At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 24, the first round of the 2022 Dubai Cup began to compete, with China U23 vs. UAE U23. In the first half, Wen Jiabao's low shot was deflected, Han Jiaqi defused the close-range refraction, Hamis scored a low shot, Xu Yue's long-range shot was deflected, and Han Jiaqi saved Obeid's pumped shot. In the second half, Zaabbi's long-range shot was deflected, Saleh volleyed and kicked away, and Chen Guokang's close-range shot was deflected off target. In the end, China U23 lost 0-1 to UAE U23.
Shortly after the game began, Wen Jiabao attempted a low shot from outside the penalty area, the ball slightly off the right upright. In the 12th minute, the UAE played a sharp counterattack, the ball penetrated into the penalty area, He Yupeng shoveled the ball out of the bottom line in front of the small penalty area, defusing the danger. Six minutes later, The Chinese team won a free kick opportunity on the right side of the front, the ball was passed into the box, causing a mess, and finally Wen Jiabao got the opportunity to shoot at the front of the penalty area, but he did not kick the right part, the ball bounced lightly in front of the goal, and the goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball.
In the 26th minute, the UAE relied on the straight ball to create a threat in the front, Jiang Shenglong accidentally blocked the ball in the direction of his own goal when blocking the opponent's cross, fortunately Han Jiaqi reacted quickly and saved the ball, otherwise the ball was likely to become a oolong ball. 3 minutes later, the Chinese team conceded the ball! Relying on a corner kick opportunity, Hamis fired a low shot from inside the penalty area, the ball drilled into the bottom right corner of the goal, and Han Jiaqi was too late to save. The Chinese team is behind!
In the 39th minute, Xu Yue shot with his left foot at the top of the arc of the penalty area, which was a little too deflected and the ball was out of the bottom line. Subsequently, the UAE also got a good chance, and Salem also fired a long-range shot from the corner on the right side of the penalty area, which was high. In the 41st minute, the Chinese team almost conceded another goal, Obeid burst into the box with the ball and cut into the far corner, Han Jiaqi flew to save the ball. At the end of the half, China's U23 trailed 0-1.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 51st minute, Xu Yue was kicked in the face by Zaabbi while fighting for a high-altitude ball, and the referee gave Zaabbi a yellow card. Four minutes later, Zaabbi scored a long-range shot of his own after receiving the ball in front of him, which was deflected. Immediately after, Saleh got a great opportunity in front of the goal, but his volley kicked away, and Saleh himself was very upset and slammed his head on the ground. The Chinese team was a bit embarrassed these few minutes. In the 58th minute, Xu Yue's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the defender. Three minutes later, Saleh fired a shot from a tight angle near the bottom line that was blocked out of the line.
In the 66th minute, the Chinese team made a substitution adjustment, suddenly changing 3 people, Tao Qianglong, Cai Mingmin and Sun Qinhan came on as a substitute, and Liu Zhurun, Xu Yue and He Yupeng were replaced. In the 71st minute, the Chinese team launched a counterattack after the midfielder steal, Chen Guokang burst into the box, got the opportunity to face the goalkeeper from a small angle, he directly got up and shot hard, the result was that the kick was deflected, and a great opportunity was missed. In the end, China U23 lost 0-1 to UAE U23. China's U23 is still relatively passive in the scene, and there is a certain gap with the strength of the opponent.