The opening 30 minutes were broken, the Chinese team conceded the ball is not unexpected, the unexpected is the process of conceding the ball, because in the penalty area the Chinese team defended far more than the opponent, but the result was broken. This can be seen that there are major mistakes in the defense of the U23 national football team, and the division of defensive responsibilities is not clear enough.
In the first round of the Dubai Cup International Football Championship, the Chinese U23 team challenged the host UAE U23 team away. As a direct participant team of this year's Hangzhou Asian Games, the U23 national football team has once again appeared on the international arena after two years in the epidemic environment. It is worth mentioning that the opponent of the Chinese team in this game, the United Arab Emirates, has been shortlisted for the final round of the U23 Asian Cup, and the Chinese team abstained early last year. Therefore, this Dubai Cup has become a very important training opportunity for the Chinese team before the Asian Games and an opportunity to explore the strength of the opponent.
In terms of personnel, the Chinese team attacked 4231 and defended 442, among them, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, defenders Wen Xiaojun, Wu Shaocong, Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haofeng, midfielder Land, Xu Yue, He Yupeng, Fang Hao, Chen Guokang and Liu Zhurun in the front, and Tao Qianglong were on standby.
In the 5th minute, Wu Shaocong made up for a foul on the left side, and the UAE team won a free kick opportunity, and the ball was sent out and pushed out by the Chinese defender. In the 10th minute, the UAE team attacked on the left side, Jiang Shenglong released the ball out of the bottom line, the UAE team corner kicked out, and no one at the back point was answered. In the 15th minute, Chen Guokang shoved down his opponent during the high-pressure defense in front of him, and was punished by the referee for a foul.
In the 16th minute, Chen Guokang broke through along the sideline with the ball on the right side and was defended by multiple people on the other side. In the absence of a teammate to respond, Chen Guokang used his personal ability to create a set-piece opportunity in the front. The Win sent the ball into the penalty area and the opposing goalkeeper confiscated the ball.
In the first 20 minutes, although the UAE team used its skillful personal ability to control the midfield, the Chinese team exerted a lot of pressure on the other side with the continuous high pressure of the front. At one point, there were as many as 5 Chinese players in the opposing penalty area, so it was very difficult to play the ball at the back.
In the 23rd minute, the UAE's direct pass from the left side penetrated the right side of the Chinese team, but then a cross was cleared by Jiang Shenglongtou's ball. In the 26th minute, the right side of the Chinese team was once again penetrated by the other side, the UAE team inverted the triangle pass, Jiang Shenglong almost swung himself when he broke the siege, fortunately, Han Jiaqi reacted quickly to save the ball, and the ball popped up on the outside of the goalpost.
In the 30th minute, the UAE team drove a corner kick from the left side, and Hamis shot into the middle of the chaotic crowd, which hit the bottom right corner of the Chinese team's goal. Han Jiaqi could not do anything about this shot. 0-1, the Chinese team started behind.
It has to be mentioned that in this defense, there are as many as 10 people in the Chinese team's penalty area, including the goalkeeper, while the other side has only 5 people, but the result is that the Chinese team failed 10 defenses and 5, so the mistake is really puzzling. This can also be seen that the Chinese team has a big problem in corner defense. Witnessing his teammates making such mistakes, Han Jiaqi shook his head helplessly.
In the 40th minute, the UAE player burst into the penalty area on the left side, swung past Wu Shaocong's goal, and Han Jiaqi pounced again, saving the opponent's close-up shot this time.