U23 Asian Cup No. 4 Red: Elbow hit the No. 10 of the Chinese team, and the Japanese defender was sent off
On April 16, in the first round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup and Olympic Qualifiers, the Chinese Olympic Games VS the Japanese Olympic Games. In the 17th minute, Japanese defender Takaya Nishio elbowed No. 10 Jia Feifei of the National Olympic Games, VAR intervened, and the referee directly sent a red card to Takaya Nishio! In the first three games of the U23 Asian Cup, there was a red card in each game. Takaya Nishio's red card is the fourth since the start of the U23 Asian Cup.
The U23 Asian Cup is also a battle for qualification for the men's Olympic team, with the top three qualifying for the Paris Olympics. From the perspective of strength comparison, the Chinese Olympic team is far inferior to the Japanese Olympic team: the Chinese team is the fourth weak team, and the Japanese team is the seeded team. In the same group, there are also South Korea (Pot 2) and the United Arab Emirates (Pot 3), and there are many strong players.
The Chinese National Olympic Team discharged a 4231 formation, with Bai Helamu of Shenzhen Xinpeng City of the Chinese Super League leading the front line, Ai Fielding and Tao Qianglong of Wuhan Three Towns, and Liu Junxian of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers ambushing behind him.
In just 8 minutes of the opening game, the Chinese Olympic team conceded a goal:
The Japanese Olympic Games organized an attack in the front court, and the Chinese Olympic Games retreated across the board. Kaede Yamada made a precise cross, the ball crossed the defense of the Chinese National Olympic Games, and the unguarded Matsuki Jiusheng easily scored with his right foot, and the National Olympic Games fell behind 0-1.
This conceded goal shows the gap between the national Olympic team and the Japanese team. The National Olympic team has laid a nine-man defense line in the penalty area, which looks airtight. However, Zhu Yuezao was half a beat slower for offside, and Matsuki Jiusheng plugged in and shot at 5 meters. The technology and tacit understanding of the Japanese Olympic Games are completely above the Chinese team.
In the 17th minute, there was a turning point in the scene:
The referee got a VAR reminder and ran to the sidelines to watch the video replay, and decided to send off Takaya Nishio with a red card, and the national Olympic team played 11 to 10!
Judging by the slow-motion replays, the red card was undisputed. A deliberate elbow without the ball, which is a malicious, unsportsmanlike foul, is a red card. There is VAR, don't shoot, you will be caught.