YONGIN, South Korea, July 8 – As the sun dey shine for Yongin, Hong Kong dey prepare wetin dem fit call a David versus Goliath clash as dem go face South Korea for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. After dem suffer beta wahala last week from Japan wey snap dem 6-1, Hong Kong gatz turn e eyes to the Koreans as dem wan come show dem say dem fit do better.

South Korea don dey shout ‘Na we be the big boys’ as dem carry their last match against China enter 3-0 win. Lee Dong-gyeong start the show early with beautiful shot just nine minutes into the game, then follow am with Joo Min-kyu wey fly nod another goal for dem, while Kim Ju-sung cap am off with another strike. I mean, the Koreans dey dance upandan with their sweet soccer moves.

But wetin make this match dey interesting pass be the fact say Hong Kong get chance to redeem demself for wetin don happen. Dem don make small changes and gatz plan sef for South Korea’s solid defense. Coach Westwood sabi say to survive dem need to strike quick and just maybe, just maybe dem fit cause small shock for the East Asia Cup.

Before wan face the big boys, Hong Kong don already pick plenty lessons from dem last match. Hong Kong’s last goal in their tournament dey happen since wetin? Na 22 years ago! So dem no fit play like say dem no get anything to lose. As dem dey enter the field, dem gatz put all effort to show say dem fit carry their skills come out.

South Korea dey try balance their squad too. With hot players like Kim and Lee leading the charge, na dem wan sure say dem no go slack. Dem still remember wetin Japan do to Hong Kong and na so dem wan push gas for dem own goal to boost their own scoreline for this tournament. Dey gatz utilize every opportunity to flex their muscles.

Dey don play a total of 30 matches before, na South Korea dey lead with 26 wins while Hong Kong don only pick one. Dem earlier meetings no be small wahala for Hong Kong, so dem dey face heavy struggle. Dem good news be say if dem no fit win, make dem try at least make am respectable.

Wetin be the mood for the fans? Ah, you know how e dey go – dem dey pin their hopes high, but expectation no go fit dey too much. E go bad make dem expect to win because the last time dem win Korea na 1958 – e don tey! So even if dem fit pass the ball well and create some chances, that one go make the fans happy.

As we dey look forward to the match, we go see whether Hong Kong fit pull a surprise or South Korea go continue their winning streak. Fans dey excited, and even though dem no go fit stand against the big power, una know say anything fit happen for football. As dem say, ‘na football we dey play’!