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Paul McNamara

Teenage striker Chido Obi spared Manchester United’s blushes with a second-half double to inspire the troubled English Premier League club to a 3-1 win over Hong Kong on Friday night.
Hong Kong had taken a shock lead when Juninho latched on to a 19th-minute pass from Anson Wong Ho-chun to smack a low shot through the weak defences of Tom Heaton. It generated a giant roar at an excited, rain-swept Hong Kong Stadium.
Obi, 17, began the fightback in front of a noisy crowd of 33,098 when he aimed a low 18-yard shot into the corner five minutes after half-time.
With only nine minutes remaining, the Dane glanced a Mason Mount cross beyond substitute goalkeeper Ivan Ng Wai-him to put United ahead.

Ayden Heaven headed home United’s third at the death.
Visiting captain Bruno Fernandes delivered a mixed bag of a performance, before being withdrawn at the break, amid reports that his agent has been in Saudi Arabia to negotiate a lucrative transfer to Al-Hilal.
A wickedly dipping 12th-minute free-kick from the Portuguese forced Tse Ka-wing into a sharp stop.
Tse should have been given little chance when a fortunate ricochet presented Fernandes with a clear run at goal 10 minutes before half-time. For reasons known only to himself, a showboating Fernandes tried a rabona finish that allowed Tse to save with his left leg.
United coach Ruben Amorim, soaked to the skin on the touchline, looked aghast. Tsui Wang-kit prevented Rasmus Hojlund from pouncing on the rebound, and the loose ball ran to Jaydan Kamason, 18, but his strike was blocked on the line by Yue Tze-nam.
A theatrical Fernandes tumble following mild contact from Ngan Cheuk-pan convinced no one, then shortly before half-time, the 30-year-old turned to discover no teammate was backing him up when a ball was passed into midfield, and waved his arms in disgust.
If that show of frustration was his final act in a United shirt, it would not be a wholly unfitting farewell.
United had begun with the speed and menace of a team keen to avoid more Asian embarrassment following their humbling by Asean All-Stars in Malaysia 48 hours earlier.
Tse, starting only his second Hong Kong match since the AFC Asian Cup finals in January last year, repelled low efforts from Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho.
When Tse was beaten by a header from Casemiro, the Brazilian – who would soon suffer the indignity of being nutmegged by Ngan Cheuk-pan – had drifted offside. Shea Lacy was then off-balance when he screwed wide following a cutback from Garnacho.
But Hong Kong were soon in front. Tsui Wang-kit, from left-back, fed Wong, who was allowed to turn through midfield. His pass found Juninho, peeling away from Godwill Kukonki to power his strike through Heaton.
United changed their entire team for the second half, which made for an underwhelming final bow for centre-back Jonny Evans, who is leaving following the end of his contract. The hosts made six half-time substitutions too, and returned without the cohesion that had resisted United in the opening 45 minutes.

Obi quickly made his mark. He turned and fired past Tse inside his right post from 18 yards, before the impressive Hong Kong keeper leapt to prevent a curling effort from Mount beating him on the opposite side.
England international Mount was incredulous when his penalty appeals were ignored following a tumble over the leg of Yu Wai-lim. But he would soon set up Obi with a cross from the left to give United the advantage.
As Hong Kong strove to salvage a draw, Altay Bayindir, the visiting goalkeeper, saved at point-blank range from Stefan Pereira in the 90th minute. Heaven converted an Amad Diallo cross to snuff out their hopes.


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Hosts take shock lead but English giants fight back to end post-season trip with victory at Hong Kong Stadium