The U20 Asian Cup group stage has reached the second round, and in this round, it has once again exploded into a big upset. A former "fish belly" team ushered in its own highlight moment, they overturned the national football team's fierce rival Syria, and are expected to enter the top 8 in Asia!
This team is Indonesia from Southeast Asia, and they are only 151st in the FIFA rankings and 28th in Asia. Their opponents, Syria, are 90th in FIFA and 14th in Asia. Speaking of the Syrian team, Chinese fans must be no strangers, in the past two World Preliminary Rounds, the Chinese team has met the Syrian team, and the Chinese team has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in 4 meetings.
If you look at the ranking alone, then the Syrian team is undoubtedly far above the Indonesian team, but the ranking is not the same as strength, and in this round, the Indonesian team has created its own myth. In the first round, both Indonesia and Syria suffered defeats, and the score was the same 0-2. Therefore, this round of the game has become a "life and death battle" between the two teams, and only the team that grabs 3 points is eligible to move forward.
After the start of the game, the paper dominant Syrian team slightly dominated the game, and the Indonesian team could only threaten the opponent's goal by counterattacking. However, in the face of the iron barrel formation put by the Indonesian team, the Syrian team did not find a good way to break the goal, but the Indonesian team's attack was the first to achieve results. In the 35th minute, Indonesian striker Samir sent the ball to teammate Karaka, who scored the ball and then cut inside and the ball flew past the goalkeeper's fingertips into the net, and Indonesia took the lead to break the deadlock and take a 1-0 lead!
Not to be left behind, the Syrian team began to launch a counterattack, but unfortunately their attack was only fruitful, seemingly playing lively, but it was slow to translate into goals. The united Vietnamese team relied on tenacious defense to successfully hold the victory and win the hard-won 3 points! After winning this match, Indonesia also saw renewed hope of qualifying, and in the final round, they will face the hosts Uzbekistan. If the Indonesian team can win again, then with 6 points, they will have a high probability of reaching the top 8 of the U20 Asian Cup, and entering the World Youth Championship is no longer an unattainable dream!
As for the Chinese U20 men's football team that everyone cares about, after losing in the first round, the hope of the Chinese team qualifying has become very small, and if you want to advance to the top 8, you can only hope for a miracle!