{"id":256750,"date":"2017-07-21T06:04:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T20:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=256750"},"modified":"2017-07-21T06:04:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T20:04:10","slug":"hualien-fc-eyes-chemistry-buildup-saipan-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/hualien-fc-eyes-chemistry-buildup-saipan-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hualien FC eyes chemistry buildup in Saipan camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hualien Football Club\u2019s women\u2019s team players and coaches pose for a photo before having their training session at the Hopwood Middle School field yesterday. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hualien Football Club\u2019s women\u2019s team is hoping to develop its chemistry when it plays friendly matches this weekend at the Hopwood Middle School Field.<\/p>\n

Head coach Zhu Wen Bin, through interpreter Kaka, said there are a lot of new players on the team so the focus of their training camp here will be how to play as one cohesive unit. The visiting squad brought in 23 players for the camp with the youngest member ages 16 and the oldest at 34. Majority of them are in their early 20s and three are members of the Chinese-Taipei National Women\u2019s Team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at building up team chemistry so we decided to come here and play against CNMI squads. We would like to see how our team will work together and challenge your national teams,\u201d said Bin.<\/p>\n

Huelien will first face the CNMI Boys U18 National Team in a 4pm game today and then CNMI Women\u2019s National Team this Sunday also at 4pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know much about the CNMI national teams, so we don\u2019t know how are we going to play them. We will see how the game goes and make the adjustments. The important thing here is for our players to get familiarize with each other\u2019s game and come together,\u201d the Hualien head coach added.<\/p>\n

Kaka also said the training camp on Saipan will help the squad prepare for the league in Chinese-Taipei which will start in September.<\/p>\n

Hualien player Lin Kai Ling, who asuits up for the Chinese-Taipei National Team too, said she is looking forward to the experience of playing against CNMI national squads and seeing what level the host teams are at.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited for these games and will do our very best,\u201d said Lin, who used to see action in a league in Japan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, CNMI Boys U18 National Team head coach Michiteru Mita is thankful for the presence of Hualien on Saipan as the friendly game will help the Teen Ayuyus\u2019 preparations for the AFC U19 Championships Qualifiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a very hard training since the boys had a summer holiday for almost two months. The boys are trying to level up their physical fitness and individual techniques for the AFC tournament in November and the training camp in Korea next month. This match is going to be a good test for us, to see how much the boys have improved during this summer,\u201d Mita said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are lucky to have the opportunity to play an international friendly before going to Korea. I appreciate Hualien players and coaches for visiting our islands and having a friendly game with the boys U18 and the women\u2019s national teams. We have some off-island players, but we will still play with a strong team spirit and do our best to promote soccer on the islands,\u201d the Teen Ayuyus coach added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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