In the prologue of Group G of the U23 Asian Cup Final, China's National Olympic Team welcomed a showdown with the UAE's U23s. The match was a close one, with both teams battling it out in an evenly matched contest, and the final whistle blew, with both teams ending the match in a 0-0 draw, with a point apiece. The result is a thin ice for the National Olympic team, who will have to turn things around with a big win against India in the next round if they want to finish top of the group, but the schedule disadvantage has certainly increased the pressure on us!
Looking back at the preliminary round of Group G at the Paris Olympics, there were originally four teams competing, including the Olympic team, India, UAE and Maldives. As the host of the Dalian tournament, we had an advantage, but the Maldives suddenly announced their withdrawal before the game, leaving only three teams in Group G. Every game became extremely critical. Facing the UAE, the public opinion has regarded this match as "World War I", and the National Olympic team could not afford to lose. However, we face a vacuum in the final round, and in order to overturn the situation, we must win consecutive matches in the group stage.
As the match unfolded, the two sides went back and forth in a fierce attack and defense. In the 11th minute, the UAE launched an attack on the right side of the field, and Ameri's long-distance shot flew out like a cannonball, but fortunately nothing could be done. In the 23rd minute, the national Olympic team got a good opportunity, Liang Shaowen stopped the ball inside the penalty area and shot, but the goalkeeper saved it. Efirdin's follow-up shot was parried by the defender, and Duan Dezhi had a chance but accidentally flew out of bounds. The National Olympic team missed several excellent scoring chances.
45 minutes before the end of the first half, the Olympic team corner kick, the ball flew directly to the goal, a huge threat, the opposing goalkeeper struggled to knock the ball out of the penalty area. 7 minutes of extra time, both teams failed to break through the goal, the halftime ended in a 0-0 draw, the players then returned to the locker room.
In the 55th minute, the UAE launched an attack and Mohammed shot inside the penalty area. Three minutes later, the national Olympic team rapid counterattack, Aifeldin accurate pass, Liu Zhu Run nearly formed a single knife, but a little slow, was intercepted by the opponent. Mutalifu broke the ball in the 69th minute, the side with the ball counterattack, the opposing player although the shovel, but the referee did not show a yellow card to the UAE players.
In the 78th minute, the UAE cooperated well, and the opponent's No.7 player took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, which went over the crossbar again, and the National Olympic team escaped a disaster. After that, Cheng Yaodong adjusted the lineup, Tao Qianglong and Mutalifu left the field, and Abraham and Xie Wen came on as substitutes. In the 86th minute, the National Olympic team missed a great opportunity, Xie Wen parried a shot in front of the goal, but unfortunately failed to hit the target, if the kick was correct, it would have been a sure goal, but we failed to grasp this opportunity. In the end, the game ended with both teams shaking hands and saying goodbye.
