Tonight, in the Hangzhou Asian Games men's football 1/4 final, the Chinese men's Asian team lost 0-2 to South Korea, stopping the quarterfinals of this Asian Games.
Photo by Li Jiangang
At the beginning of the game, the fans shouted wave after wave of "cheers" to cheer for the young men of the Chinese team. Every successful break of the Chinese team and every advance with the ball will attract full applause.
The pressure of the South Korean team's front court has caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese men's Asian Games team, and the ball is more converted in the half of the Chinese team.
In the 17th minute of the first half, South Korea's Hong Hyun-seok scored directly through a free kick, 0-1, and the Chinese men's Asian Games team fell behind.
In the 35th minute, the South Korean team took advantage of the emptiness on the left side of the Chinese team, burst into the bottom cross, and Song Minkui scored in the middle, 0-2, the score was extended again.
In first-half stoppage time, the Chinese team played a counterattack, but unfortunately hit the post and failed to recover one goal at half-time. At the end of the first half, the Chinese men's Asian Games team temporarily trailed 0-2.
Photo by Li Jiangang
At halftime, all the fans waved their mobile phones, used mobile phone lights to light up the "sea of stars" in the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium, and shouted to cheer for the Chinese team.
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides tested each other, attacking and defending each other. However, in the end, the Chinese men's Asian Games team lost 0-2 to defending champions South Korea and stopped in the quarterfinals.
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How strong is the South Korean Asian Games team? For many fans who don't know much about Asian Games football, in layman's terms, they are like our national table tennis for the gold medal of football - ten wins nine stable.
Because winning the gold medal in the Asian Games can exempt you from military service, every Asian Games, the South Korean team has done its best and has high morale. The team's top star, Li Gangren, who is worth 22 million euros, rushed to Hangzhou to support the team after playing in the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund last week.
In addition to Li Gangren, many players in the team, such as Baek Seung-ho, Song Min-kyu and others, also participated in the Qatar World Cup last year. Therefore, the South Korean team has the most World Cup players among the Asian Games teams.
On the other hand, the Chinese Asian Games team, although there is no lack of professional league training, but only a few people can play in the national team. On paper, the gap between the men's Asian Games teams of China and South Korea is even larger than that of the senior teams. Some old sports journalists bluntly said: The probability of the Chinese men's Asian Games team winning South Korea is just like the Korean men's table tennis wins the Chinese men's table tennis.
But the charm of competitive sports lies precisely in its uncertainty, and cases of weak victories over strong cases happen every day in the Asian Games.
Looking forward to the next time, a miracle happens!
(Hangzhou Net comprehensive from CCTV News, Orange Persimmon Interactive, Chao News)