Tickets for Lionel Messi's Hong Kong friendly sold out in less than an hour after nearly two million people queued online, according to organizers.
On February 4, the Argentine legend and his Inter Miami team will meet a Hong Kong XI at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium.
Football fans in the 7.5 million-person finance metropolis who logged into the ticketing app on Friday morning encountered a massive queue for tickets ranging from HK$880 to HK4,880 ($110-$625).
“We are absolutely thrilled with the response from the fans,” said Michel Lamuniere, chairman and CEO of Tatler Asia, which is helping to stage the game.
Some social media users posted screenshots of the app showing an error message which cited “traffic overload”.
Messi last played in a friendly match in Hong Kong in 2014.
Miami co-owner David Beckham, who played in Hong Kong shortly after joining Real Madrid in 2003, previously stated that the MLS club was excited to play in a "beautiful city with a great sports scene."
According to the organizers, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets will also be on the Miami lineup in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong XI will be made up of players from the Chinese territory's top level.
