China News Agency, Beijing, March 6th. On the 6th Beijing time, the U20 Men's Football Asian Cup group match continued in Uzbekistan.
The Chinese team defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia 2:0 and won their first victory in the group stage.
In the first round, the Chinese team lost to the Japanese team 1:2, and conceded two goals in a row within 4 minutes of the second half, highlighting the gap between the Chinese players and the strong teams in terms of personal skills.
Compared with the Japanese team, the Chinese team is more familiar with the Saudi team, and the two sides have played against each other in the qualifiers.
Antonio, the head coach of the Chinese team, said before the game that the Saudi team is different from the Japanese team, which emphasizes physical confrontation, and the team needs to make targeted deployments.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team frequently launched high-position presses and created threats through wing breakthroughs. The Saudi team did not create many opportunities in the face of oppression, and could only find the Chinese team's defensive weaknesses through set-pieces.
After changing sides and fighting again, the Saudi players began to make mistakes due to the decline in physical strength.
In the 64th minute, Chinese team forward Effildin Eskar broke into the penalty area to pick a pass. Substitute Mutalifu Iminkaz outflanked and pushed in front of the goal. The Chinese team led 1:0.
In the 71st minute, the Chinese team seized the opportunity of the opponent's pressure and played a defensive counterattack. Mutalifu Iminkari broke into the penalty area and sent a cross. Xu Bin easily succeeded in facing the empty goal.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Saudi team 2:0, retaining the chance of qualifying with a record of 1 win and 1 loss.
According to the game plan, on March 9, Beijing time, the Chinese team will face Kyrgyzstan, the last opponent in the group stage.
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