2015 Lunar New Year Cup ( Chinese: 羊年賀歲盃; lit. 'Year of the Goat Celebrate New Year Cup'), also known as the Lunar New Year AET Cup 2015 ( Chinese: 2015年AET羊年賀歲盃) due to sponsorship reason, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Chinese New Year. South China of Hong Kong Premier League were authorised by the Hong Kong Football Association to hold the 2015 event; and New York Cosmos of North American Soccer League were invited to participate. It was the first time an American football team had joined this event. The football march between these two teams was played in Hong Kong Stadium on 20 January 2015, the Chinese New Year Day. The Cup was won by New York Cosmos after a penalty shootout.

Teams

There were two teams participated in the 2015 Lunar New Year Cup. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Former Real Madrid striker Raul made his debut appearance for New York Cosmos in the match. ^[5]

Team	Country		League last season	Pos.
South China	Hong Kong		Hong Kong First Division	3rd
New York Cosmos	United States		NASL	3rd

Squads

South China

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	2 DF	Jack Sealy	(1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 27)		South China
3	3 MF	Michael Campion	(1984-05-20)20 May 1984 (aged 30)		South China
5	2 DF	Chak Ting Fung	(1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 25)		South China
6	3 MF	Andy Russell	(1987-11-21)21 November 1987 (aged 27)		South China
7	4 FW	Chan Siu Ki	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 29)		South China
8	4 FW	Mahama Awal	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 23)		South China
9	3 MF	Lee Wai Lim	(1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 33)		South China
10	4 FW	Lam Hok Hei	(1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 23)		South China
11	3 MF	Itaparica	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 34)		South China
12	1 GK	Cristian Mora	(1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 35)		South China
14	4 FW	Yuto Nakamura	(1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 28)		South China
15	2 DF	Chan Wai Ho	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 32)		South China
16	3 MF	Chan Siu Kwan	(1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (aged 22)		South China
17	3 MF	Leung Chun Pong	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 28)		South China
19	3 MF	Evan Kostopoulos	(1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 24)		South China
20	3 MF	Lau Cheuk Hin	(1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 22)		South China
21	3 MF	Law Hiu Chung	(1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 19)		South China
22	2 DF	Bojan Mališić	(1985-01-14)14 January 1985 (aged 30)		South China
23	2 DF	Che Runqiu	(1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 24)		South China
24	3 MF	Lo Kong Wai	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 22)		South China
30	4 FW	Detinho	(1973-09-11)11 September 1973 (aged 41)		South China
31	4 FW	Cheng Lai Hin	(1986-03-31)31 March 1986 (aged 28)		South China
33	2 DF	Law Chun Bong	(1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 34)		South China
38	4 FW	Daniel McBreen	(1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 37)		South China
39	1 GK	Leung Hing Kit	(1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 25)		South China
99	2 DF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 20)		South China

New York Cosmos

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Jimmy Maurer	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 26)		New York Cosmos
2	2 DF	Hunter Freeman	(1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 30)		New York Cosmos
3	2 DF	Hunter Gorskie	(1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 23)		New York Cosmos
4	2 DF	Carlos Mendes	(1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 34)		New York Cosmos
5	2 DF	Samuel Cáceres	(1989-02-20)20 February 1989 (aged 25)		New York Cosmos
7	4 FW	Raúl	(1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 37)		New York Cosmos
11	3 MF	Andrés Flores	(1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 24)		New York Cosmos
12	1 GK	Kyle Zobeck	(1990-02-06)6 February 1990 (aged 25)		New York Cosmos
13	3 MF	Sebastián Guenzatti	(1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 23)		New York Cosmos
14	3 MF	Danny Szetela	(1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 27)		New York Cosmos
16	3 MF	Adam Moffat	(1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (aged 28)		New York Cosmos
17	3 MF	Ayoze García	(1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 29)		New York Cosmos
18	4 FW	Mads Stokkelien	(1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 24)		New York Cosmos
19	3 MF	Marcos Senna	(1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 38)		New York Cosmos
20	3 MF	Wálter Restrepo	(1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 26)		New York Cosmos
21	4 FW	David Diosa	(1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 22)		New York Cosmos
22	3 MF	Leo Fernandes	(1991-12-23)23 December 1991 (aged 23)		New York Cosmos
24	1 GK	Jeremy Figler	(1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 22)		New York Cosmos
25	3 MF	Hagop Chirishian	(1989-11-01)1 November 1989 (aged 25)		New York Cosmos
28	3 MF	Jimmy Mulligan	(1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 23)		New York Cosmos
33	3 MF	Dane Murphy	(1986-03-15)15 March 1986 (aged 28)		New York Cosmos
77	4 FW	Lucky Mkosana	(1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 27)		New York Cosmos

Fixtures and results

20 January 2015

15:15 ( UTC+8)

South China	2–2	New York Cosmos
Chan Siu Ki 19' Awal 67'	Report Report 2 Report 3 Report 4	Guenzatti 23' Chirishian  87' Flores 88' Szetela  90+4'
Penalties
Chan Wai Ho Itaparica Sealy Evan	2–4	Raúl Flores Freeman Restrepo Moffat

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong

Attendance: 19,522

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

References