On the evening of April 19, Beijing time, in the second round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic team played against the South Korean team. China dominated the first 30 minutes, but South Korea's first shot on goal was converted into a goal.
In the second half, South Korea scored another goal. In the 81st minute, Cheng Yaodong was once again replaced by a 2.01-meter-based substitute goalkeeper Jin Yong, and he also played as a center forward again. In the end, the Chinese team lost 0-2 to the South Korean team, suffered two consecutive defeats in the group stage, and did not score a goal in the two games.
There are a total of 16 teams in the finals of the U23 Asian Cup, divided into four groups, and the top two teams in each group will qualify. The top three finishers in the event will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
With 0 points in two games, there is almost no hope of qualifying for the Chinese National Olympic Games, and Cheng Yaodong's coaching is once again questioned.
So, what is the real record of Cheng Yaodong leading the National Olympic Games or the National Youth?
In the qualifiers for this year's U23 Asian Cup, China's Olympic Games are in the same group as the United Arab Emirates, India and Maldives, and due to the withdrawal of Maldives, each team in this group has only two games.
Cheng Yaodong's Chinese Olympic team drew with the United Arab Emirates and faced India in the second round, which was quite difficult. It wasn't until stoppage time that China took the lead, narrowly beating India 2-1. So far, the Chinese Olympic Games have thrillingly qualified for the U23 Asian Cup.
In the 2019 U19 Asian Youth Championship qualifiers, the head coach was still Cheng Yaodong, when the final round of the group stage, the Chinese national youth faced the South Korean team, although Tao Qianglong scored, but the Chinese team lost 1-4.
At the end of the group stage, the Chinese national youth ranked second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, but only got 1 goal difference, did not win the best 5 group runners, and missed the Asian Youth Championship again after 26 years.
Four years ago, he led the team to fail to enter the finals of the Asian Youth Championship, and this year's U23 Asian Cup qualifiers beat India to barely qualify for the finals.