On the evening of March 23, Beijing time, the Dubai Cup Youth Invitational Tournament began, and Japan U23 played against Croatia U23. In the end, Japan relied on a goal from Hosoya in the 81st minute of the second half to win 1-0 against Croatia and make a good start, and the next game will be against Qatar.
This is the second tournament organized by the UAE Football Association, the first Chinese Olympic Team won the runner-up, and the final lost to Thailand. As one of the strongest teams in Asian football, the Japanese men's football team at all levels has maintained strong competitiveness, this Time Dubai Cup is the U23 National Olympic Games, the Japanese team sent a U21 team, the average age is 2 years younger than other teams, can be described as a small play.
Croatia U23 is the only non-Asian team in this Edition Dubai Cup, invited to participate in the training team. The Croatian national team is second-rate in Europe, as is the youth team, so there are many things to see against Japan, the first-class team in Asia.
After the opening, the two teams directly attacked each other, neither of which was conservative. In the 37th minute, the Japanese team passed the ball into the penalty area, and the Croatian defender flew to his own goal and almost swung himself. In the 45th minute, Japan's shot was blocked by the Croatian goalkeeper.
In the second half, the Japanese team again completed a threatening shot, which was saved by the Croatian goalkeeper. In the 81st minute, Makoto Hosoya burst into the penalty area and pushed a shot to help Japan complete a 1-0 duel.
After the game statistics, the Japanese team has a ball control rate of up to 63%, the shot is 3-1 and the shot is 1-0, and the number of corners is 4-0, all the data are stronger than Croatia, asian teams can have such a big advantage against European teams, only Japan can do it.
It is worth mentioning that the average age of the Japanese team is 2 years younger than the Croatian team, and it still wins with a small hit, and now Japan's national teams at all levels are placed in the European region, which is also a second-rate level, which makes the Chinese men's football team ashamed.