The Chinese men's U20 team finally reached the quarterfinals again in the Asian Youth Championship after eight years. Although the process is thrilling, the result is still satisfactory!
For the group stage of this Asian Youth Tournament, some people say that the biggest contributor is captain Eiffelding, but in fact, many people forget that without goalkeeper Li Hao's high reception, the Chinese team cannot lose to Japan by only one goal in the first game, accumulating a psychological advantage for the goal difference in the next match, and even book a ticket after the second game against Saudi Arabia! Even kicked out of the game by being beaten into a sieve in the last game against Kyrgyzstan!
According to statistics, three opponents shot more than 50 times in three games, and in the last game, the Chinese team had only 37% possession, and the shooting was far behind 6-17! And it was Li Hao's excellent performance that allowed the opponent to score 1 goal, so that the Chinese team could qualify from the group again!
Speaking of Li Hao, many fans may be relatively unfamiliar. When the head coach excluded Liu Shao Ziyang, a goalkeeper recruited by Bayern, from the team and recruited Li Hao, who had never been recruited before, the fans were a little puzzled! But Li Hao is actually not a general, before participating in the Asian Youth Championship, Li Hao has signed a contract with La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid, after this match, he will go to Atletico Madrid to start his journey to the ocean!
In three group games, the first against Japan, Li Hao made eight saves and saved a penalty in the final moments. In the second game against Saudi Arabia, Li Hao made 6 saves, and Saudi Arabia was elected the best on the spot with a clean sheet. In the third game against Kyrgyzstan, 8 saves were re-elected as the best of the match! Li Hao used his wonderful and stable performance to help the Chinese team qualify, but also proved that Atletico did not see the wrong person.
In the next game, the Chinese national youth team will play South Korea, although we have not won a single game against South Korea, but if we can beat Saudi Arabia, why can't we beat South Korea? In the last Asian Youth Championship, South Korea was the runner-up, and Saudi Arabia was the champion! Looking forward to our Atletico goalkeeper playing magic again and leading the Chinese team to the World Youth Championship!