In the second round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic Games played against the South Korean National Olympic Games.
China, who fought with their backs against the odds, had plenty of scoring chances but couldn't find the back of the net, while South Korea's Lee Young-jun scored twice and was the key figure in deciding the outcome.
In the end, the Chinese team lost 0-2 to the South Korean team and suffered two consecutive defeats. South Korea won two consecutive victories and temporarily topped the group.
China Olympic Games 0-2 South Korea Olympic Games Match Review
Compared with the previous game, there are three changes to the starting lineup of the Chinese Olympic Games. Cheng Yaodong replaced Zhu Yue, Liu Junxian and Eiffelding with Ruan Qilong, Liu Zhurun and Xie Wenneng.
China's starting list for the Olympic Games: 22-Huang Zihao, 4-Liang Shaowen, 13-Jin Shunkai, 15-Ruan Qilong, 16-Yang Zihao, 10-Jia Feifei, 19-Duan Dezhi, 7-Tao Qianglong, 9-Bai Helamu, 20-Liu Zhurun, 23-Xie Wenneng
China Olympic substitute list: 1-Li Hao, 12-Yu Jinyong, 2-Hu Hetao, 3-Liu Haofan, 5-Zhu Yue, 6-Abra Khan Khalik, 8-Chen Yuhao, 11-Liu Junxian, 14-Wang Yudong, 17-Eiffelding, 18-Du Yuezheng, 21-Xu Bin
Against South Korea, we are at a disadvantage in terms of strength. But when the game started, we didn't play passively.
Half an hour before the game, the Chinese Olympic team had more than one good chance to score, but unfortunately failed to seize the opportunity to score.
Baihelam at the top worked very hard, but his one-on-one shot was denied by the South Korean goalkeeper.
Half an hour into the game, the South Korean team began to exert their strength.
In the 34th minute, the South Korean team won a throw-in in the front field, several players completed a quick pass in the tight space on the right side, and Lee Yongjun scored from a small angle! South Korea led 1-0.
In the 69th minute, the game was reversed in succession within a minute.
First, the South Korean player made a mistake in the return pass, and Xie Wen was able to get a close shot on goal, but unfortunately his shot was blocked by the South Korean goalkeeper.
Just as the broadcast screen was still replaying Xie Wenneng's shot, the South Korean team had quickly attacked the Chinese team's goal, and Li Yongjun calmly got rid of the Chinese team's penalty area and scored with his left foot, and the score became 2-0.
In the final stage of the game, the Chinese team boldly deployed troops.
The goalkeeper, who is more than two meters tall, played as a center forward again, and the 17-year-old Wang Yudong was also sent on the field. However, until the end of the game, the Chinese team failed to score.
In the end, China's Olympic Games lost 0-2 to South Korea's Olympic Games and suffered two consecutive defeats in the group stage.
No need to score points
When the match between China and South Korea ended, the other match of the second round of this group had not yet begun, so the Chinese team, which had lost two consecutive games, actually had a theoretical hope of qualifying.
But there is no need to discuss what exactly "theoretical hope" looks like. In this way, it is not that we are disheartened by this Chinese Olympic team, but because the result of the group is actually in line with our psychological expectations.
The AFC U23 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U22 Championship, is now the tournament version that began in 2013.
In the previous 5 editions (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022), the Chinese team had 4 group exits, 3 of which were bottom of the group, and 1 time (2022).
We were hosts in those years and had a squad that we thought was worth looking forward to, but we didn't make it out of the group. This time, the Chinese team is the "youngest" national Olympic team in history, and it is also in the group of death, so the result is reasonable now.
Of course, the U23 Asian Cup journey of the Chinese Olympic team is not over yet, at 21:00 on April 22, continue to meet Migu Video to watch the UAE Olympic vs China Olympic Games.