In the third round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, two battles in Group B have just been held, South Korea defeated Japan 1:0, won all three games, ranked first in the group, Japan won two wins and one loss, ranked second in the group, the two teams joined hands to advance to the quarterfinals, 1/4 finals, South Korea went to the lower half to play Indonesia, and Japan went to the upper half to play Qatar. In another game, Xie Wenneng and Liu Zhurun scored a goal, and the national football team defeated the United Arab Emirates 2:1, ranking third in the group with one win and two losses, and the United Arab Emirates lost all three games and ranked at the bottom.
China 2:1 UAE
In the first half of the game, the front trident Bai Helamu, Xie Wenneng and Liu Zhurun played well, Bai Helamu has impact, if the passing timing is accurate, it will be perfect, Xie Wen can fight positively, dribbling breakthrough is very sharp, Liu Zhurun has a strong ability to intersperse, and has created many cross opportunities.
In the 7th minute, the UAE returned quickly on the left side, burst into the penalty area and crossed in front of the goal, but was blocked by Jia Feifei into his own goal, the VAR review was offside, the goal was blown invalid, and the national football team escaped.
In the 24th minute, the national football team took a tactical corner kick on the right side, the UAE player made a mistake in clearing the siege and turned it into an own assist, Xie Wenneng directly volleyed the goal, and the national football team led 1:0, breaking the goal drought of two consecutive games.
In the 35th minute, the corner kick of the national football team was cleared, the UAE quickly counterattacked, burst into the right side of the penalty area, crossed in front of the goal, and was quickly chased back Liu Zhurun out of the bottom line, a very critical return to clear the siege, and the game attitude was very good.
In the 40th minute, Baihelam shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit the arm of the UAE defender, and the referee canceled the penalty after watching VAR.
In the 45+2nd minute, Liang Shaowen's header was weak and weak, and he was robbed by Harib, but fortunately he was blocked by Li Hao, and was squeezed out of position by Ruan Qilong.
In the 45+4th minute, Liu Zhurun actively pressed in front, broke the ball into the penalty area, and scored with a volley, and the national football team expanded its lead 2:0.
In the second half of the game, just at the beginning, Baihelam stepped forward and burst into the penalty area to push the goal from a small angle, but it was also offside first, and the goal was invalid.
In the 48th minute, Abdullah made a long pass, Ruan Qilong looked at the ball without looking at people, was picked up by Fazi, cut inside and pushed the goal, the UAE pulled back a goal 1:2, and the suspense of the game returned, but fortunately, after the efforts of the whole team, the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end of the game.
South Korea 1:0 Japan
In the first half of the game, the two teams did not have a strong desire to attack, did not form too many shooting opportunities, and the white fan made a mistake, and the ball almost bounced into the goal when it touched his own defender. In the second half of the game, the offensive rhythm of the two teams improved, but it was not until the 75th minute that the South Korean team took a corner kick from the right side and Kim Min-woo scored with a header, and the South Korean team broke the deadlock on the field 1:0.
In the subsequent game, Jiang Chengzhen protected the ball in the penalty area, turned and volleyed into the near corner, the ball was saved by Nozawa Daishi, and the Japanese team had the advantage of passing the ball, but the attack was still a little cumbersome, and there were not many chances on target formed. At full-time, Japan had 60% possession and 15 shots on goal with 2 on target, while South Korea had 6 shots on goal with 3 on target.