After his name was booed before kick-off, the Hong Kong fans who made up most of the 42,570 crowd rallied behind their team all night.
The Englishman said the dramatic conclusion showed “what can be achieved when everyone comes together”.
Heavily criticised last week, partly for a perceived preference for naturalised overseas-born players,
Westwood expressed appreciation to supporters for “coming out on a Tuesday, spending their money and getting behind the team”. He said he wanted to “keep rising the standards and rising the attendances”.
“We are thankful we got the result, because the lads deserved it, and all I’m bothered about is them getting their reward,” he said. “We’d have been devastated if we’d drawn.”
After Hong Kong footballers send Kai Tak fans home happy, boss targets Asian Cup
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