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India Assistant Coach Gawali Recalls India's Last Trip To Hong Kong Ahead Of Asian Cup Qualifier
Jockey Club HKFA Football Training: On Thursday, the Indian senior men's team arrived in Hong Kong again after 16 years. While in 2009, it was a friendly game against the hosts, on June 10, 2025, the two sides will clash in a crucial 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier.
Unsurprisingly, Sunil Chhetri is the only member of the squad who has played for the Blue Tigers in Hong Kong before. Assistant coach Mahesh Gawali, who provided an assist in India's 1-2 loss in that friendly in 2009, shared his memories of the game played after India secured a historic qualification for the AFC Asian Cup 2011, having won the AFC Challenge Cup 2008.
Hong Kong took the lead in the 70th minute before Bhaichung Bhutia equalised in the 80th, but the hosts ultimately nicked the win with an injury-time winner.
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