Hong Kong national coach Arie van der Zouwen, his options exhausted, has promised to go on the attack against Jordan tonight in a must-win situation for the SAR at the Millennium Cup in Goa, India.
The Dutchman has been forced to become more attack-minded, naming Kwok Yue-hung, Lo Kai-wah, Yiu Hok-man and Wong Chi-keung as his four forwards in a game the SAR must win. 'I really have no choice because we need to beat Jordan by at least two goals to qualify for the quarter-finals and we have a few defenders nursing injuries. We must be attack minded,' said Van der Zouwen.
On Sunday, Hong Kong put up a fight against a Romanian 'B' squad, going down 4-2 despite hitting the woodwork twice through Chan Ho-man.
Happy Valley midfielder Cheung Sai-ho has been declared fit for tonight's match and will take his place in the first eleven.
Van der Zouwen will field Lee Chi-ho, Chan Wai-ho and Yeung Kin-wah in defence in a 3-3-4 formation.
Meanwhile, a depleted Paraguayan team will take on the Hong Kong League XI in next Wednesday's Carlsberg Cup.