has been training for a long time to prepare for the National Olympic Team for the U23 Asian Cup and Paris Olympic Qualifiers, or the Chinese Men's Football U23 National Team. In the first game, despite playing one more player in the first 17 minutes, the U23 national football team actually played health football in the second half. In the 88th minute of the game, Cheng Yaodong even replaced the 2-meter-tall substitute goalkeeper Jin Yong as center forward, intending to use high-altitude bombing to blast away the Japanese team's goal. It's a pity that this scene only appeared in the cartoon "Little Football Team" and did not bring substantial effects to the U23 national football team. In the end, 0-1 missed the opportunity to grab points.
Facing the South Korean team in the second game, the U23 national football team took the absolute initiative for a long time in the opening, threatening the South Korean team's goal many times, which once made the fans' eyes light up. Unfortunately, when faced with the final kick, the U23 national football players' footwork was unconvincing and they missed many opportunities to score. To borrow a line from a certain TV series: If I give you a chance, you will fail. Soon, the U23 national football team was punished. In the end, the Korean team suffered a 2-game losing streak with a score of 0-2 after 90 minutes.
At that moment, the U23 national football team had been announced to be eliminated one round early. However, there are still fans who hope that the UAE can defeat the Japanese team. In the last round, the u23 national football team defeated the UAE team with a big score, and the South Korean team defeated the Japanese team. As a result, the u23 national football team, the UAE team, and the Japanese team have 3 points, and the u23 national football team can qualify from the group with a goal difference. I have to say, this is really whimsical. Although it is whimsical, it is still a hope. However, reality is always cruel.
In the subsequent match between the UAE team and the Japanese team, the UAE team was crushed by the Japanese team. The Japanese team blasted 22 shots and defeated the UAE team 2-0, which also completely shattered the illusions of some Chinese fans. In fact, in the first game, if the Japanese team had not sent off one player early, the U23 national football team would have lost more than one goal in that game, and it was not even ruled out that they were defeated. In this way, the last game has become a battle of honor for the U23 national football team, which should be familiar to Chinese football and fans.
In the past 5 U23 Asian Cups (including this one), the Chinese men's football team has only achieved a record of 1 win and 13 losses. The worst is that they have lost 0 goals in 3 games in 2020 (not participating in 2022). I don’t know if we can create a miracle when facing the UAE U23 in the last game of this tournament: score 1 goal and win 1 game.
