United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Asian Cup
United Arab Emirates
  • 34': Sultan Adil Alamiri (P)
  • 52': Zayed Sultan
  • 90'+5': Yahya Al Ghassani (P)
FT
3 - 1
Hong Kong
  • 49': Chan Siu Kwan

About

United Arab Emirates are hosting Hong Kong at Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Asian Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Orr with a headed pass.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Li Ngai Hoi (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Foul by Li Ngai Hoi (Hong Kong, China).
  • 4': Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Li Ngai Hoi (Hong Kong, China).
  • 5': Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Philip Chan Siu Kwan (Hong Kong, China).
  • 8': Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tan Chun Lok.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bader Nasser.
  • 12': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Chan Shinichi.
  • 13': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Li Ngai Hoi.
  • 15': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China).
  • 15': Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Abdulla Idrees (United Arab Emirates).
  • 17': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Philip Chan Siu Kwan (Hong Kong, China).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Lima with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Tan Chun Lok (Hong Kong, China).
  • 18': Yahia Nader (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zayed Sultan.
  • 22': Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Abdulla Idrees (United Arab Emirates).
  • 23': Abdulla Idrees (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Tan Chun Lok (Hong Kong, China) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Matt Orr (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Hong Kong, China. Conceded by Abdulla Idrees.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tan Chun Lok with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China).
  • 27': Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tan Chun Lok.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Oliver Gerbig (Hong Kong, China) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 31': Delay in match (Hong Kong, China).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': VAR Decision: Penalty United Arab Emirates.
  • 33': Oliver Gerbig (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 34': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Hong Kong, China 0. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Offside, United Arab Emirates. Caio Canedo is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Matt Orr (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Max Poon Pui Hin.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Caio Canedo.
  • 40': Foul by Tan Chun Lok (Hong Kong, China).
  • 40': Yahia Nader (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates).
  • 41': Wu Chun Ming (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Hong Kong, China. Conceded by Khalifa Al Hammadi.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Matt Orr (Hong Kong, China) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tan Chun Lok with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Li Ngai Hoi (Hong Kong, China).
  • 45'+1': Tahnoon Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Tan Chun Lok.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates).
  • 45'+4': Oliver Gerbig (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 1, Hong Kong, China 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 1, Hong Kong, China 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Tahnoon Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdulla Idrees.
  • 49': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Hong Kong, China 1. Philip Chan Siu Kwan (Hong Kong, China) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Everton Camargo with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tahnoon Al Zaabi.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdulla Idrees with a headed pass.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Goal! United Arab Emirates 2, Hong Kong, China 1. Zayed Sultan (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Offside, Hong Kong, China. Philip Chan Siu Kwan is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Li Ngai Hoi (Hong Kong, China).
  • 56': Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Tahnoon Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdalla Ramadan.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wu Chun Ming.
  • 58': Corner, Hong Kong, China. Conceded by Zayed Sultan.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Chan Shinichi (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Hong Kong, China. Conceded by Bader Nasser.
  • 59': Offside, Hong Kong, China. Li Ngai Hoi is caught offside.
  • 60': Caio Canedo (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Orr.
  • 66': Foul by Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates).
  • 66': Max Poon Pui Hin (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Stefan Pereira replaces Max Poon Pui Hin.
  • 67': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Michael Udebuluzor replaces Yue Tze Nam.
  • 67': Offside, United Arab Emirates. Fábio Lima is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Hamad replaces Tahnoon Al Zaabi.
  • 68': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Yahya Al Ghassani replaces Fábio Lima.
  • 69': Offside, Hong Kong, China. Matt Orr is caught offside.
  • 71': Hand ball by Michael Udebuluzor (Hong Kong, China).
  • 71': Foul by Zayed Sultan (United Arab Emirates).
  • 71': Stefan Pereira (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Philip Chan Siu Kwan.
  • 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty United Arab Emirates.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Yahia Nader (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Chan Shinichi (Hong Kong, China) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates).
  • 78': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Wong Wai replaces Philip Chan Siu Kwan.
  • 79': Foul by Oliver Gerbig (Hong Kong, China).
  • 79': Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Abdulla Idrees (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Everton Camargo (Hong Kong, China).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Yahia Nader (United Arab Emirates).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ali Salmin replaces Yahia Nader because of an injury.
  • 83': Foul by Michael Udebuluzor (Hong Kong, China).
  • 83': Zayed Sultan (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Wu Chun Ming.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdalla Ramadan with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdalla Ramadan.
  • 88': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ahmad Jamil replaces Abdalla Ramadan.
  • 88': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Khalid Al Hashemi replaces Zayed Sultan.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Matt Orr (Hong Kong, China) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chan Shinichi.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Wong Wai (Hong Kong, China) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Vas Núñez replaces Tan Chun Lok.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Jesse Yu Joy Yin replaces Li Ngai Hoi.
  • 90'+1': Ali Salmin (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Matt Orr (Hong Kong, China).
  • 90'+2': Penalty United Arab Emirates. Yahya Al Ghassani draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Chan Shinichi (Hong Kong, China) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty United Arab Emirates.
  • 90'+5': Goal! United Arab Emirates 3, Hong Kong, China 1. Yahya Al Ghassani (United Arab Emirates) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Michael Udebuluzor (Hong Kong, China) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chan Shinichi with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Sultan Adil (United Arab Emirates) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yahya Al Ghassani with a cross.
  • 90'+11': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Michael Udebuluzor (Hong Kong, China) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+11': Hand ball by Michael Udebuluzor (Hong Kong, China).
  • 90'+13': VAR Decision: No Goal United Arab Emirates 3-1 Hong Kong, China.
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, United Arab Emirates 3, Hong Kong, China 1.
  • 0': Match ends, United Arab Emirates 3, Hong Kong, China 1.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
28.8 Possession 71.2
16 SHOTS 21
5 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
105 Accurate Passes 412
199 Passes 519
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 84
26 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 16
12 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 6
21 Effective Clearances 24
21 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 15,586

Line-Ups

UAE United Arab Emirates (4-3-3)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
26 Bader Nasser
12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
2 Abdullah Idrees Yellow Card
3 Zayed Sultan
15 Yahia Nader
18 Abdalla Ramadan
8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi
23 Sultan Adil Alamiri
10 Fábio Lima
11 Caio Canedo
United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
Hassan Hamza, Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali, Ali Salmin, Mohamad Al-Attas, Ahmed Abdulla Jamil, Ali Saleh Amro, Ali Mabkhout, Ali Khaseif, Harib Abdalla, Yahya Al Ghassani, Khalid Hashemi, Abdelrahman Saleh.

HKG Hong Kong (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Hung-Fai Yapp (GK)
13 Ngai Hoi Li
3 Gerbig Oliver Yellow Card
17 Shinichi Chan
21 Tze-Nam Yue Yellow Card
8 Chun-Lok Tan
16 Chan Siu Kwan
6 Wu Chun-Ming
9 Matthew Orr
14 Poon Pui Hin
11 Everton Camargo
Hong Kong Substitutes:
Wai Wong, Ka-Wing Tse, Vas Nuñez, Sun Ming-Him, Stefan Figueiredo Pereira, Michael Udebuluzor, Yingzhi Ju, Ng Wai Him, Lam Hin Ting, Yu Joy Yin, Chang Hei Yin, Tsz-Chun Law.

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