A much-anticipated clash between Hong Kong and InterMiami was staged at the Hong Kong Stadium on Sunday (4). Despite the absence of the much-anticipated Mace and Luis Suarez, InterMiami beat Hong Kong 4-1 in front of 38,323 spectators, much to the delight of the fans.
In this fierce battle, Hong Kong's goalkeeper Yip Hung Fai guarded the goal, Mikiel and Magos were in charge of organizing the attack, while Ewarton, Anya and Mingasoff formed the team's front line; while for Myamy, the four star players, namely, Mays, Suarez, Zodi Ebba and Busquets, were placed on the bench, with Mays even appearing on the bench in ordinary sneakers.
Hong Kong almost got on the scoreboard just eight minutes into the match, with Mikiel's free kick hitting the crossbar, followed by Yedilian's cross from the right and Sintra's shot over the crossbar. 27 minutes in, Lee Annadu Gambina's shot was blocked by Yip Hung Fai.
Towards the end of the first half, Miami warmed up the substitutes, but Messi didn't come on the field, and the fans immediately chanted "Messi". 40 minutes later, Robert Taillet advanced from the left side of the field, and Yip Hung Fai couldn't come back to the game, so Miami scored the first. 3 minutes later, Ai Wahton crossed from the left side of the field, and Ania took advantage of the opponent's mistake to equalize the score to 1-1. It's 1-1.
In the second half, Hong Kong made substitutions for Paul Lipson, Encha and Ibrahim, but Miami took the lead again in the 50th minute with a shot from Cintron, and six minutes later, Miami made it 3-1 when Lee Annadu Gambina scored in the 62nd minute after a substitution by Busquets and Zodi Ebba. 85 minutes later, Sinajin scored again to make it 4-1 in favor of Miami. The final score was 4-1 in favor of Miami. The fans were disappointed after the match as Mez and Suarez were not able to play, and chanted "refund! and "refund!"
Hong Kong head coach John Anderson and goalkeeper Yip Hung Fai attended the post-match press conference together. "Fai" thought that the quality of Miami's players was equally outstanding, saying, "It was an honor to play in front of so many fans. Although it was a shame not to play against Mays, the other players from Mayami played well and I enjoyed the game."
On the other hand, "An Shuai" thinks that the team only had a training session before the match, and the tacit understanding is not enough, he described the team's performance is not rude: "We played well in the first half, and the opponents were in a fierce confrontation, but in the second half we are too easy to lose position, which led to the team lost more chances of scoring goals. "
