On April 30, Beijing time, the last round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Shandong Taishan U21 Elite Team once again lost 0-5 to Urawa Red Diamonds to end all their matches, 1 draw and 5 losses were not good, but it was also a gain to get 1 point and 2 goals. After the game, captain Lu Yongtao said in an interview that he and his teammates learned a lot and hoped to have the opportunity to participate in the AFC Champions League.
In terms of the starting lineup of the Taishan team, goalkeeper Cao Zheng continued to start, the defender line was Zhang Yingkai, Yang Ruiqi, Lin Guoyu, Tassi and Gao Jingchun, the midfielder was Liu Guobao, Yi Xianlong, Lu Yongtao, Long Tingwei, and the forward was Baihe Lamu. In addition to Long Tingwei and Gao Jingchun, the other 9 people are the main force of this Taishan team. In the first half, although the Taishan team did not attack many times, there were still some bright spots, but due to the relatively large gap in strength, the lads of the Taishan team at the end of the half were still 0-3 behind.
In the previous five rounds of competition, Yu Yuanwei used 21 people, and only two substitute goalkeepers Liu Qingchang and Sheng Muze were not given the opportunity to play in the youth army of the AFC Champions League, and the other player, Wang Yushuo, also played a relatively short time, playing less than 5 minutes on the bench. Before the start of the second half, Yu Yuanwei changed 2 people in a row, substitute goalkeeper Sheng Muze replaced Cao Zheng, Zhou Ziang replaced Gao Jingchunpu, and soon after Wang Yushuo replaced Yi Xianlong. In the end, only another substitute goalkeeper, Liu Qingchang, failed to stand on the field, and the remaining 22 were given the opportunity to play.
The strength of the two sides is not on a horizontal line, coupled with the continuous substitutions in the second half to make Taishan's midfield mistakes more, the pressure on the back line is relatively large, and there is a sudden heavy rain in the game, the rain has obviously affected the confidence of the Taishan players, the situation is forced to increase, the ball control is more difficult, and the fourth goal is due to the miscommunication between the substitute goalkeeper Sheng Muze and the center-back Tacitus. In the 85th minute of the game, the Tarzan junior conceded the ball again during a defensive corner and eventually lost 5-0.
As the captain of the team, Lu Yongtao played all 6 rounds of matches, and after the game, Lu Yongtao said: "I think we have exhausted all our strength, the performance has been good, we will continue to work hard when we go back, and we cherish this opportunity, hoping to have the opportunity to participate in the AFC Champions League." ”
This time, the Taishan team's young players have experienced more twists and turns and difficulties in playing the AFC Champions League, but there are also gains, Lu Yongtao said: "I have definitely learned a lot of things from these top Asian teams, and the opposite play is very fast, the technology is very solid, and it is also worth learning." ”