0-1, the Chinese team unexpectedly lost to the host UAE team. Judging from the results, the 0-1 score is not shameful, but the process of the game is really uncomfortable, because the Chinese team is chaotic in attack throughout the game, and there is no real threat. If the other side does not grasp the opportunity poorly, the Chinese team will concede at least 2 goals.
So much so that the biggest highlight of the Chinese team in this game is actually the mental outlook. For example, CCTV celebrity He Wei praised the courage of Evergrande's veteran Cai Mingmin in defending, who was also the only Chinese player in this game to receive positive comments from He Wei. In the second half, the improvement of the defensive hardness of the Chinese midfield can be said to have a greater relationship with Cai Mingmin's play.
In the first round of the Dubai Cup, U23 national football team challenged the host UAE U23 team away. In this match, the Chinese team sent a 442 lineup, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, defenders Wen Xiaojun (captain), Wu Shaocong, Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haofeng, midfielder Land, Xu Yue, He Yupeng, Fang Hao, frontcourt Chen Guokang and Liu Zhurun.
In the 26th minute of the first half, the Chinese team was pierced on the right 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. Four minutes later, the UAE team opened a corner kick on the left side, and the opposing striker Hamis rushed to the goal and scored into the Chinese team's goal.
In the 40th minute, the UAE forward burst into the penalty area on the left side, swung past Wu Shaocong's goal, and Han Jiaqi pounced again, saving the opponent's shot this time. In the case of a major mistake in the defender's defense, the Chinese team fortunately also has goalkeeper Han Jiaqi. If it were not for his excellent performance, the Chinese team would have fallen behind 0-2 in the first half.
Only 1 minute into the start of the second half, He Yupeng broke through on the right to create a free kick, and Wen team took the penalty, resulting in the ball directly high. Two minutes later, the Chinese team forced the ball to steal from a high position in the front court and passed it to a teammate, resulting in the ball being directly cut off by the other side.
In the 50th minute, Xu Yue's breakthrough on the left side of the road was brought down, and the Chinese team once again won a well-positioned free kick opportunity in front of the field. The land hoisted the ball to the back point, the opposing goalkeeper attacked to easily take the ball, and then controlled the ball with his foot, Liu Zhurun stepped forward to grab it, and the result was easily swung by the goalkeeper.
In the 55th minute, Wu Shaocong took the ball at the back and passed the ball to the Wen team 10 meters away from the unguarded situation, resulting in the ball directly passed out of bounds. Such amateur mistakes are really puzzling. Subsequently, Wu Shaocong signaled his mistake for the first time. It is also because of Wu Shaocong's mistake that should not have been made this time, which directly led to the danger of nearly 1 minute in the backfield of the Chinese team.
In the 57th minute, Chen Guokang broke through the cross on the right side, and the opposing defender flew out of the bottom line. This is also the most threatening attack of the Chinese team so far in the opening. In the 65th minute, the Chinese team changed three people in a row, Tao Qianglong, Cai Mingmin and Sun Qinhan replaced Liu Zhurun, He Yupeng and Xu Yue respectively. In the 71st minute, the Chinese team counterattacked quickly on the right side, Sun Qinhan obliquely blocked, Chen Guokang quickly inserted a small angle to hit the goal, and the ball was directly deflected.
In the 75th minute, Cai Mingmin had physical contact with the opposing player while defending in midfield, and then a counter-snatching foul brought the opponent down, and the referee decisively showed him a yellow card. For Cai Mingmin's defense this time, CCTV celebrity He Wei expressed his appreciation: in the case of the other side seeking physical confrontation, our players can not kick around the other side, and must have the courage to take the initiative to physically confront the other side. Unfortunately, there are too few aggressive defenses like Cai Mingmin in this game.
In the 82nd minute, China's cross from the right was deflected in front of wu Shaocong's goal, and his header directly deflected the ball off the top. It was also the closest Chinese team could come to scoring in the whole game. In the 93rd minute, the Chinese team's long pass from the back, Wu Shaocong's header was crossed, and Mo Xuchen was put down by the opposing defender when he grabbed the point. But the referee refused to award a penalty.
In the end, the Chinese team lost 0-1 to the opponent and suffered the first defeat in the Dubai Cup, which also made them suffer a new year's opening black