September 5 15, Beijing time Beijing time: 00, U15 East Asian Championship Group A group match ushered in a strong dialogue: South Korea U15 vs China U15.
The 2023 EALA Men's U15 Championship was held from September 1 to September 8 in Qingdao, China. A total of nine teams participated in the tournament. In the group stage, China, Korea, Macau, Mongolia and Northern Mariana Islands were in Group A, while Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Guam were in Group B.
The EALA Boys' U15 Championship was held this year and featured nine national and regional teams. The schedule was divided into two phases: a group stage and a knockout stage, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
The coaching staff leading China's U15 men's soccer training team to the EFC Championship is that of Evergrande Soccer School, which reached the finals of the U15 China Youth Soccer League, and the head coach is Masaki Nakamura from Japan.
There are 20 players on the U15 National Soccer University roster, of which Evergrande Soccer Schools has 11 players, more than half.
In the first round of the group stage, U15 national soccer team beat U15 Macau, China 13:0. In the second round, U15 National Football Team beat U15 Mongolia 66:0. In the third round, U15 National Junior Football Team played against U15 Northern Mariana Islands, and even played a horrible 235 Mongolia. : 0 score.
Coincidentally, the South Korean U15 was also 6:0 against the Mongolian U15 and the U15 was 233:0 against the Northern Mariana Islands, exactly the same score as the Chinese U15 played these two opponents.
So, who is stronger in the direct match between China U15 and South Korea U15? Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
China U15 started with a 433 formation, with Yang Qiandong, Wang Gengrui and Bunyamin forming the front three, midfielders Liu Jiale, Yao Junyu and Liu Shuanlin, defenders Zhang Hongfu, Shang Tianyu, Du Junhao, Han Yihang and goalkeeper Zhang Congxi.
South Korea U15 started with a 4231 formation with Kang Min-jun at center forward, Kim Min-jun, Kim Seung-hyun, and Jang Yeo-han on the forward line, Lee Dong-geun and Moon Sung-min at the double back, and Seo-hwan, Kim Se-bin, Lee Sang-yun, and Han Joon-hee in the back four and Park Do-hoon in goal.
In this game, China U15 was obviously at a disadvantage. Of course, from the data point of view, Korea U15 3 throws 2 throws, Korea U15 14 throws 8 throws, China U15 ball control rate of 55%, Korea U15 ball control rate of 45%, China U15 ball control rate dominance.
In the 24th minute, the South Korean U15 defense gave a gift, China U15 striker Yang Qiandong seized the opportunity to hit the goal.U15 National Football Team 15 National Football Team: 0 lead.
The Chinese U15 defense also made a cheap mistake in the 34th minute. Goalkeeper Zhang Congxi rushed out of the promotion without touching the ball. South Korea U15 player Zhang Yaohan easily sent the ball into the empty net. Korea U15 tied the score at 1:1.
In the final stages of extra time, China U15 had a one-touch chance but failed to capitalize on it and it was broken by the South Korea U15 goalkeeper.
In the end, both sides drew 1:1. Such a result is acceptable for China U15, after all, from the players to the coaching staff, even if it is a temporary training team.
