[Sports in Doha]Hong Kong football team will take the lead in Group C of the 2023 Asian Cup on Thursday (18th) in the first match of the second round. The United Arab Emirates, which defeated Hong Kong football team in the last game, will face Palestine. Although the United Arab Emirates opened the scoring early in the first half, the backbone Hammadi took the lead later, and his partner also scored an own goal after changing sides. As a result, ten men responded and were besieged for most of the half, forcing Palestine to draw. One point for each team means that if Hong Kong football loses all three points against Iran on Friday (19th), it will have to defeat Palestine in the final round to have a chance to qualify with one of the best third-place teams.
A large number of Palestinian fans came to support the game.
It rained heavily early in the game.
UAE scored first from Aramili (left).
Hamadi (right) pulled down Daba to lead the red and lose twelve yards.
Tan Ma missed the shot by twelve yards.
The United Arab Emirates defeated Hong Kong FC 3:1 in the last battle. The goal difference before the game was not as good as Iran, which ranked second in Group C. Palestine, which lost to Iran 1:4, is currently at the bottom of the list. Most of the players in Palestine, which has been devastated by war over the past year, come from the “local” league, but the suspension of competition due to the fighting has made it doubly difficult for the team to prepare for the game. However, in this match against the United Arab Emirates, which is ranked 35th in the world, Palestine had a large number of fans in attendance. More than 80% of the more than 41,000 people in the stadium cheered for Palestine, making the southern stadium feel like the team’s home stadium.
Encouraged by the fans, Palestine had many offensive attacks in the early stages, but they were resolved one by one by UAE captain keeper Khalid Eisa. The United Arab Emirates opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. S. Sultan Adil received a cross and headed it in the penalty area. He scored two consecutive goals after the match against Hong Kong Football Team. However, the turning point of the game came in the 37th minute. Palestine’s Oday Dabbagh broke into the penalty area and was pulled down by Khalifa Al Hammadi. After watching the VAR clip, the ball referee whistled a 12-yard penalty and showed a red card. Although Tamer Seyam was rescued by Elsa, Palestine began to besiege the United Arab Emirates.
Nasha (the one who fell to the ground) made an own goal.
Palestine almost tied the game in first-half stoppage time, but Musab Al Battat’s cross bounced high and was cleared by Al Hashemi in front of the white line. The defensive United Arab Emirates changed sides and almost pulled away at a disadvantage, but Aidil’s shot from a narrow angle was saved by the goalkeeper. Burroughs, who survived the catastrophe, managed to get a draw in the 50th minute as UAE stalwart Bader Nasser headed Tamma’s cross from the left into his own net. After tying the score, Palestine was full of momentum, but UAE goalkeeper Elsa repeatedly saved the ball and kept the team from losing. In the end, the two teams played 1:1. The United Arab Emirates temporarily topped the list with four points from the two games, while Palestine temporarily surpassed Hong Kong Football Team with one point and moved into third place.
This result also has an impact on Hong Kong Football Team’s bid to qualify. Since Hong Kong Football Team will face Iran, the strongest team in the same group, on Friday, if the latter defeats Hong Kong Football Team, it will qualify six points early, and the United Arab Emirates will almost certainly get at least the best third place. If the Hong Kong Football Team scores zero points in the two games, it will have to score all three points in the final game against Palestine next Tuesday (22nd) in order to advance to the top 16 with one of the best third-place teams.
Pictures and text: Mai Jingzhi
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Asian Cup·Direct Attack]Palestine played one more player and only competed with the UAE Hong Kong Football Team to qualify. The situation turned bad.」
2024-01-18 21:43:37
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