The national soccer team played 2 warm-up matches in October and the matches have all been completed. The match against Vietnam was a 2-goal win for the national team, while the match against Uzbekistan was of higher value in improving the team's strength. Although Uzbekistan is ranked only 1 place higher than the national soccer team in Asia, they are significantly stronger and belong to the upper middle class in Asia. If the national football team wants to re-impact the top ten position in Asia, at least they have to beat the Uzbekistan team first, and this hurdle is very important. Therefore, returning to the experience of facing each other after 3 years, the national football team attached great importance to the game and sent all the main players. Uzbekistan, on the other hand, didn't take the game lightly either, and sent most of their starters to start.
Over the course of the game, Uzbekistan were clearly dominant, keeping possession between 60 and 80 percent, rather than leading the foot, with a combination of pressurized middle penetration and edge-to-middle. There were a whopping 24 shots throughout the game. In contrast, China had only four shots, which was not a satisfactory performance on the offensive end. In addition, in terms of set pieces, Uzbekistan had 10 corners while China had only one, indicating a clear lack of basis for offensive transition, which was one of the reasons for the low number of shots.
In comparison, the only advantage of the national soccer team is the positive shooting efficiency. Three out of four shots hit the goal frame, which is more threatening. Uzbekistan's 24 shots only hit the goal frame eight times, only 33.3%. This shows that the strikers are not very good at seizing opportunities. Despite the loss, it was not a small gain for the national soccer team, and the beginning of finding gaps and making up for deficiencies. However, there was an additional loss in this defeat, as starter Wang Qiuming left after only 45 minutes of play, and according to a media source with knowledge of the game, Wang was taken to the hospital after his departure.
After imaging tests, 30-year-old international Wang Qiuming suffered damage to the collateral ligaments in his knee and will need to rest for the rest of the tournament. It seems that not only affects the league, but also basically reimbursed, and may even suffer in the next world preseason. It can be seen that the injury is serious. And the knee injury is not easy to recover, and there is a process of individual ability and condition recovery after recovery.
The news amounted to a blow to the dark horses and the league's eighth-placed Tsimshatsui Tigers this season. Wang Qiuming was the only starting international for the Zimmen Tigers after Barton dropped out. The 1.73-meter Wang Thu Minh also scored a goal in the previous match against Vietnam and became the hero of the win, but now he has become the only international player to suffer a serious injury in October.
So far, Wang Qiuming has made 28 appearances this season, scoring six goals and assisting once. When the core player of the Jinmen Tigers is injured, head coach Yu Genwei can only try to find a proper replacement to make up for this loss, which is no small challenge.
