On the evening of January 18, local time in the United Arab Emirates, the u20 national soccer team ushered in the first warm-up match of overseas training. The team played with two sets of lineups and finally shook hands with the UAE match u20 national team 1-1.
The u20 national soccer team departed from Chongqing on January 16 and arrived in the UAE at midnight that day, where coach Antonio and his foreign coaching staff were already waiting for them. After a short break, the team had their first training session upon arrival in the UAE.
According to the team, before the start of the training, head coach Antonio emphasized on the players' focus and discipline and said that these two things are the most important reasons why the team can reach the 2023 u20 Asian Cup.
After a day of simple training, u local time on the evening of January 18, the 20 national football team ushered in the first overseas warm-up match against the UAE u20 team.
Before the end of the first half, the u20 national football team was awarded a penalty kick opportunity, and Efirdin hit the penalty to break the deadlock on the field. After the change of ends, head coach Antonio replaced the starting 11 and played with a second set of lineup, and the UAE u were awarded 20 penalties in injury time to equalize the score at 1:1.
The second game will be held on January 20, local time.
