HK football team heads to semi-finals in Asiad after 1-0 win over Iran

Hong Kong football team stunned Iran 1-0 in the Hangzhou Asian Games quarterfinals on Sunday, heading to the semi-finals for the first time.

Striker Poon Pui-hin scored the only goal of the match in the 47th minute after the two teams struggled to find the net in the heated first half.

Shortly after, Iran put Hong Kong under pressure, but the players failed to capitalize on their chances.

Hong Kong will meet Japan, who defeated North Korea 2-1 in other quarterfinals, in the semi-finals on Wednesday (Oct 4).

The Asian Games men’s football squads are made up of under-23 players, with three older players allowed, but the age limit has been extended to under-24 for this edition because the games were delayed by a year.