Beijing time last night, is preparing for the Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi, UAE Chinese men's soccer team and Hong Kong, China played a closed warm-up match. The result was a 1-0 lead in the first half, the national soccer team was reversed by the opponent, and finally lost 1-2, losing two consecutive games in the warm-up. In the second half of the game, Wang Shangyuan, Wu Shaochong and a coach received red cards and were sent off. The national football team's first game of the new year can be described as "lost and lost".
In this match, head coach Jankovic rotated his squad, changing the formation from the 3-4-3 of the last match back to a 4-4-2. Liu Dengzuo was chosen for the goalkeeper, while Xu Haofeng, Jiang Guangtai, Wu Shaochong and Li Lei formed a four-guard lineup. Wu Xi and Wang Shangyuan partnered the double back, with Liu Binbin and Wei Shihao on the wings, and Wu Lei and Tan Long partnering the front line. At the start, the national football team entered the state relatively quickly. In the 9th minute, Wu Lei received a teammate's left pass. After a shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by the keeper, senior center forward Tan Long added a shot from the goal line to give China a 1-0 lead. However, things started to get passive for the national soccer team as Wu Xi was replaced on his right thigh.
It is worth mentioning that the 1-2 loss was the result of the national football team losing to Hong Kong, China again after 39 years, the last time was on May 19, 1985. China is currently ranked 79th in the world and 11th in Asia, while Hong Kong, China is ranked 150th in the world and 28th in Asia, a huge gap between the two teams. Because the game was not broadcast, the game process is not known, but as far as this result is concerned, the outside world can not help but sweat for the national football team's journey to the Asian Cup.
Four days ago, the national soccer team had just lost 0-2 in an International A warm-up match against Oman. The team was eager to get off to a good start in 2024 with a win, but didn't expect another blow. If you lose to Oman, it's understandable that the opponent is ranked higher than the national soccer team. On New Year's Day against a lower strength and ranked Hong Kong, China team, they actually got three red cards and lost with a one-goal lead. I really can't say.
Although it's only a warm-up match at the moment, the players' mentality and emotions, including the building of self-confidence, may be affected by the losing streak. As for the Asian Cup quarterfinals mentioned by outsiders, it doesn't seem to be difficult at the moment.
