In preparation for the U17 Asian Cup qualifiers to be played in the second half of the year, the Chinese U16 men's football team has regrouped, and they recently flew to Romania to participate in the four-nation invitational tournament held there. In the first game against the host Romania U16 team, the Chinese team lost 0-4 to the opponent and unfortunately suffered a black start. However, before the boys of the Chinese men's football team had too much time to adjust, the second game was already coming.
This time we are against another European team, Denmark Under-16s. In the warm-up match not long ago, the Danish team defeated the Asian powerhouse Japan 2-1, showing good competitiveness, so before the Chinese team played, many fans sentenced them to the "death penalty" in advance. However, the trend of the game was unexpected by everyone. Just three minutes into the game, the Chinese team took the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking a 1-0 lead.
After the rematch, the Chinese team made persistent efforts and scored two consecutive games in the 48th and 51st minutes to expand the score to 3-0! The initiative of the game was firmly held in their own hands! However, the subsequent game completely fell into the control of the Danish team, and the Danish team launched a crazy counterattack through continuous changes. They scored twice in the 57th and 72nd minutes to narrow the score to 2-3!
At the critical moment, the Chinese team scored a penalty in the 78th minute, expanding the difference to two goals again. As the game time passed little by little, just when everyone thought that the victory of the Chinese team was timed, the situation on the field changed again. In stoppage time, the Danish team scored two goals in three minutes by their top scorer Jacob Ambeck, scoring a hat-trick and helping the Danish team to make the score 4-4 in an incredible way!
Although they failed to beat the Danish team, the fans still expressed their approval of the performance of the young national team. A fan commented: "The boys are already very good to be able to draw with the strong teams in Europe, and everyone should still encourage them a little more and criticize them less." Another fan wrote: "I think a 4-4 result may be more rewarding than a 4-3 win, after all, a friendly game is all about finding problems, and the more problems are exposed, the better." Some fans also said: "It is no exaggeration to say that our U16 is now the first class in Asia, and we are not afraid of any Asian team!"
According to the schedule, the Chinese team will also face the Polish team in the near future, hoping that in that game, the Chinese U16 men's football team can end the trip to Romania with a victory!