On the evening of April 22, Beijing time, in the final round of Group B of the 2024 Qatar U23 Men's Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic team defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1 and won the first victory of this U23 Asian Cup.
In the 9th minute, the UAE team crossed from the left, Jia Feifei accidentally put himself in the defense, but fortunately, the UAE team players were offside and the first goal was invalid. The Chinese team broke the deadlock in the 24th minute through a tactical corner kick, Xie Wenneng won the ball in the middle of the penalty area and scored with a left-footed volley. In stoppage time of the first half, the goalkeeper of the UAE team made a mistake with the ball, and Liu Zhurun broke the ball and burst into the penalty area to score another goal, and the Chinese team led 2-0. Only 3 minutes into the second half, the Chinese team's defense leaked, and the UAE team pulled a goal back. However, the Chinese team still retained a 2-1 victory with a tenacious defense, and won the U23 Asian Cup again after 6 years.
Although he missed out on qualifying from the group, Liu Zhurun said after the game that scoring goals is very important to him, "I am definitely happy to win the game, and it is also a self-confidence boost for me to score goals to help the team." Speaking of the overall performance of the team in this competition, Liu Zhurun said: "There are regrets and difficulties, and in the end, it was very difficult to achieve victory. ”
In this way, the Chinese Olympic team also ended their five-year journey, from the formation of the team in 2019 to the final victory over the United Arab Emirates, and finally missed the Paris Olympics. For this group of young people, after returning to the club, whether they can play football or even become the main force will usher in a new test.