Another historical night at Mong Kok stadium saw Hong Kong hold favorites China to an incredibly intense nil-nil draw. With global interest and an audiences of millions across both Hong Kong and China, the game proved to be worthy of the occasion and build up as both sides managed to strike both post and bar on several occasions. This may have been the second round of Asian World Cup qualifying but the noise, passion, atmosphere and action was electrifying. Aside from the stadium, bars and public screenings were packed out with fans desperate to join the action.
As the game progressed, China became more and more desperate as they realized the significance of not defeating Hong Kong and what it would do to their World Cup qualifying chances. Hong Kong held out till the end and gave their fans all across the city and around the world an incredible memory and of course…Pride.
More In-depth analysis soon.
Pictures from this historical game by Willio, JRP Borthwick, Ryan Kam, Christopher KL Lau
- Captains of both teams
- Hong Kong Flag
- Yapp
- Hong Kong Fans
- A passionate crowd
- Hong Kong Fans
- One Minute Silence
- China Away support
- Injured players
- China fans
- At the end of the Game
- Hong Kong Attack
- The fans at the Game
- Hong Kong on the Attack
- Police at the Game
- Hong Kong Attacks
- Hong Kong disallowed Goal
- Hong Kong Fans
- Saluting the Crowd
- Hong Kong Fans
- Alain Perrin
- Captain Yapp
- Coach Kim
- Hong Kong at the End
- Towards the end
- China shot on target
- Hong Kong celebrate the final whistle
- Hong Kong Attack
- China FreeKick
- Wang Dalei joins the attack
- Team Huddles
- China Fans
- China Fans
- Hong Kong Team
- The passion and the glory
- Fans at the game
- World Media at the Game
- Police at the game
- Hong Kong Team
- Yapp and Zheng Zhi
- Zheng Zhi
- Hong Kong’s Disallowed Goal
- China pray for a goal
- Hong Kong and their fans
- No one in goal for China as they Seek Goal
- Hong Kong acknowledge the Fans
- One Minute Silence
- Wang Dalei
- Hong Kong Flag
- Hong Kong Fans
- The Scoreboard Tells its own Story
- China Fans
- Hong Kong Fans
- Mask of the Hong Kong Coach
- Time Runs out for China
- National Anthem
- Hong Kong Celebrate with Fans
- Team Huddles
- Jaimes McKee
