On Thursday (November 14), in an International Friendly Match at Hong Kong Stadium, the hosts Hong Kong,China clinched a 3:1 victory over the Philippines in a thrilling encounter.

The home side nearly drew first blood just 3 minutes into the match. Matthew Orr whipped in a cross from the left flank, finding Walter Junior in the box. The striker's effort took a deflection off a defender, narrowly missing the target.

Hong Kong,China continued to pile on the pressure. Walter Junior and Yu Joy Yin Jesse combined well from a short corner, with the latter's cross from the right causing havoc in the Philippines' box. The ball ricocheted off a defender towards goal, but the keeper managed to recover and gather.

The visitors weathered the early storm and created their first clear-cut chance in the 13th minute. Bjorn Kristensen latched onto a long ball and burst into the area, but the goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai was quick off his line to smother the danger.

The Philippines grew in confidence and carved out another opportunity. Gerrit Holtmann, receiving a pass from a teammate, unleashed a long-range effort from the edge of the box that sailed just over the crossbar. Moments later, Gerrit Holtmann turned provider, delivering a cross from the left, but Bjorn Kristensen acrobatic attempt in front of goal failed to trouble the keeper.

The deadlock was finally broken on the stroke of half-time. Walter Junior’s pinpoint cross from the left found Matthew Orr, who rifled home from a tight angle to give Hong Kong,China a 1:0 lead at the interval.

The Philippines came out firing in the second half and found an equalizer almost immediately. Jefferson Tabinas played a defense-splitting pass, and Bjorn Kristensen beat the offside trap before coolly slotting past the keeper to level the scores at 1:1.

Hong Kong,China regained control of the match and came close to restoring their lead in the 58th minute. Walter Junior found himself one-on-one with the keeper, but his effort was expertly parried away.

Matthew Orr then squandered two gilt-edged chances in quick succession. First, he headed over from Everton Camargo's inviting cross, before firing into the side netting from a promising position.

The hosts' persistence paid off in the 83rd minute when they retook the lead. Sun Ming Him threaded a sublime through ball to Everton Camargo, who rounded the keeper before calmly slotting into an empty net.

Hong Kong,China put the game to bed in stoppage time. Everton Camargo's free-kick from the right found Matthew Orr at the far post, and the striker made no mistake with his header, sealing a comfortable 3:1 victory for the home side.