In the first round of the East Asian Cup, China's U23 men's soccer team faced the South Korean team, and the result of the match was unsurprisingly, the Chinese team lost with a score of 0-3. The Korean media bluntly pointed out that the South Korean team occupied the absolute advantage, while the performance of the Chinese team even made people suspect that the position of the strikers are shifted to the defensive line. In addition, the Chinese players in the game many times rough foul, fortunately, the Korean players did not get injured.
South Korean media outlet "chosun" reported on South Korea's 3-0 victory over China by breaking through a tight defense. The article mentioned that the Chinese team showed a rock-solid defense from the beginning, and even the strikers retreated to the backfield for support. Although China's defense limited Korea's offense to a certain extent, Korea scored two consecutive goals in the second half and eventually won by 3 goals.
"Sports Seoul reported on the match with the title of South Korea's 3-0 victory over China, heading for a fourth consecutive title. The report pointed out that the South Korean team, aiming for a fourth consecutive title, controlled the tempo of the entire game with 74% of the ball possession and finished the game with 9 shots on goal, while the Chinese team did not even have a single shot on goal.
"maniareport" has no problem pointing out that South Korea continued their absolute dominance over China, having beaten them three times in a row at the East Asian Cup. Meanwhile, the Chinese team, which is dominated by U23 players, had a sluggish performance and missed all the chances in the match, and eventually suffered a 0-3 defeat.
"mydaily" reported on the match with the headline "No players injured in China's rough play after Korea's 3-0 win". The article emphasized that although the result of the match was bad enough, it was even better that no players were injured. From the beginning of the match, the Chinese team's performance was full of roughness, and several Korean players were treated unfairly on the field.
