eNorth from Hong Kong: Soccer undoubtedly is the first sports program in the world. Today this game showed its special charm again in the "2001 Tianjin Week in Hong Kong--Friendly Soccer Game"

Today's evening, the Hong Kong Mong Kok Football Field was shined by the ambient lights and its green grass looks more beautiful. The air of the field was full of the fragrance of grass, which reduced the tense feeling by tender. Tianjin TEDA Football Team would have a game with Hong Kong South China Team. Besides the soccer itself charm, the game also symbolized the friendship of Hong Kong and Tianjin. Thus, this march attracted lots of people 's attention. The main stream media of Hong Kong all send journalists to cover this game, TVB also send a group to live relay it. A native reporter said that: "There are so many people here. The A-division of Hong Kong Football League doesn't has viewers like today."

At 19:30, Vice-mayor of Tianjin government Wang Shuzu kicked off for the game. The players of two teams start the competitive but friendly game. Tianjin TEDA Football Team just finished the game with Bayi Football Team in China's A-division League and then flied from Liuzhou of Guangxi Province to Hong Kong on yesterday afternoon, so they didn't send the main forces at beginning. And South China Football Team showed its main players in this game. During the game, some disturbance appeared on the public seats. The reason is that the well-known singer Na Ying also came to view the game. Many Hong Kong people like her and asked her signing name one after another. When they knew that she was the girlfriend of Gao Feng who is the forward of TEDA, they all cheered and clapped to welcome Gao Feng to play in the game. In the first half of game, South China Team firstly kicked in one and then TEDA equalized the score.

During the rest, Na Ying came to the coach seats. She asked the officials of TEDA: "Gao can play in the second half, can't he?" The official of TEDA said: "In yesterday game, Gao Feng played for 90 minutes and he was so tired. This game is our the fourth game in these eight days." Na Ying said: "He's all right. It is a game of 'Tianjin Week'. Gao Feng is one of TEDA Team and he has the responsibility to contribute his efforts. Please let him go in the second half." In the second half, Gao appeared in the field. After him, Zhang Xiaorui and Chi Rongliang also went to play. The whole game gradually turned into more and more competitive and wonderful. The viewers of Hong Kong were all infatuated by the players' in two teams. The sound of cheering and clapping could be often heard during the game.

The leader of TEDA Club said to journalists: "Since the establishment of TEDA Club, it is the first time of us to play with a Hong Kong Football Team. This game is good for two teams to learn each other and does help to create emotion communication between TEDA and South China. We hope that this kind of game of two places can be fixed as a constant program which can be effective to the communication between Hong Kong and Tianjin." The captain of TEDA Yu Genwei was interviewed by reporters during the rest and he said: "Although TEDA has many games recently and the members of team all felt a little tired, and the game of today is unusual and is a key part of Culture-Sports exchanges between Tianjin and Hong Kong. From a football game, people in Hong Kong can further knew about Tianjin and find a feeling tie connecting two places." After 90 minutes, two teams were equal with 1:1. Then two teams had a fight of spot kick. At last, Tianjin TEDA won to 6:5. After the game, Vice-mayor Wang Shuzu and Chairman of Hong Kong Football Society separately presented memorial cups to these two teams. After they quitted the field, the viewers still stayed without leaving. They were infatuated by the glamour of football game. Meanwhile, from this game they understand the friendship between Hong Kong and Tianjin; from this game they perceptually understand Tianjin.

The picture is the group photo of Vice-mayor Wang Shuzu and players

(Zhang Huijun and Wang Wei)