The Dubai Cup Invitational Tournament continued, with China U23 and UAE U23 competing for third place. Because in the previous game, the young players of the Chinese team defeated thailand U23 by a big score, creating a number of records in this tournament, and the state was very good. Coupled with the fact that there has been a previous match with the UAE U23, when it only lost by 1 goal, the media and fans are full of expectations for this match. However, after the competition of the whole game, although the young men of the Chinese team worked hard and created a lot of opportunities, they always did not grasp the details enough, and finally lost the game 0:3, regrettably losing the game.
At the beginning of the first half of the game, the UAE quickly entered the state of the game, the continuous attack made the Chinese players a little flustered, the game lasted less than 4 minutes, the UAE formed a breakthrough on the flank, directly crossed the penalty area, Huang Jiahui broke the siege, Mahdi followed up with a shot, and the UAE U23 made a fantastic start. Subsequently, the young men of the Chinese team stepped up their attack, and the UAE also carried out targeted defense, and the two sides gradually formed a balance of power. In the 20th minute, Sun Qinhan on the right side of the road directly crossed and was blocked by the opponent. 2 minutes later, Fang Hao broke the ball at the back, all the way with the ball through three people, forming a rapid counterattack, Hassan had no choice but to foul the block, the referee gave a yellow card to warn.
In the 28th minute, Fang Hao took the ball in front of the field and was directly pushed down by the opponent, the Chinese team set the ball out, and Chen Guokang's header was confiscated by the opponent goalkeeper. Although the UAE counterattacked quickly, breaking all the way into the penalty area, a low shot was directly saved by Han Jiaqi. In the 33rd minute, DiliImiti broke the ball in midfield, Chen Guokang quickly stepped forward, and was released from the sideline by the opponent at the moment of shooting. Two minutes later, the Chinese team won consecutive set-pieces, all of which were deflected by the UAE. In the 43rd minute, the Chinese team's continuous frontcourt attacks were effective, the midfield was straight, Fang Hao quickly plugged in, and a powerful shot was slightly off the goalpost. In the end, the first half of the match ended, and China U23 temporarily trailed the UAE U23 0:1.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Chinese team made substitution adjustments and occupied a certain offensive advantage, just three minutes after the opening, Ye Lijiang, Chen Guokang and Fang Hao shot consecutive shots, which made the UAE's goal very noisy, and it was a pity that they always rubbed shoulders with the goal. In the 57th minute, Fang Hao was directly and fiercely snatched by the Sultan in a scramble with his opponent, and finally injured. Then Jankovic made adjustments to the lineup again, Liu Zhurun and other offensive players came on the court one after another, and the Chinese team U23 continued to suppress on the offensive end and proposed wonderful cooperation in the opponent's half.
Subsequently, the competition between the two sides on the field became more and more fierce, and the phenomenon of players falling to the ground frequently occurred. In the 75th minute, the Chinese team broke the ball at the back of the field and quickly reacted, and the opposing goalkeeper made a mistake and directly gave the Chinese team a corner. Then the corner was sent out, the opponent directly released the siege, and formed a counterattack, Jiang Shenglong helpless foul, eat yellow card. In the 85th minute, the UAE broke the ball at the back, the big foot passed to the front, Ye Lijiang accidentally put down the opponent in the defense, the referee directly yellow card warning, and gave the opponent a well-placed set-piece. In stoppage time, the young men of the Chinese team conceded two goals in a row, losing them in the form of penalties and set-pieces. Consecutive conceded goals caused the players' mentality to be unbalanced, and Shanghai new star Liu Zhurun clashed with his opponent after eating a yellow card, and was pulled apart in time by his teammates. In the end, the full match ended, and China U23 lost to the opponent 0:3.
Although 3 goals were conceded in the score, after the whole game, the overall performance of the Chinese team's boys was still OK. Being able to form a good cooperation in the local area, whether it is a hard work or an enterprising attitude, is commendable. It just needs to be honed on a lot of details, perhaps due to the lack of warm-up matches for a long time. For example, in the face of the UAE's high-intensity pressing, several defenders can maintain the ball, but in the process of forward passing, the error rate is greatly improved. In addition, while fighting with all their might, there is always insufficient protection for the weak side, and if it encounters a more challenging opponent, then the Chinese team's defense will be easily penetrated.
In view of these exposed weaknesses, Yankovic and the coaching staff need to carry out targeted training in preparation for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games.
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