On the green field of the Weinan Sports Center, the Chinese U19 men's soccer team and the Uzbek U19 men's soccer team had a fierce battle, finally shaking hands with a 0-0 score. Prior to this match, the Chinese youngsters defeated Vietnam in the first round with a narrow 1-0 win, while the Uzbeks drew 1-1 with South Korea. Gansu referee Du Jianxin officiated the match, with Tang Chao of the Beijing Football Association and Sun Kai of the Shaanxi Football Association serving as assistant referees, while Beijing Sport University's Ike appeared alongside as the fourth official.
China's U19 men's soccer team under the command of manager Djurdjevic continued to follow the 4231 formation, with No. 9 Du Yue Miao leading the front line, followed by No. 11 Wang Yudong, No. 18 Huang Shan and No. 7 Mao Weijie, No. 8 Chen Zeshi and No. 28 Xia Zihao partnering at the back in the midfield, with No. 4 Shi Songchen, No. 5 Peng Xiao, No. 3 Xu Junchi, and No. 2 Yusuf Amuti building up the back line, and No. 12 goalkeeper holding down the fort. It is worth mentioning that Yao Hao Yang, the starting goalkeeper in the last round, returned to Yunnan Yukun to participate in the Central League and helped the team beat Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 4-1. The match had its ups and downs, with the Uzbeks launching a furious attack right from the start. In the fifth minute, China's solid defense defused an Uzbek free kick attack. However, in the 19th minute, China nearly conceded a goal after a misplaced pass at the back of the field, which was quickly snapped up by the Uzbeks, albeit from a slightly off angle. In the first half, China was slightly passive, with the Uzbeks taking eight shots, five of which were on target, while China failed to take a single official shot on goal. In the 55th minute, Mao Weijie stopped and dinked the ball in the penalty area, the opponent's defense made a mistake, but his shot flew high into the stands. In the 69th minute, Peng Xiao's header was wrongly cleared, leading to a close call, but fortunately goalkeeper Liu Miao Wei reacted quickly to defuse the crisis. In the 72nd minute, China got a corner kick, but Peng Xiao's header failed to finish the game. In the 83rd minute, China got a free kick in front of the field, Su Yuliang shot at a small angle, but the angle was slightly off. In the 87th minute, Uzbekistan attacked from a corner kick, China's defense was negligent, and the opponent's header went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Uzbekistan's powerful shot from the penalty line almost broke the goal, but fortunately the Chinese defense blocked it in time. China's U19 men's soccer substitutes are as follows: 6-Qu Ge Ping, 10-Ning Fangze, 13-Huang Kai Jun, 14-Su Yu Liang, 16-Hu Jia Jin, 17-Zhong Wen, 20-Liu Chengyu, 22-Xu Zhenyao, 23-Yan Yi-Han, 25-Huang Ming, 26-Wu Yongqiang, and 29-Xiahezati Meghamayti.
