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The second round of the group stage of the U20 Asian Cup began with a big hit in a match between the strong and the weak.The Indonesian National Youth, the weakest in Group A, staged a weak win over the strong by defeating the Syrian National Youth 1-0. This cold streak was even more surprising than Vietnam's defeat of Australia.
The only goal of the match came in the 35th minute of the first half. Indonesia immediately counterattacked after breaking the ball in their own penalty area. His teammates found Karaca, the No. 9 player on the right side, on a long pass. Karaka received the ball and created a one-two situation in front of the field. Facing the defense, he went straight through the hips. Then, facing the Syrian player and the last defender in front of him, they cut inside for a few steps before stepping straight out into an arc and the ball hung directly in the dead center. It was, without a doubt, a wonderful world wave. It was with this goal that Indonesia beat Syria 1-0 and gained three life-saving points.
Winning this game brought Indonesia to 3 points, while Syria, one of the bitter rivals of the national soccer team, lost 0 points in a row. Indonesia challenged hosts Uzbekistan in the last round of life and death matches, and Syria completely left their fate in the hands of their opponents. He can only hope that the Iraqi national youth will lose in the same group so as to keep a theoretical glimmer of hope. The match was the second cold one of the U20 Asian Cup, following Vietnam's 1-0 defeat to Australia, and the second win for a Southeast Asian team. The rise of Southeast Asian soccer is visible to the naked eye, and the national soccer team's bitter rivals, Syria, have slipped too quickly, leaving one to wonder if Asian soccer's head coaches really need to change the Korea Youth.
Statistically, Indonesia were at an overall disadvantage, with only 40% possession and completely behind Syria in shots, shots on target and dangerous attacks. However, after the goal, Indonesia capitalized on Syria's counterattacks and ended up winning when the field was not looking good. This couldn't help but make fans ask soul-searching questions. Why could people carry the game, but the Chinese team couldn't? Because just a day ago, the Chinese team in the lightning breakthrough lead, in the second half within four minutes of Japan scored two consecutive goals, and ultimately was reversed, out of the situation in a desperate situation.
Indeed, there are still similarities between China and Indonesia in that they had to play defensive counterattacks against opponents stronger than themselves, but there are three differences:.
First of all, China's ball possession was only 22%, almost 20 percentage points lower than Indonesia's, which led to a tired defense and early physical exhaustion of the whole team.
Secondly, Indonesia's footwork was more delicate than China's, who drove forward with a big foot straight after gaining possession, resulting in a passing success rate of less than 50% for the whole team.
Thirdly, both of Japan's goals were actually suspected to be offside or handball, but the referee chose to ignore it. In addition, the referee didn't even issue a yellow card, because the Japanese team retaliated with a direct red card. Obviously, the referee preferred the Japanese team, and this time the Chinese team was blackballed by the AFC. This is to be expected. With Du Zhaocai failing to run for the FIFA Council, Chinese soccer has no say in Asia for the next four years. This kind of treatment is likely to be seen in national competitions for all age groups. Also, we'll be playing Southeast Asia in the future in a very unsettling way, so be prepared for that.
China finished third in the group in Kyrgyzstan after losing to Japan in their first match, only by virtue of one more goal. Next up for China is Saudi Arabia, the defending U20 Asian Cup champions. The two sides met in the qualifiers last year. At that time, Saudi Arabia only beat China 1-0, and with the help of half of Asia, China advanced to the second match with a great result. This time, the situation for the Chinese team has become even more serious. A loss would likely see an early exit from the group, and China would need at least a draw to keep their hopes alive.
