0-3! Chinese fans finally went out of the home team, the Chinese Super League will be blown up, and the war-torn countries will come out with their heads held high
The final round of the group stage of the Asian Cup continued, and with Syria beating India 1-0, the national football team's Asian Cup journey ended early. But on the field, there is still another home team of Chinese fans fighting, and that is the Hong Kong men's football team. After returning to the Asian Cup after 56 years, Hong Kong, China suffered two consecutive defeats in the first two rounds, but the hope of promotion is still not lost. In the final round of life and death battles, Hong Kong, China's opponent is Palestine. After 90 minutes of competition, the Hong Kong, China team lost 0-3 to Palestine and finished at the bottom of the tournament with three consecutive defeats.
Hong Kong and Palestine are in Group C, which is also the Group of Death, with Iran and the UAE clearly ahead of them. In the first two rounds, Hong Kong, China played very tenacious. In the first game, Hong Kong, China was blown two penalties and finally lost 1-3 to the United Arab Emirates, but scored again in the Asian Cup after 56 years. In the second round against the powerful United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, China team only lost by 1 goal. This requires Hong Kong to win the final round if they are to have any hope of competing for the third place in the group with the better results. There is also no way back for the Palestinian team, a team that came out of the flames of war, and held on to a 1-1 draw with the UAE in the last round to get a point and keep their hopes.
In terms of starters, the single arrow of the Hong Kong team is the black player Michael who stayed in the German Second Division, An Yongjia and Everton fly on the wings, Chen Zhaojun, who has scored the national football goal, is at home, and there are Lawrence and Ru Zinan who play for the Chinese Super League team in the backline.
In the first half of the game, just 12 minutes into the opening game, the Hong Kong, China team suffered a blow. Palestine launched an offensive on the right, Batra crossed from the bottom, and Dabag's header beat Ru Zinan to score the first goal. In the 28th minute, Lawrence retired injured, and the Hong Kong team lost the core of the defense. Three minutes later, Chan hit high in the box and missed his best chance to equalise. At the end of the first half, Xie Jiarong saved the Palestinian team's close-range shot to keep the score of 0-1 at halftime.
In the second half, the Palestine team continued to attack at the beginning, and the Hong Kong, China team was very passive. In the 47th minute, the Palestinian team took the ball from the right side, and Zeid scored with a header. And this time, Ru Zinan once again became the background board, and the Hong Kong, China team fell behind by two goals. In the 60th minute, the Palestinian team quickly counterattacked, and Dabagneche scored a brace with a direct long-range shot. 0-3, the Hong Kong team collapsed. In the final minute of stoppage time, Hong Kong's Everton missed a chance to save face with a penalty that hit the crossbar. In the end, the score was fixed at 0-3.
Looking back on this game, on the one hand, the Hong Kong team of China lost because it left room after pressing and gave Palestine a chance in a row. On the other hand, Lawrence's injury has had a big impact. However, Ru Zinan, the main player who plays for Meizhou Hakka in the Chinese Super League, has been blown up in the Asian arena, which is not an embarrassment for the Chinese Super League? The pension rhythm of the Chinese Super League can no longer cope with the high-level events in Asia.
Palestine's group stage record is stuck at 4 points, 5 goals scored and 5 goals conceded, which has already ensured Palestine a place in the round of 16. This team that came out of the war was able to stand on the field of the knockout round of the Asian Cup, and their persistence in football was touching.