July 21st.
China national soccer team
In the first round of the East Asian Cup, the team lost to South Korea with a score of 0-3. The well-known Korean media "OSEN" then published a commentary, pointing out that the performance of the Chinese team is far from meeting the expectations, and even the challenge of Hong Kong, China team seems to be unable to do so.
The media outlet analyzed the match in detail under the headline "'University-level' Chinese team focuses on defense, but is hit by an oval goal". The Chinese team consisted mainly of young U23 players, many of whom were making their debut in an international A-level tournament. Prior to the match, expectations were generally low for the team's prospects of victory, with South Korea 34 times more likely to win than China.
When the match started, China's performance was worse than expected. With 10 players on the pitch defending, Korea had 74% of the ball in the first half, with 9-0 shots on goal, and the defense-oriented Chinese team was the first to lose ground, with captain Zhu Chenjie's own goal in the 38th minute, which not only humiliated him personally, but also broke the balance on the pitch. After that, the Chinese team had to strengthen the attack, but did not pose a substantial threat to the South Korean team. On the contrary, Korea scored two more goals in the second half, and the Chinese team completely collapsed, and whether they could beat Hong Kong, China in the next game also became a big suspense.
