1-2! The national soccer team tasted defeat again, this time the opponent was a compatriot Hong Kong team, which is too cruel. Excited fans were outraged, saying: "It's shameless! Facing Oman, you can't even beat them. Although the Hong Kong team is called "provincial team", but the national football team still lost. It is difficult to predict whether the Asian Cup group stage can be advanced. Before the game, some fans teased that the national football team may lose to Hong Kong, but this is obviously just a joke. They did not expect that the national soccer team would really lose, which provoked public anger!
The national soccer team has never let down the fans on their way to make things difficult for the nation's fans. On New Year's Day, the national soccer team first lost to Vietnam and then to Hong Kong. In the pre-Asian Cup warm-up match completed in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the first match beat the A.B. team, Regional Sports, but accidentally conceded a goal. The next two matches were lost, 0-2 and 1-2 against Oman and Hong Kong respectively. The Hong Kong team is ranked 150th by FIFA and is a real "fishbowl".
The national soccer team was ranked 79th before the warm-up match, 71 places above the Hong Kong team! After two consecutive A-League losses, the national soccer team's FIFA points dropped, with Oman being deducted 2.38 points and Hong Kong being deducted 3.63 points. Fans are worried about the Asian Cup group exit! Asian Cup rivals Hong Kong are ranked higher in the FIFA rankings, with hosts Qatar ranked 58th in the world, Tajikistan 106th and Lebanon 107th.
Yankovic lined up 442 starting lineup as: goalkeeper Liu Dianzha, returnee Wu Shaochong, Jiang Guangtai form a center back combination, Li Lei, Xu Haofeng guarding the bilateral, the midfield foursome of Wei Shihao, Wu Xi, Wang Shangyuan, Liu Bunbin, Tanlong, Wu Lei form a double striker combination. Hong Kong's starting lineup is Tse Ka Wing, Chen Jin Yi, Ru Zi Nan, Li Yi Kai, Elio, Hu Jin Ming, Chan Chun Lok, Zheng Zhaogun, Zu Lian Nu, Ai Wah Tung, and An Yong Jia.
In the opening nine minutes, Wu Lei's shot was parried by the goalkeeper and Tan Long added a successful shot to give the national soccer team a 1-0 lead. However, on 34 minutes, Wu Xi strained the posterior muscle group of his right thigh in a fight with striker Zulianu, and Wang Qiuming came on as a substitute. At the end of the half, the national football team was leading 1-0, and some fans thought that the national football team was "stable". In the second half, however, there was a sudden change in the situation: in the 54th minute, Poon Pui Hin scored a goal to make the score 1-1, followed by Wang Shangyuan's red. In the 59th minute, Poon Pui Hin scored twice, and Hong Kong overtook the national team by 2-1!
In the 63rd minute, a coach of the national soccer team was sent off with a red card. In the 72nd minute, Wu Shaocong was red-carded again, and the national soccer team played 9 to 11! They were unable to equalize the score, and were eventually reversed by Hong Kong. Fans called the national soccer team "shameless" precisely because they lost, lost! A warm-up game actually got three red cards, some people can not help but wonder: how did this actually do? According to the analysis of the German turn Zhu Yi, the first red card of the national football team is Wang Shangyuan's rude comments to the referee, and the second is Wu Shaochong's dangerous action hurt the head of the Hong Kong player.
How much longer can Jankovic hold out? If he can't hold on any longer, he might as well negotiate amicably with the CFA and resign voluntarily.
