Germany tour opener: national team faces Mönchengladbach U17, encounters challenges and reflections
The national team's first stop in Germany, Mönchengladbach, was a match against the team's U17 team. The result of the match was surprising, as the national team fell behind by two goals in the first half of the match, and ended up losing by six goals in the second half, totaling eight goals. The loss revealed a significant gap between the national team and their opponents. Blogger "Nemo Watching Soccer" pointed out in his post-game comments: "The mentality of the second half was out of whack, and the team conceded five goals in ten minutes. However, the Chinese players did not lag behind in terms of confrontation and rhythm in the first and second halves."
In the second match a few days later, the National Junior Team faced the Stuttgart U17s, and although neither team scored in the first half, the National Junior Team lost 0-2 in the second half. In the two games, the national team failed to score, but conceded 10 goals. However, in the third game, the national team had a turnaround. Facing Stuttgart U15 ladder team (09), China U-16 national team sent a substitute lineup, and with the goals of Wang Zihao, Zhou Junzhuo and Yao Junyu, they came back to win with a score of 2:1, and this precious victory brightened up the national team's trip to Germany.
