On April 17, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup group stage continued to compete, Group B Chinese Olympic 11 to 10 lost to Japan and suffered a black start, South Korea beat the United Arab Emirates in stoppage time, let's take a look at a brief summary of each matchup and real-time standings.
South Korea - United Arab Emirates
South Korea controlled the rhythm and organized the attack, Lee Kang-hee's high-quality long-range shot was saved, and Ahn Jae-jun grabbed the shot in front of the goalkeeper but was blown offside and invalidated. The UAE defense communicated with each other tacitly and did not give the other side the opportunity to penetrate easily, so the half-time was temporarily blank.
Yibian re-fought South Korea's offensive is still dominant, but the tactics lack discipline, Yan Zhicheng's excellent header from close range is high, and the two sides rotate to adjust to maintain the vitality of the lineup, and for the UAE, it will achieve the goal by scoring 1 point. In the final stage, Kang Sung-jin's header was still blown offside and invalidated, and finally in the 94th minute of stoppage time, Lee Yongjun's header was ferried into the net to perform a stunner, and South Korea defeated the United Arab Emirates 1-0 at full-time and refused to cause an upset.
China-Japan
In just 8 minutes of the opening game, Japan's wings broke through the defense with a simple cooperation, and Matsuki Kusheng grabbed the goal in front of the goal to take the lead, and then in the 17th minute, Takaya Nishio was sent off with a red card for a serious elbow foul. The Chinese team, which played one more person, soon formed a siege momentum, Tao Qianglong hit the crossbar from a distance, and the continuous pressure was unfortunately a fraction of a millimeter, and this period of pressure and play let us see the hope of a reversal.
Xie Wenneng, who came back from the bench in the second half, got a single chance, but unfortunately the quality of the shot was not high and was blocked, and the team made substitution adjustments one after another, and the situation gradually became less optimistic, ineffective passes, creating fewer and fewer threats, as if there was no 11 to 10 pressure, but was slightly embarrassed by the opponent's conversion. Head coach Cheng Yaodong had nothing to do, and at the last moment, the 2-meter-tall goalkeeper Jin Yong made a cameo as a center forward, but this did not work wonders, and China lost 0-1 to Japan at the end of the game.
At the end of the first round of the group, Japan and the United Arab Emirates both won and led the way, and they are undoubtedly strong contenders to qualify from this group, while the UAE and China have both suffered a bad start, especially for China's Olympic Games for most of the 11-10 without scoring, so it seems that it will be extremely difficult to qualify, perhaps the first goal is to fight for a win first, or score the first goal.