According to the report of Ma Dexing, a reporter from the front of West Asia, the U23 national football team drew 1-1 with the UAE powerhouse Wahda in a warm-up match that ended yesterday, although it failed to defeat the opponent, but the team, whether it was the head coach or the relevant people who supervised the battle, were satisfied with the team's performance.
Many of the starters of this game are acquaintances of the Chinese Super League: such as Han Jiaqi, goalkeeper of Guangzhou City, Wu Shaocong of Guangzhou, Tao Qianglong of Dalian, Wen Xiaojun of Shenhua and so on. Ma Dexing believes that this is the strongest combination of the current U23 national football team.
Wahda is not a weak team, and they are currently second in the UAE league table, with as many as 7 internationals in the team, 6 of whom are UAE internationals and 1 is a Syrian international. In addition to the above-mentioned internationals who were raised to the national team, Wahda sent the strongest team, and several foreign players all played.
After the game began, the U23 national football team took the lead in conceding the ball. In a defence in the first half, the centre-back kicked down the opponent when he was unblocked, and the referee awarded a penalty and the opponent hit a one-shot to take a 1-0 lead. Ma Dexing said that this loss of the ball has aroused the fighting spirit of the national footballers, and they have gradually grasped the initiative on the field and created several good scoring opportunities.
Yibian fought again, and the U23 national football team made a certain degree of adjustment. In the 60th minute, Fang Hao forcibly broke through the defense of 3 opponents with the ball and shot at goal, the ball hit the goalpost and rebounded, and Chen Guohang, who rushed to the horse, "picked up the leak" to make up for the shot, and equalized the score.
After the equalization, head coach Jankovic deployed a large number of troops, constantly rotated players, and got several good scoring opportunities, but failed to continue to score goals against the opponent. In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace.
For this warm-up match, according to Ma Dexing, the relevant people who watched the game expressed satisfaction with the morale of the players and affirmed the performance of these young players who dared to fight and did not fear the stage.
Coach Jankovic also expressed satisfaction that the players were able to show their usual training content on the pitch.
What do U23 footballers think? Some players expressed regret after the game, saying that "I felt that I could win, but in the end I couldn't win as I wanted.". Why didn't you take down your opponent? This player believes that the jet lag affects the play failed to win. He told reporters: "The legs still feel a little soft in the back, or somewhat affected by jet lag and travel." ”
Previously, the national football team arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the 17th.
Commenting on the performance of the opponent, the player said that the opponent played very maturely, tacitly, and the pace was relatively fast, and lamented that his chances of playing such a game were too few.
It is regrettable to draw the UAE powerhouse, but the U23 national football team gained confidence. The player also thought it would be helpful to play the Dubai Cup in the back!
A few days later, the Dubai Cup competition is about to open. At 8pm on the 23rd they will play against the UAE U23 team.