If it were not for Chen Guohang's big trip with the ball, the Chinese team would most likely score an equalizer. In the first round of the 2022 Dubai Cup, the U23 national football team finally appeared in the international official competition after 2 years of silence, although it conceded 1 goal in the first half, but the U23 national football team that withstood the pressure played a balance with the host UAE U23 national team in the second half, and finally lost only 1 goal.
It may be the meaning of the long-sparse battle line, the U23 national football team is not very open at first, and it was suppressed by the opponent for a long time in the first half, and it is difficult to launch an effective counterattack. However, after the adaptation of the half and the adjustment at halftime, the U23 national football team performed significantly better in the second half and could have a relationship with the opponent.
Judging by the performance of the players on both sides in the first half, the UAE team is clearly superior, or their cooperation and form are better. The opponent's simple and fast attack, frequent one-foot passes make it difficult for our players to grab the ball, and many times they are passive defense and running behind the opponent.
In the first half, the UAE team created several good shooting opportunities, but the only goal was a bit of a bad luck. (Below) After the corner kick came out, the UAE forward shot deflected, but did not expect the ball to roll just to the feet of his teammate, who raised his foot to shoot in the siege of the opponent's 5 players, the ball rolled through the human seam into the goal, goalkeeper Han Jiaqi could only look at the ball and sigh.
Fortunately, in the back game, once the opponent broke through to the penalty area and swung past the defender was a furious shot, and Han Jiaqi, who came forward to block, bravely saved the danger and saved the opponent's must-score.
Although the first half was very passive, in the second half, the Chinese team, which adapted to the rhythm and style of play of the opponent, frequently attacked the opponent's half, creating several good scoring opportunities. One of them was Wu Shaocong's header in front of the goal but the top was high, and the other time was Chen Guohang's single knife to the meeting.
It was a good chance to score. (Below) Chen Guohang took the ball into the UAE team's penalty area, but the last trip before the goal of starting foot shot, the ball was large, the ball went to the bottom line, resulting in a smaller shooting angle, in a hurry, Chen Guohang raised his foot to shoot, and the result was that the ball was unfortunately deflected out of the goal.
Throughout the game, the highlights of this U23 national football team are few, and the players are one notch worse than the opponents in terms of technical and tactical execution and the details of handling the ball. Fortunately, the opponent's shooting skills need to be improved, and it also relies on the physical struggle of our players on the pitch to avoid a big score loss.
After missing the scoring opportunity, Chen Guohang hugged his head and regretted it (below). This ball, in the end he has 2 choices, one is to shoot, the other is to pass to the teammates who inserted it, and the anti-triangle coordination is more threatening.
Skills are not as good as people rely on hard work to make up! One of the few things that makes fans feel happy is that the U23 national football team is unyielding in terms of defensive hardness and fouls, and it is tough with the opponent and effectively prevents the opponent's attack.
In this regard, some fans left a message in the live comment area, praising the fighting spirit of the U23 national football team, and wrote: "It is okay to fight." That's right! In this game, the U23 national football team in addition to hard work, other aspects of the lack of good.
Of course, this is not the strongest U23 national football team, the team just played the first warm-up game in nearly two years a few days ago, and the form and fitness have not fully recovered. This game is simply not enough to judge the real level of this U23 national football team, and we hope that in the next games the team can play better and better.