The 2nd in Asia was defected, the 3rd main team left the team, the manager was stunned, and was eliminated by the Chinese "city team"
Hong Kong's 1-0 victory over Iran to advance to the last four is arguably the biggest upset created in the men's football competition at the Asian Games, and looking back at the promotion process of the two teams, I am afraid that it is difficult for anyone to expect such a result. Hong Kong U23 team withdrew from the group, with only Hong Kong and Uzbekistan left, regardless of the group stage results, and also lost both games in the group qualifying match against Uzbekistan, but Hong Kong's knockout road was suddenly lucky.
In the quarterfinals against Iran U23, the two teams had similar possession, proving that Hong Kong, China can still control the ball under the defense of Iran, and the players of Hong Kong China also fought hard to win this victory. However, it is worth mentioning that this victory is not only due to its own efforts, but also to the opponent's own problems. In fact, the Iranian team did not send a full main team in this game, and three main players left the team, and they left without the Iranian manager's knowledge.
After Iran's quarter-finals, Iran's three main players left Hangzhou overnight to join Persepolis FC in Doha to prepare for the upcoming AFC Champions League group stage. As they left immediately after the Asian Games match, their manager did not find out until the next day that all three of their players were not there and that they were all on their way to Doha. The departure of the three players was approved by the Iranian Football Association, and the Asian Games were not an international break, and the club had the right to recall players, but bypassed the Iranian manager, who found that his players were gone.
The Iranian Football Association thought that against Hong Kong, China did not need to exert its full strength, leaving the three main players would not affect much, and then returned to Hangzhou to continue playing in the semifinals after the AFC Champions League ended. Unexpectedly, these three main players did not have to come back, and the Iranian team was eliminated by the Hong Kong team in the quarterfinals. In fact, before this match, the manager of the Iranian team complained to the media about this, but at that time, no one expected to affect the result of the game, so they did not take it too seriously, and the Iranian Football Association is afraid that the intestines will regret.
Of course, we still have to congratulate the Hong Kong team, if it is changed to the national football team, even if the opponent sends all the substitutes, it will not win. We still have to recognize their efforts, this record making result, they achieved through hard work, they deserve this victory, they deserve to advance to the semi-finals. For the Chinese Asian Games team, we don't criticize them anymore, after all, it is normal to not win South Korea, and winning Qatar is already considered an extraordinary performance. The Chinese Asian Games team has been eliminated, and it is up to Hong Kong to do so.