昨天(3月5日)在河內舉行的2015亞洲盃外圍賽E組最後一輪賽事,香港代表隊在My Dinh National Stadium雨戰下作賽,港隊於上半場25分鐘及下半場67分鐘被對手射成2:0,雖然於下半場80分鐘由林嘉緯射罰球中楣下,盧均宜補中追成1:2,但事隔3分鐘再被主隊攻破大門,最終以1:3落敗,以6戰1勝1和1負獲4分,於E組排第3名完成今屆賽事,無緣出線。
Captain Marvel Talks about Hong Kong’s Unsuccessful Asian Cup Qualifying Quest
Hong Kong returned to town on Thursday afternoon after losing 3:1 against Vietnam in Honoi the night before. The team showed great improvement from their previous Asian Cup qualifying campaign by staying alive right until the very last game. Captain Chan Wai-ho spoke to the gathered media at the airport upon the team’s landing.
Hong Kong’s undisputed leader explained what happened on the loss against Vietnam. “I think we used the ball just as good, if not better, than our opponent throughout the game,” Chan said. “I guess the second goal really sucked quite some life out of us but we simply had no choice on the evening, as we were going out for a victory.”
Chan went on to talk about the main difference between Hong Kong and Vietnam on the evening. “We wanted to win the game and therefore our backline was pressing higher than we normally did,” Chan mentioned. “We wanted to win so we simply had no other choice but to play that way. I think a major difference between the two sides was how well our opponent capitalized on their chances while we squandered a few of ours.”