Hong Kong head coach Jorn Andersen wished Srecko Katanec a speedy recovery after the Uzbekistan boss fell ill and returned to Slovenia, ahead of the teams’ Fifa World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Assistant coach Ales Ceh, a Slovenia international under Katanec at the 2002 World Cup, will take charge of the hosts at the 34,000-capacity …
But a partisan crowd of 6,263 was briefly silenced four minutes after the break when Shomurodov tapped into an empty net. The visitors extended their lead with 24 minutes remaining when centre-back Rustamjon Ashurmatov capitalised on uncharacteristically lax defending to head home from a corner. This was Hong Kong’s first competitive match since their Asian …
“I met him at the weekend, and I am very happy with [the appointment],” Andersen said. “He has the same situation as Carlos [Anton, technical director until July 2023], who focused on many other things, and not too much on the first team. “He has good experience from England … and I think he can …
The FA have not moved to secure the 61-year-old on longer terms, despite his transformation of their representative team over a 27-month reign. Norwegian Andersen is focusing only on his team’s two World Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan. Photo: HKFA Andersen said the governing body had not spoken to him about its plans and he was …
Kitchee retained their Senior Shield title with a 2-1 extra-time victory over Eastern on Sunday, but the bare details do no justice to what winning head coach Kim Dong-jin called a “roller coaster” final at Mong Kok Stadium. The dramatic affair featured three red cards, two retaken penalties, after the original kicks were saved and …
The bulk of the 22-man party, however, is formed by players from the uplifting semi-final campaign at last year’s Asian Games. Hosaka, on media duties because head coach Jorn Andersen was travelling back from Qatar, said Hong Kong would overcome a preparation period consisting of only one training session, to adopt their familiar high-octane approach. …