The second round of the U23 Asian Cup group stage started, the Chinese team was in Group B without an upset, the Chinese team lost again, lost 0-2 to the South Korean team, combined with the first round of 0-1 loss to the Japanese team, the Chinese team lost 2 consecutive defeats to the bottom of the early exit, the United Arab Emirates also came out of the bottom early, lost to the Japanese team 0-2 in this round, and lost to the South Korean team 0-1 in the first round. For the Chinese team, Group B is the group of death, not only against Japan and South Korea, but also against the United Arab Emirates.
Before the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team participated in the U23 Asian Cup 4 times, with only 1 win and 11 losses. In this U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team failed to reverse the decline, mainly due to two reasons, first, the players did not form a good whole, and the growth of personal ability was slow; second, coach Cheng Yaodong seemed to have been mixing, did not play the role that the coach should have, led the team to perform in a mess, and failed to run in a decent tactical system and a fixed main lineup for many long-term training camps.
In the first round, the Chinese team lost 0-1 to the Japanese team is unacceptable, although a small loss, but the Chinese team is more than 85 minutes to play one more state, and has a chance to win 2-1 reversal, but unfortunately the playing style is backward, coupled with the lack of fighting spirit of the players, the game process is very healthy, resulting in the loss of the game. Facing the South Korean team in this round, the Chinese team also had a chance to score points, with 36% possession, but the counterattack momentum was okay, with the South Korean team's shot comparison of 9-13 and the shot on target ratio of 5-2, but in the end it became a 0-2 complete defeat, and the offensive efficiency was extremely low.
In the first half of the game, the Chinese team got many good chances to score, in the 12th minute of the game, Baihelam counterattacked and shot quickly, which deviated from the bottom line; in the 15th minute of the game, Baihelam was weak in the second half of the front steal, and the shot was confiscated; in the 18th minute of the game, Tao Qianglong's fast-break small-angle push shot hit the side netting. In the 21st minute of the game, Baihelam had a great chance to score from close range, turned and volleyed the ball wide.
In the 35th minute of the game, Li Yongjun completed a small angle blast goal, the Chinese team 0-1 South Korea; the Chinese team continued to waste many good opportunities, the 69th point of the game, the Chinese team was punished again, Li Yongjun shot directly low near the penalty spot, the ball flew into the lower right corner of the goal, and the Chinese team finally lost 0-2 to the South Korean team.
Since the U23 Asian Cup is also a qualifier for the Olympic Games, the Chinese team was out of the group and confirmed that it missed the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Cup and the Olympic Games, and the team hit three lows overnight, first, the U23 Asian Cup lost 2 consecutive defeats and all were clean sheets; second, the team lost 13 games in the U23 Asian Cup; third, the Chinese men's 3 big balls all missed the Olympic Games for two consecutive years. At present, this group of players is actually not so unbearable, they have some potential, but it is a pity that the coach delayed them, and Cheng Yaodong even played a side effect, because among this group of players, Bai Helamu, Hu Hetao and others have shined under Antonio, helping the national youth to lead 1-0, defeat the defending champion Saudi Arabia 2-0, draw Kyrgyzstan 1-1, break into the top 8, and once lead the South Korean team 1-0 in the quarterfinals. It's a pity that Antonio led the team to leave after the Asian Youth Championships, and a group of main players also went downhill after entering the National Olympics, and the state gap was very large.