This game was lost mainly because the Chinese team was unlucky in the opening stage and made many mistakes, being scored three goals in a row by Iraq, and at one time they were 1.:3 down. But China's offense was really sharp and equalized the score at one point. The top player Wang Yudong performed very well. Two consecutive goals gave the Chinese team the hope of a comeback. However, in extra time, we couldn't resist Iraq's attack. The opponent counterattacked successfully and lost 3:4.
With yesterday's score of 0:7 at the bottom, this 3:4 looks less conspicuous. Some fans even think that this game was well played, because the level of Iraq's young team is quite good. Most like the U20 Asian Cup and the U23 Asian Cup, both of which are in the top four in Asia. Djurdjevic's tactical style is very aggressive, so there are often big scores like this.
Hopefully the youngsters on these young teams will get their act together and play some good games. Now look at the games of these big brothers of the national team, they really can't arouse the interest of the fans. But with another four goals scored in a single game, our defense at all levels of men's soccer is really in trouble. In just 24 hours, the national men's soccer team scored 11 goals in two games, which is never a great statistic.
