On April 19, Beijing time, the second round of the U23 Asian Cup group stage continued, and last night took the lead in ending the second round of Group A. Let's take a look at the latest standings changes, Qatar 2-1 Jordan won two consecutive victories ahead of schedule, and Indonesia upset Australia 1-0 to usher in the first victory, occupying the second place in the group, and having a chance to break through from this group.
U23 Asian Cup standings
Hosts Qatar were the strongest in the group, taking the lead in the 40th minute of the first half against Jordan, Abdullah Yazidi opened the scoring, Jordan equalised from a penalty spot in the 42nd minute of the second half, Arif Haji scored, and in stoppage time, Mohammed Manaii scored a stunner, and finally Qatar won 2-1 with three points in a thrilling 2-1, winning two in a row, Qatar has already taken six points, and since Australia and Jordan both have only one point, Qatar became the first team to enter the knockout round.
Qatar came out on top
In the other game, Indonesia was upset, facing Australia, who were stronger than themselves, and won 1-0, with Tegu scoring the only goal of the game. In this game, Indonesia had 8 shots on goal and 1 shot on target, which was converted into a goal + 3 points, Australia's 64% possession rate, 21 shots on goal, and it was impossible to penetrate Indonesia's goal. In the last two games, Australia have had a clear advantage on the field, with a total of 34 shots on goal, but have not scored a single goal, and now they are in a hurry to qualify, if they cannot win against Qatar in the final round, they will not qualify.
Indonesia upset Australia
Indonesia's opponent in the final round is Jordan, and Indonesia only needs to win without looking at anyone's face to qualify. Indonesia's victory was also the third for a Southeast Asian team in the tournament, following a 2-0 upset win over Iraq and a 3-1 win over Kuwait in Vietnam. Chinese football used to have the upper hand in the face of Southeast Asian football, but now the opponent is continuing to improve regardless of the age of the national brand, and Chinese football is already struggling to face Southeast Asian teams.
The National Olympic Games ushered in a life-and-death battle tonight
The national Olympic team ushered in the second opponent of the group stage South Korea at 21:00 tonight, the technical ability and experience of the Korean team are not inferior to the Japanese team, and the physical fitness and confrontation ability are stronger than Japan, so the opponent facing the national Olympic team is more powerful, and it is worrying whether it can grab points. The first game of the National Olympic Games lost 0-1 to the Japanese team, has been forced into a desperate situation, tonight's game continues to lose, will be out of the game in advance + missed the Paris Olympics, with the strength of the National Olympic Games to complete the task of qualifying is very difficult, their goal in this tournament is to strive to score a goal, get points, at least a victory, I hope the National Olympic team come on!