China News Agency, Beijing, March 27th. The second round of the "Dubai Cup" International Football Invitational Tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates on the 26th local time.
China's U23 men's football team defeated Thailand's U23 men's football team 4:2 and won their first victory since the start of the competition.
"Post-00" teenager Fang Hao staged "Big Four Joys" and contributed 4 goals by himself, which can be regarded as the biggest contributor to the Chinese team's victory.
The "Dubai Cup" competition is the first official international competition that the U23 national football team has participated in more than two years after its establishment.
In the first round of the match, the U23 national football team showed a certain amount of hard work and fighting spirit, and finally lost to the UAE team 0:1.
Soon after the start of the game that day, the Chinese team quickly took control of the situation on the field.
In the 8th minute, the U23 national football team caught the opponent's catching mistake. Fang Hao took advantage of his speed to complete the steal, then entered the penalty area from the left, and faced the goalkeeper calmly and succeeded. The U23 national football team took a 1:0 lead.
Two minutes later, the Thai team shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area of Paso and blasted the world wave to tie with 1:1.
In the 31st minute, the Thai team made another mistake in the clearance from the backcourt. After Fang Hao got the ball in the penalty area, he swayed the opponent's defender and scored with a strong kick. The Chinese team led 2:1.
In the 34th minute, the Chinese team expanded their lead again. The Chinese team took a corner kick. The Thai defender made a clearance not far away, and Fang Hao quickly scored a hat-trick.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team led 3:1.
In the 66th minute, Fang Hao bypassed the opponent's defender, broke into the penalty area and scored a goal after speeding up the ball, scoring his fourth goal of the game. The Chinese team led 4:1, and then Fang Hao was injured. was substituted.
In the 90th minute, the Thai team took advantage of the free kick at the top of the arc and pulled a goal back.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Thai team 4:2 and won the game.
Throughout the whole game, the U23 national football team occupied a certain advantage on the scene and played a series of exquisite cooperation.
The U23 national football team will participate in this year's Hangzhou Asian Games held in mainland China, and the "Dubai Cup" event is regarded as a good training.
At present, the Chinese team has achieved a record of one win and one loss, and will continue to compete in the "Dubai Cup" competition.
According to the "Dubai Cup" competition rules, the ten participating teams will be ranked according to the points and goal difference after the first two rounds, and then the third round will be arranged according to the ranking to determine the final ranking.
The third round of the Dubai Cup will be held on March 29.
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