Nepal play goalless draw against Hong Kong in International Friendly

Nepal played out a goalless draw against Hong Kong in an international friendly match held at the Hong Kong National Stadium.

Despite creating more chances, Hong Kong failed to find the breakthrough, and the match ended without any goals from either side. Nepal, who were put under pressure at various stages, held firm defensively to secure the draw.

The visitors were reduced to 10 men in second-half injury time after Mani Lama received his second yellow card and was sent off. Head coach Matt Rus made several changes in the second half, handing debut to Srijan Raj Gautam, who came on as a substitute.

Nepal will now face Laos on June 10 in their next match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers group stage. Nepal had earlier lost their opening Qualifiers match to Malaysia. Nepal have been drawn alongside Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia in the Qualifiers.

Photo courtesy:  Football Federation of Hong Kong