India vs Hong Kong: India eye a hat-trick of wins in the Asian Cup Qualifiers when they face table toppers, Hong Kong on Tuesday in Kolkata.
Match Details:
Teams: India vs Hong Kong
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadi, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: Tuesday 14th June, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
India come into this after beating Afghanistan 2-1 in their previous clash on Saturday.
Chhetri broke the deadlock with a beauty of a freekick to give India the lead before Amiri equalized with two minutes to play. But Samad’s strike in extra time ensured successive wins for the Blue Tigers as they stayed in 2nd place on the table with 6 points from 2 matches.
On the other hand, Hong Kong beat Cambodia 3-0 in their previous clash on Saturday to make it successive victories.
Elliot, Him and Chan scored for the visitors as Hong Kong stayed top of the table with 2 wins from their quota of matches.
India and HK have qualified for the Asian Cup. Hence, this is a chance for either side to finish top of the table and prepare for the Asian Cup main event using momentum.
Form Guide
India: WWLLW
Hong Kong: WWLLL
⏰ FT | 🇰🇭 Cambodia 0️⃣- 3️⃣ Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Complete domination from Jorn Andersen’s men who make it Back-to-back wins in Group D💪#ACQ2023 | #CAMvHKG pic.twitter.com/zMN7Sy7jMw
— #AFCU23 (@afcasiancup) June 11, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Afghanistan 1-2 India
Cambodia 0-3 Hong Kong
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of India vs Hong Kong in India?
The match is live streamed on Hotstar VIP and Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Star Sports 3.
🥳 HERE WE COME 🥳
As Palestine 🇵🇸 defeat Philippines 🇵🇭 in Group 🅱️, the #BlueTigers 🐯 🇮🇳 have now secured back-to-back qualifications for the @afcasiancup 🤩#ACQ2023 🏆 #BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/3aNjymWLSm
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 14, 2022
Team News
There are no injury concerns or suspensions for either side ahead of this clash.
India possible 11:
Sandhu, Singh, Ali, Jhingan, Mishra, Kuruniyan, Wangjam, Singh, Colaco, Chhetri and M Singh
Hong Kong possible 11:
Fai, Nam, Lim, Wa, Ho, Kwan, Yang, Wai, Chun, Orr and Khan
Prediction: India 1-1 Hong Kong
With the qualification ensured, we see both teams playing with a little bit of freedom.
India has the support and have shown good form with the wins. However, Hong Kong’s recent successes shows they can’t be underestimated.
We see a thrilling draw take place as both sides have decent attacking range.
