The U23 national football team lost 0:3 to the UAE team and won the fourth place in the “Dubai Cup”

The U23 national football team lost 0:3 to the UAE team and won the fourth place in the “Dubai Cup”

2022-03-29 23:21:51Source: China News Network

China News AgencyBeijing, March 29th. The “Dubai Cup” International Football Invitational Tournament held the last round in the UAE on the 29th local time. The Chinese U23 men’s team lost 0:3 to the UAE team, and finally won one win and two losses and won the “Dubai Cup” fourth place.

The “Dubai Cup” game is the first official international competition that the U23 national football team has participated in more than two years after its establishment. The U23 national football team sent the strongest lineup of the current team to participate in the competition, aiming to train troops for the Hangzhou Asian Games held in mainland this year.

The U23 national football team showed a certain amount of hard work and fighting spirit in the first round, and finally lost 0:1 to the UAE team. In the second round, they played against the Thai team. The “post-00” teenager Fang Hao staged a “big four joy” and contributed 4 pieces by himself. The goal helped the team beat Thailand 4:2 and won its first victory since the start of the tournament.

According to the rules of the competition, the ten participating teams will be ranked according to the points and goal difference after the first two rounds, and then the third round will be arranged according to the ranking to determine the final ranking. After two rounds, according to the standings, the Chinese team once again played against the UAE team for the third place in this tournament.

In the match that day, the Chinese team got off to a bad start. Only 4 minutes into the first half, the Chinese team made consecutive mistakes in the defense. Huang Jiahui caused an own assist when he cleared the siege. lead. Then the Chinese team launched a counterattack. In the 17th minute, Fang Hao received a long pass from his teammate and shot the ball with his left foot, missing the opportunity to equalize.

In the 42nd minute, the Chinese team missed the opportunity again. Fang Hao dribbled the ball into a small angle to hit the goal and was blocked by the opponent’s goalkeeper. In the 49th minute of the second half, the Chinese team hit the crossbar with a long-range shot from the outside, and then the Chinese team failed to score consecutively. Fang Hao dribbled the ball into the penalty area and missed the goal.

Subsequently, the two sides strengthened the midfield competition, and did not create a greater threat on the offensive end. In the stoppage time, the Chinese team pressed heavily, and the opponent took advantage of the situation to play a quick counterattack. The Chinese team failed to retreat in time to cause a foul in the penalty area. The UAE team won a penalty kick and scored, extending the score to 2:0.

After that, the Chinese team continued to press on the attack, and was counterattacked by the opponent, thus sending a set ball for the opponent. The UAE team seized the opportunity to shoot again and ended the game 3:0. In the end, the Chinese team won the fourth place in the “Dubai Cup” competition.

Throughout the whole game, the Chinese team showed great strength, and the situation did not go downhill, but the early mistakes at the beginning paved the way for the final defeat, and the ability to seize opportunities also needs to be improved. Next, the U23 national football team will further run in and prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games to be held in September this year. (over)

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