After 42,000 watch team’s debut at new venue, Stefan Pereira argues Hong Kong will ‘win games here if we have these people supporting us’
Hong Kong’s match-winner Stefan Pereira said he hoped the city’s football team could make Kai Tak Stadium their regular home after more than 42,000 fans roared them to victory there on Tuesday.
A 1-0 defeat of India on the team’s debut appearance at the new venue rewarded a crowd that dwarfed the 6,092 who showed up for a scoreless friendly with Nepal at Hong Kong Stadium last week.
And Pereira, whose stoppage-time penalty earned Hong Kong three crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifying points, was keen to harness the fervour on show.
“I hope this can become our home ground – the atmosphere is amazing and everyone saw how we played,” Pereira said. “We’ve never felt something like this.
