China News Agency, Beijing, March 24th. The "Dubai Cup" International Football Invitational Tournament kicked off in the United Arab Emirates on the 23rd local time.

In the first round, the Chinese U23 men's football team lost 0:1 to the UAE U23 men's football team and missed the start.

　　The U23 men's football team was formed mainly to prepare for the Olympic Games and the Asian Games, which are held every four years.

However, affected by the epidemic, the Dubai Cup is the first official international competition that the U23 National Football Team has participated in more than two years after its establishment.

Considering that the U23 national football team will participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games held in this year's hometown, this event is also highly anticipated by the outside world.

　　Shortly after the start of the game, the host UAE team quickly took the initiative on the scene, while the U23 national football team played a little unfamiliar on the field. effective attack.

　　In the 29th minute, the UAE team took a corner kick, and Eyd scored the only goal in the game.

Throughout the first half, Chinese goalkeeper Han Jiaqi made consecutive wonderful saves, preventing the widening of the score gap.

　　After changing sides and fighting again, the Chinese team gradually adapted to the rhythm, and the offense improved.

In the 71st minute, the Chinese team intercepted the ball in midfield and launched a quick counterattack. Chen Guokang broke into the penalty area from the right and directly faced the goalkeeper to shoot. However, the ball hit high and missed the opportunity to equalize the score.

In the 82nd minute, Cai Mingmin made a cross from the right, Wu Shaocong grabbed a header from close range in front of the goal and went wide.

　　In stoppage time, Wu Shaocong headed the ball in the opponent's penalty area, and Mo Xuchen was knocked down by the defender when he got the ball, but the referee did not issue a penalty, and the U23 national football team lost 0:1.

　　Throughout the whole game, the U23 national football team showed a certain fighting spirit and hard work, but there are still certain shortcomings in the technical and tactical level and player ability.

On the 26th local time, the U23 national football team will face the second opponent, the Thailand team.

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