On the evening of April 22, Beijing time, the third round of Group B of the U23 Asian Cup group stage started at the same time, the Chinese Olympic Games overturned the United Arab Emirates Olympic Games 2-1, and locked the third place in the group with 3 points, and the South Korean Olympic Games defeated the Japanese Olympic Games 1-0, winning 3 consecutive games and accumulating 9 points to win the first place in the group, staging a crazy night.
China's Olympic Games upset the United Arab Emirates 2-1
The two teams are unlucky, and at the same time with Japan, South Korea, the two favorites to win the same group, the first 2 rounds of consecutive losses, has been out of the round in advance, this game has become their own battle of honor, who loses who is at the bottom.
In the 7th minute, Suhail crossed in front of the goal, Jia Feifei cleared the siege and turned into a self-swinging oolong, and the referee signaled that the UAE was offside first, and the National Olympic Games escaped. In the 24th minute, the UAE player failed to clear the siege, and Xie Wenneng volleyed the goal to help the national Olympic team lead 1-0. In the 39th minute, Baihelam scored a penalty from a distance, and then the referee canceled it. In the 45+5th minute, the UAE backfield made a passing error, and Liu Zhurun grabbed the back shot to help the National Olympic Games expand the score 2-0.
According to statistics, the last time the Olympic team scored in the U23 Asian Cup was back on January 15, 2018, and now it has finally broken the 2,289-day goal drought.
Soon after the start of the second half, the UAE broke through the back line of the National Olympic Games through a long pass attack to make the score 1-2, and saw the hope of a comeback, after which goalkeeper Li Hao made a key save to help the National Olympic Games maintain a one-goal lead until the end.
In the end, the National Olympic Games accumulated 3 points to lock up the third place in the group, and the UAE lost 3 consecutive defeats and accumulated 0 points to the bottom.
South Korea avenges Japan 1-0
After winning the first two rounds, Japan and South Korea qualified one round ahead of schedule, and now the direct duel has become a battle for the top spot in the group. Japan has won the previous two meetings in the U23 Asian Cup, including a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the last tournament.
It was a close match, but in the first half, both sides had a number of shots on goal but none of them were on target, and there were few attacks that created threats. In the 28th minute, Japan's corner kick was taken, and the South Korean defender and the goalkeeper made a communication error that almost caused an own goal. In the 38th minute, Japan attacked with a free kick, and Shota Fujio was cleared by a defender before shooting. In the 75th minute, Kim Min-woo scored with a header to help South Korea break the deadlock 1-0. After that, Japan failed to equalize.
After overthrowing Japan, South Korea not only successfully avenged the last fiasco, but also won 3 consecutive games and accumulated 9 points, beating Japan to win the first place in the group.