[Tilu News]The “FWD Insurance Lunar New Year Cup” performed today (13th), the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, ended successfully with 20,340 spectators. The world star team is composed of 17 world-class stars. Former World Footballer Li Huadu and Spanish World Cup striker David Weiner each scored twice. Sennu star Pilis each made a contribution and beat the Hong Kong Stars 7:3. Football Association President Bei Junqi said after the game that feedback from all walks of life showed that this senior game was the most successful in a series of recent exhibition games and may provide a new direction for holding the Lunar New Year Cup in the future.
A group of football stars took a rare photo with guest performer Liu Yingting.
Hong Kong’s retired disabled “flying man” So Wa Wai (right) also attended the event.
“Chen Qi” put on the 1+6 jersey and went into battle.
The Lunar New Year Cup, which has been suspended for four years, has been revived this year. It is also the third foreign team match held in Hong Kong in a short period of time, following the “World Football Legends Cup” on the 20th of last month and the Inter Miami exhibition match on the 4th of this month. The Lunar New Year Cup World Star Team is star-studded, with 17 members including 7 World Cup champions: Li Huadu, Peiol, Madaras, Dibiaro, Todi, Pilis and David Weiner. After arriving, they attended many public events. The activities were very friendly to the people, which was very different from the “black mouth and black face” situation of Metz earlier.
Come to today’s actual play, the World Stars team is guarded by David James, with defense of Peol, Lekadu Kahuanu, Madaras, and Shiveda, and midfielders of Hualang, Wendida, Li Huadu, and Todi. , forwards DiBialu and David Weiner. The Hong Kong Stars team is guarded by Fan Junye. The four-man defense is Tang Jianwen, Gao Nilu, Chen Weihao and Li Weiwen. The midfielders are Li Jianwo, Santos, Zhu Shauji and Chen Zhikang. The double forwards are Chen Zhaoqi and Ou Weilun.
The visiting team’s lineup is full of stars, but they can’t bully the home team. Li Huadu and Todi are commanding in the midfield, Dibialu and David Werner are constantly working on the front line, and even the right goalkeeper Peol Walk up and down. The first goal came in the 10th minute. Li Huadu received a cross pass from close range and hit the ball, setting off a great victory. Fan Junye’s line of sight was blocked and he could only watch the ball go into the net. In the 21st minute, it was Todi’s turn to show off his power. He hit the far post from a narrow position on the right, and the away team took the lead to 2:0.
6 minutes later, Wendida performed his own performance. He first passed Chen Weihao through “Tongkengqu”, then pushed right and left to avoid the oncoming Fan Junye, and then slowly looked at the shot to score 3:0. Li Huadu, who is good at inversions, did not use his special skills in this game, but before half-time, he bent his left foot to the far post and hooked the net. Fan Junye could only smile bitterly after missing the fourth goal.
Since the match was only a friendly match, there was no limit on the number of substitutions between the two sides. Both armies made adjustments, and the home team was replaced by Ye Honghui. In the 55th minute, Li Kanglian shot a single shot on the post, and Liang Zhenbang made a first-time make-up to tie the score at 1:4. The atmosphere at the scene became even more intense. As the game became more intense, the fans began to make waves. The away team did not slack off because of their big lead. David Weiner volleyed in the 63rd minute to make it 5:1. Pillis, who came on in the second half, delivered another wonderful shot in the 75th minute. After last month’s World Football Legends Cup, he scored in Hong Kong and opened the score to 6:1.
Weiner scored his first goal.
Two minutes later, it was the Hong Kong team’s turn to show off its power. The active Li Kanglian shot from a narrow position on the left and broke through the ten-finger pass of Zulius Shisa. The home team chased 2:6. But 2 minutes later, David Wei took the first step from the 12-yard point. Ye Honghui scored the goal with a wave of players, and the visiting team scored the seventh goal. With the encouragement of all the fans, the home team still did not give up. In stoppage time, Ankis scored a single goal and gave the fans his 10th goal of the day. The home team won 3:7.
After receiving their awards after the game, the stars continued to show their people-friendly nature and even walked around the stadium to sign autographs and take photos for fans. Regarding the attendance of more than 20,000 people throughout the day, Jin Weiming, chairman of International Entertainment Management Co., Ltd. (ProEvents), which organizes the event, believes that “it can be higher”: “As an organizer, of course we hope that more fans can enter the venue, and it is always cost-effective. Philippines, it seems that Peor and Todi brought their families to Hong Kong, and we also arranged air tickets and accommodation. However, the Lunar New Year Cup has been suspended for several years, and the atmosphere today is still lively. I hope that this tradition of this earth can be continued and let people Fans who were unhappy earlier became happy.”
Argentinian football king Metz caused a stir when he visited Hong Kong with Inter Miami earlier. Jin Weiming admitted that it had a certain impact on today’s event. “Fans may be worried before the game whether any players will miss out, but there is always a chance to host the Seniors Tournament and club events.” Respectively, before inviting the stars to visit Hong Kong, we specifically asked them if they were injured, so that they could understand the significance of the exhibition match. Most of these retired stars have a mentality of enjoying football. When invited to Hong Kong, they really want to perform on the field. The contract terms are not like It’s like a club exhibition match.” He added that the situation when Metz sat in front of the entire audience earlier was “really special”, but it would not hinder his efforts to invite more foreign teams to visit Hong Kong in the future. According to the company’s past hosting or co-organizing With the rich experience of European football giants such as Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain visiting Hong Kong, those invited in the future will also have brand guarantees, and it is not ruled out that another grand event will be held this summer. Football Association President Bei Junqi is also satisfied with this year’s response: “Reactions from all walks of life show that this senior game is the most successful in a series of recent exhibition games. This new direction can also be considered when hosting the Lunar New Year Cup in the future.”
Pictures and text: Mai Jingzhi, Kasnas, Vincent
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”Lunar New Year Cup | World stars show off their worth and score goals to entertain 20,000 fans」
2024-02-19 14:06:47
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