1997 Lunar New Year Cup

The 1997 Lunar New Year Cup (aka Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.

Participating teams

Results

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

Semifinals

7 February 1997
Russia  1 – 1
6 – 5 (PSO) 		 Yugoslavia
Popov  62' Drobnjak  40'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 25,430
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

7 February 1997
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong 1 - 4   Switzerland
Muir  55' Yakin  32' (pen.)
Kunz  38'  70'
Weiler  90'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 25,430
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Third place match

10 February 1997
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong 1 - 3  Yugoslavia
Silva  60' Milosevic  7'
Drobnjak  17'  32'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Final

10 February 1997
Russia  2 – 1   Switzerland
Simutenkov  23'  25' Thuler  80'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

See also

References