On the evening of April 18, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup hosted by Qatar entered the second round of the group stage, in which the first match in Group A was played by Australia U23 against Indonesia U23. In the end, Indonesia broke out a big upset, overthrowing Australia 1-0 to win the first victory in team history, and at the same time accumulated 3 points to overtake Australia and Jordan to rise to second in the group. Next, the Chinese Olympic team led by Cheng Yaodong faced South Korea in the second round and scored 3 points to retain the hope of qualifying.
Compared to the senior national team, which is the first-class level in Asia, the Australian Olympic team is only second-rate in Asia, so it won the U23 Asian Cup, and the best result is third place in 2020.
In this tournament, Australia and the host Qatar, Jordan, and Indonesia are in the same group, and in the first game against Jordan, Australia broke out an upset, and was forced to draw 0-0 with the advantage of one more person, and missed the good start. Now in the second round, Australia's opponent is first-time qualifier Indonesia, who lost 2-0 to Qatar in the first round.
After the opening, Australia dominated possession, and Indonesia fouled early in a passive situation. In the 25th minute, Australia were awarded a penalty, but Touré was saved to give his team a one-goal lead, and Indonesia, who escaped the game, broke the deadlock 1-0 in first-half stoppage time thanks to Tegu's goal.
In the second half, Australia besieged the Indonesian backline, shooting more and more, but they couldn't attack for a long time, and finally fell 0-1.
According to statistics, Australia had 21 shots on goal but only four on target, while Indonesia had eight shots on goal and scored the only one on target.
According to the rules, in the case of the same score, the relationship between wins and losses is first compared, and then the goal difference and goals scored are compared. Since Qatar won the first round and got 3 points, now Indonesia also has 3 points, Australia only has 1 point in 2 rounds, and if it does not win Qatar in the last round, it will definitely be eliminated.
According to the schedule, the Chinese Olympic Games will face South Korea at 9 p.m. this Friday, due to the defeat of Japan by one goal in the first round, so that the National Olympic Games have no way back, and must beat South Korea to score three points to retain the hope of qualifying.
A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament, with the top three teams going straight to Paris 2024 and the fourth-place finishers competing for a place in the play-offs against Guinea, a fourth-place team from the African zone. Therefore, every group stage of the National Olympic Games is a battle of life and death.