Asian Games 2018: Hong Kong take a massive step towards last-16 football qualification as coach Kwok refuses to change his target
A win against Palestine or Indonesia puts them in the next round
A brace each from midfielder Tan Chun-lok and veteran striker Jorge Tarres Paramo completed a one-sided win over the higher-ranked Taiwan side, and moved Hong Kong on to six points from two games, meaning a win against either hosts Indonesia or Palestine in their remaining group games would see them through to the latter stages of the tournament.
Speaking after the game, which Hong Kong led 4-0 at the interval before making a series of energy-conserving changes, Kwok maintained that his targets for the football competition remain unaltered despite the impressive opening group performances.
“Before we came to Indonesia, our target was to qualify from the group,” Kwok said. “Still, for me, the first target is to qualify.
“We qualified for the last-16 in 2010 and 2014 so we won’t to achieve the same target this time.”
