On April 22, Beijing time, the final round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup began, and the Chinese Olympic team, which was eliminated in advance, ushered in a battle of honor, and the opponent was the United Arab Emirates Olympic Team, which also missed the quarterfinals. Before the game, both sides lost two in a row and failed to score a goal, and the goal difference was the same. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the National Olympic team defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1 with the goals of Xie Wenneng and Liu Zhurun.
The Chinese Olympic team entered the group of death in this Asian Cup, in addition to the United Arab Emirates, there are two top teams in Japan and South Korea, and everyone did not have any hope of qualifying before the game. However, the first two rounds of the National Olympic team still had bright spots, and in the first game, they faced Japan 11 to 10 full-court siege, but unfortunately they still lost 0-1. In the second game against South Korea, the national Olympic team was also not conservative and got many scoring opportunities, but unfortunately the forward players repeatedly lost a single knife, but they were defeated 0-2 by the opponent with two counterattacks. As a result, the national Olympic team missed the Paris Olympics ahead of schedule, but against the West Asian powerhouse United Arab Emirates, the performance of the national Olympic team is also worth paying attention to, after all, they are the future of the national football team.
In terms of starters, the National Olympic team Baihelamu charged with a single arrow, behind him was Tao Qianglong, Xie Wenneng and Liu Zhurun flew together, Duan Dezhi and Jia Feifei sat in the midfield, Yang Zihao, Liang Shaowen, Jin Shunkai, Ruan Qilong formed the back line, and the goalkeeper was replaced by Li Hao.
In the first half of the game, there was a dangerous situation in front of the National Olympic goal in the opening 7th minute, the United Arab Emirates counterattacked, Suhail crossed from the left, Jia Feifei cleared the siege and put himself in an oolong, but fortunately, VAR intervened and determined that the opponent's offside was invalid in the first goal, and the National Olympic Games escaped. For more than ten minutes, the two sides attacked and defended each other. In the 24th minute, the National Olympic team's tactical corner kick was kicked out, and the opponent was not far away, and Xie Wenneng, the new star of the Taishan team, scored the first goal of the National Olympic team in this tournament with a volley, 1-0. In the 39th minute, Baihelam shot in the penalty area hit the opponent's hand, and the referee initially gave a yellow penalty package, and then VAR canceled the penalty. In the 5th minute of stoppage time, the UAE backfield sent a big gift, and Liu Zhurun grabbed the penalty area and scored 1v2 to help the national Olympic team lead by two goals to end the half.
In the second half, the UAE changed three people in a row to strengthen the attack. The defense of the national Olympic team was lax and the ball was conceded, and in the 47th minute, the UAE made a long pass, and Ruan Qilong actually watched the opponent cut to the inside line to unload the ball and shoot, and did not give any interference, and he was also replaced in the 61st minute. For a long time after conceding the goal, the national Olympic team was very passive and was pressed by the opponent. During the period, the National Olympic team also played a good counterattack, Tao Qianglong sent a wonderful pass, but unfortunately Baihela Muneche's shot was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper. As many as 9 minutes of stoppage time, the National Olympic Games changed to 5 defenders to put the bus to defend it. Finally, the whistle blew, and the National Olympic team kept the score of 2-1 to the end, got the hard-won three points, and left with their heads held high.
After this game, the national Olympic team won 1 and lost 2 and accumulated 3 points and went out of the third place in the group, but this result is completely acceptable, after all, the top two in the group are South Korea and Japan. Even if it is out, the National Olympic Games need such a victory very much to prove that there is still hope for Chinese football. In fact, the Olympic team could have played better, we missed too many chances against Japan and South Korea, and the Olympic team has every hope of fighting for two draws, or even at least one victory, but there is no such thing as a if in competitive sports. It is hoped that this group of young players led by Baihelam can get better development in the future and take over as soon as possible.