Hong Kong will face Japan in its second match in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic on Saturday afternoon. Match venue for the battle is Busan Gudeok Stadium and kick-off time is set for 7:30pm. (Busan, Korea Republic, local time)
Despite falling short against host-national Korea Republic 0:2 in the opening game, Hong Kong showed tremendous grit throughout the battle and even managed to threaten the Korea Republic goal through speedy counter-attacks. Helio Goncalves was rock-solid in defense for Hong Kong, while Huang Yang and Tan Chun-lok patrolled the midfield with endless running and determination. Up-front, striker James Ha managed to put the Korea Republic defense under pressure with his blazing speed and nearly scored Hong Kong’s first goal in this year’s competition......
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10MA TOPICS! [HONG KONG FA] Hong Kong set to lock horns against Japan in EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final
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