Grabo and Co play England (The Malay Mail)

Reporting from Hong Kong

THREE players familiar to Malaysian fans will be in Hong Kong's Golden 11
who play England in a friendly for the Century Challenge Cup on Sunday.
 The three - Anto Grabo, Alen Bajkusa and Marlon van der Sander - used to
play for Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Terengganu respectively in the Premier
League.
 England played China yesterday and another against Hong Kong as part of
their run-up to the European championships in England next month.
 Grabo and van der Sander play for Golden in the Hong Kong Div 1 League
while Bajkusa, who plays for South China Athletic Association, is a guest
player.
 Golden have also invited former England international and current
Everton captain Dave Watson. He arrived in Hong Kong on Monday and played
in a friendly against the J-League's Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday. Golden
won 1-0.
 Golden have also invited goalkeeper Iain Hesford, who plays for Eastern
in the Hong Kong League, to complete their line-up.
 Golden have another four foreigners with them, including former Engand
player Michael Duxbury.
 Grabo, 35, who played a season for KL four years ago, said: "We have
incentives from individual sponsors for the match."
 He said the sponsors have put up HK$200,000 if they score one goal
against England, HK$500,000 for two and HK$1 million for three.
 "There is no offer yet for a win over England but we can expect a
windfall," he said.
 Grabo said their match allowances will also depend on the margin of
defeat or victory.
 Grabo have beaten Chelsea 2-1 and Brazil's Sao Paulo 4-2. They lost to
Italy's AC Milan 2-1.
 England are expected to arrive in Hong Kong from China this evening.
 They will have a practice session at the Hong Kong Stadium tomorrow
morning.
 For security reasons, England's place of stay has been kept a secret.
 There will be no airport reception or interviews besides the photo
session during their practice session followed by a press conference at
the stadium itself with Venables and a few selected players.
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