Hong Kong boss Andersen eyeing Cambodia, Brunei as sacrificial lambs to help break side’s scoring curse
- Head coach Andersen remains upbeat Hong Kong can end year-long goal drought from 2-0 win over Myanmar last September
- He will also have month-long preparation for AFC Asian Cup finals in Qatar with three high quality training matches in Middle East
Hong Kong will play internationals against one of the only sides they have managed to score against in the past year, and a team ranked almost 50 places below them, as Jorn Andersen looks for two confidence-boosting wins next month.
With Asia zone qualifying for the next World Cup on the horizon, Hong Kong are expected to play Cambodia in Phnom Penh on September 7 and then host Brunei four days later during Fifa’s international window.
A 1-1 draw with Singapore in March at Hong Kong Stadium came courtesy of a Lionel Tan Han Wei own goal, and that is the last time the team got on the score sheet in any fashion.
Cambodia though were beaten 3-0 at the qualifiers in June last year, and Andersen is hoping a similar performance will kick-start his side’s attack.
“It is important to score goals before the World Cup qualifiers which will begin in October,” Andersen said. “We beat Cambodia in the Asian Cup qualifiers last year and are confident of repeating it to boost the team confidence.”
