jumped high in front of the goalkeeper and scored with a header, and Guangdong chased two goals in a row.
In the second half, Fan Zhiyi almost scored with a long-range shot from 35 meters away from the goal, and then Su Maozhen's low shot scared the opposing goalkeeper into a cold sweat.
Then Peng Weiguo's free-kick shot was lifted out of the bottom line...
Guangdong attacked aggressively until the last minutes when the whole team pressed the attack, and Xu Hong received the ball in the penalty area and turned around and shot hard to tie the score.
Great reversal!
No one expected that this ball would play like this and end up in extra time.
In extra time, Fan Zhiyi was sent off by the referee for a flying tackle with both feet in defense, while the Hong Kong United manager also received a red card for dissatisfaction with the referee.
General Fan's red card became the first red card in the history of the Provincial Hong Kong Cup, which can be regarded as creating history!
Hong Kong United missed a penalty in the penalty shootout, and Guangdong tied the reverse with three goals behind, staging a classic scene.
IV. Postscript
With the rapid development of China's economy over time, the provincial and Hong Kong Cup has gradually returned to the game itself, but it has long become an indispensable part of Guangdong football.
Although the Hong Kong Cup has been temporarily suspended, it is believed that it will reopen one day.
The competition carries the memory of a generation and plays a role that is far greater than the competition itself, and is worth cherishing by all.
Maybe in the near future, everything will restart again...