1998 Lunar New Year Cup

1998 Lunar New Year CupTournament details

Host country| Hong Kong
Dates| 11–14 February
Teams| 4
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Nigeria (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 4
Goals scored| 9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Paul Foster (3 goals)

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The 1998 Lunar New Year Cup (a.k.a. Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (11 February and 14 February 1998).

## Participating teams

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* Chile
* Hong Kong League XI (host)
* Iran
* Nigeria

## Results

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All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

### Semifinals

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11 February 1998

Nigeria | 1–0|  Iran

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Ahmed Garba[1][2] 50' |  |

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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11 February 1998

Hong Kong League XI | 3–1|  Chile

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Foster 13', 34', 89' |  | Barrera 5'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

### Third place match

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14 February 1998

Iran | 1–1|  Chile

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Mahdavikia 21' | Report | Neira 6'
Penalties
Khakpour
Mahdavikia
Falahatzadeh
Pashazadeh
Abedzadeh | 4–2 |  Parraguez
Barrera
Sierra
Olarra

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

### Final

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14 February 1998
20:15

Nigeria | 2–0|  Hong Kong League XI

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Siasia 61'
Pascal 87'[3] |  |

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

## Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 11 February 1998 – Hong Kong| |

|  Nigeria| 1

| 14 February 1998 – Hong Kong

|  Iran| 0 |

|  Nigeria| 2

| 11 February 1998 – Hong Kong

| |  Hong Kong League XI| 0

|  Hong Kong League XI| 3

|  Chile| 1 |

| Third place

| 14 February 1998 – Hong Kong

|  Iran (pen.) | 1 (5)

|  Chile| 1 (3)
1998 Carlsberg Cup Winner

Nigeria
First Title

## Top scorers

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3 goals

* Paul Foster

1 goal

* Manuel Neira
* Rodrigo Barrera
* Mehdi Mahdavikia
* Samson Siasia
* Patrick Pascal
* Ahmed Garba

## See also

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* Hong Kong Football Association
* Hong Kong First Division League

## External links

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* HKFA Website 漫談賀歲足球賽事(九) (in chinese)

## References

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1. ^ "All hail the superb Eagles". news.biafranigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
2. ^ "International Matches 1998 – Intercontinental".
3. ^ "International Matches 1998 – Intercontinental".

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