The fierce battle is in full swing! The Chinese men's soccer team showed an unyielding fighting spirit! When the game entered the 64th minute, Wei Xiangxin, who came on as a substitute, suffered a malicious foul in the penalty area, and the referee decided to award us a penalty kick. Wei Xiangxin scored a goal to complete the reversal of the Chinese men's soccer team in the score of 2-1. Immediately after, the Korean men's soccer team started to counterattack with all their might and strengthened their pressing on us, which put our defense in turmoil for a while. In the 87th minute, the Korean men's soccer team was also awarded a penalty kick, and Lee Ji-ho took the penalty kick and scored. As the game went into extra time, the two sides ended up shaking hands with a score of 2-2.
Frankly speaking, the performance of the Chinese men's soccer team in this game has renewed the confidence of the fans! It was not easy to compete with the Korean men's soccer team! The only regret is that they couldn't secure the victory. However, I think that the penalty kick at the end might have something to do with the fact that the Chinese Men's soccer team was preparing for a substitution. Observing that we only used one substitution earlier, the players on the field had already reached their physical limit, and the substitution on the sidelines distracted them, leading to a lapse in defense. In short, it was a lack of experience.
But it's okay, there's still room for improvement in the future! Even with a draw, we still have hopes of making it out of the tournament! Out of the 10 groups, the second best group of 5 - A, B, E, H and J - had all suffered losses, and they failed to outperform us. As a result, the Chinese men's soccer team managed to lock up the qualification for the main round of next year's Asian Cup by finishing second in the 5 best groups! Congratulations to the Chinese Men's Football Team! Let's continue to work hard to achieve another success!
