Hong Kong’s win over India at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday will be talked about for years and earned a golden chance to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, according to coach Ashley Westwood. A third successive goalless draw looked on the cards before Stefan Pereira’s stoppage-time penalty sparked wild celebrations among home fans….
This is part two of the Post’s exclusive wide-ranging interview with Ashley Westwood, Hong Kong’s football head coach. You can read part one here. Football loves a rivalry, and pitting Hong Kong against its fellow financial hub of Singapore works on multiple levels. These two “Asian tigers”, drawn together in qualifying matches for the 2027…
Ashley Westwood asked for advice from Alex Ferguson when weighing up his Hong Kong job offer, but the Englishman has said he knew he could not resist trying to improve an “underperforming” team. In a wide-ranging interview with the Post six months after replacing the popular Jorn Andersen as the city’s football head coach, Westwood…
The Eastern head coach, Roberto Losada, issued a no-celebrations directive to his players after they beat listless Lee Man 1-0 to win the Senior Shield on Thursday. Victor Bertomeu headed the only goal after 32 minutes at Mong Kok Stadium to gain some redemption for Eastern, who suffered painful losses to Kitchee in the 2023…
Guangdong head coach Zhou Suian has tried to build bridges after two of his players baited Hong Kong supporters during Wednesday’s heated Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup second-leg clash. Home fans threw drinks in paper cups and other objects at Guangdong’s opening goalscorer Behram Abduweli at Hong Kong Stadium, after he cavorted in front of them following…
Hong Kong’s bid to win back the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup was wrecked by a late strike from Xia Dalong, as the mainland visitors won a chaotic and bad-tempered clash 2-1 on Wednesday night. The hosts appeared to have all the momentum after Kyle Lau Ka-kiu struck shortly after half-time, following a first-half opener from Behram…