40th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

40th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Event	Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
	Hong Kong won 4–2 on penalties
First leg
Date	4 January 2018
Venue	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Referee	Ng Chiu Kok
Attendance	5,341
Second leg
Date	7 January 2018
Venue	Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Referee	Ai Kun
	← 39th 41st →

The 40th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup was held on 4 and 7 January 2018.^[1]^[2] Hong Kong won their first title in five years after beating Guangdong in the penalty shoot-out.^[3]

Squads

Guangdong

Head coach: Chen Yuliang^[1]
Assistant coach: Chi Minghua, Yang Pengfeng, Chen Daying, Wu Yaqi^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Hou Yu	(1990-12-20)20 December 1990 (aged 27)	Meizhou Hakka
3	2DF	Guo Zichao	(1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 28)	Jiangxi Liansheng
5	3MF	Zhu Haiwei	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 26)	Hebei China Fortune
7	3MF	Zeng Chao	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 24)	Meixian Techand
8	4FW	Peng Junxian	(1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 21)	Guangzhou Evergrande
9	4FW	Xiao Zhi	(1985-05-28)28 May 1985 (aged 32)	Guangzhou R&F
10	3MF	Ye Chugui	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 23)	Guangzhou R&F
11	4FW	Liang Xueming	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 22)	Guizhou Hengfeng
12	1GK	Mai Gaoling	(1998-09-12)12 September 1998 (aged 19)	Guangzhou Evergrande
14	2DF	Huang Yuanqiang	(1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 20)	Guangzhou Evergrande
17	3MF	Yu Jianfeng	(1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 28)	Nantong Zhiyun
18	3MF	Deng Yubiao	(1997-06-08)8 June 1997 (aged 20)	Guangzhou Evergrande
19	2DF	Lin Juyuan	(1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 24)	Meizhou Hakka
23	3MF	Lu Lin (Captain)	(1985-02-03)3 February 1985 (aged 32)	Guangzhou R&F
24	3MF	Hu Weiwei	(1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 24)	Qingdao Jonoon
25	1GK	Han Feng	(1983-12-05)5 December 1983 (aged 34)	Guangzhou R&F
26	4FW	Yang Chaosheng	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 24)	Guangzhou Evergrande
27	3MF	Zhong Juzhan	(1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 24)	Hebei China Fortune
32	3MF	Chen Zhizhao	(1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 29)	Guangzhou R&F
35	3MF	Mai Jiajian	(1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 22)	Guangzhou R&F
55	2DF	Tu Dongxu	(1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 26)	Meixian Techand

Hong Kong

The final 21-man squad of Hong Kong was announced on 31 December 2017 and was composed of entirely local players.^[4]

Head Coach: Kwok Kar Lok

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Yuen Ho Chun	(1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 22)	Hong Kong Pegasus
2	2DF	Tsui Wang Kit	(1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 20)	Hong Kong Rangers
3	2DF	Chak Ting Fung	(1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 28)	Tai Po
4	2DF	Cheung Chi Yung (Captain)	(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 28)	Hong Kong Pegasus
5	2DF	Leung Kwun Chung	(1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 25)	Tai Po
6	3MF	Ngan Lok Fung	(1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 24)	Lee Man
7	4FW	Chuck Yiu Kwok	(1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 23)	Hong Kong Rangers
8	3MF	Tam Lok Hin	(1991-01-12)12 January 1991 (aged 26)	Yuen Long
9	4FW	Lo Kong Wai	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 25)	Eastern
10	3MF	Michael Luk	(1986-08-22)22 August 1986 (aged 31)	Southern District
11	3MF	Wong Tsz Ho	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 23)	Eastern
12	3MF	Lai Lok Yin	(1995-07-20)20 July 1995 (aged 22)	Hong Kong Rangers
14	2DF	Fong Pak Lun	(1993-04-14)14 April 1993 (aged 24)	Hong Kong Pegasus
15	2DF	Lau Hok Ming	(1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 22)	Southern District
16	3MF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 23)	Hong Kong Pegasus
17	3MF	Cheng Chin Lung	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 19)	Dreams
18	1GK	Tse Ka Wing	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 18)	Dreams
19	1GK	Chan Ka Ho	(1996-01-27)27 January 1996 (aged 21)	Yuen Long
20	4FW	Yuen Chun Sing	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 24)	Tai Po
21	2DF	Tse Long Hin	(1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 22)	Lee Man
22	3MF	Wu Chun Ming	(1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 20)	Hong Kong Pegasus

Match details

First leg

4 January 2018

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2–0	Guangdong
Cheung Chi Yung 79' Chuck Yiu Kwok 90+2'	Report	Tu Dongxu 26' Zhu Haiwei 78' Lin Juyuan 84' Hu Weiwei 89'

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong

Attendance: 5,341

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

Second leg

7 January 2018

15:30 UTC+8

Guangdong	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Hong Kong
Lu Lin 40' (pen.) Chak Ting Fung 68' (o.g.) Lu Lin 103' Chen Zhizhao 105' Tu Dongxu 108'	Report	Yuen Ho Chun 54' Leung Kwun Chung 67' Michael Luk 70' Wong Tsz Ho 90+5'
Penalties
Lu Lin Xiao Zhi Yang Chaosheng Liang Xueming	2 – 4	Leung Kwun Chung Chuck Yiu Kwok Li Ngai Hoi Wong Tsz Ho Tse Long Hin

Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong

Referee: Ai Kun (China PR)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 省港杯广东队名单曝光：卢琳领衔富力恒大各7人
^ 香港代表隊 - 初選名單
^ "第40屆省港盃次回合 - 廣東 2:0 香港 (總比數 2(2):2(4))". Hong Kong Football Association. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Hong Kong Representative Team Final Squad for the 40th GD-HK Cup". Hong Kong Football Association. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[sina-1] 省港杯广东队名单曝光：卢琳领衔富力恒大各7人

[2] 香港代表隊 - 初選名單

[3] "第40屆省港盃次回合 - 廣東 2:0 香港 (總比數 2(2):2(4))". Hong Kong Football Association. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[4] "Hong Kong Representative Team Final Squad for the 40th GD-HK Cup". Hong Kong Football Association. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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