U20 Asian Cup qualifiers: the men’s youth football team narrowly beat Myanmar to get off to a good start
2022-09-12 13:31:18Source: Beijing Youth Daily
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With two consecutive penalties taken by substitute Liu Guobao in injury time, the 2003 Chinese U19 team (U19 national football team) played the 41st U20 at the Saudi Khobar bin Jaravi Prince stadium early in the morning of September 11, now of Beijing. in the first round of group A of the Asian Cup qualifiers, they beat the Myanmar Under-19 national team 3-1 and got off to a good start, taking a solid step towards qualification.
National football team U19
Get as many goals as possible
The 41st Group A qualifying competition for the U20 Asian Cup began in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on the evening of 10 September, local time. The Chinese U19 team, assigned to this group, faced rival Myanmar U19 team in the first round early in the morning of 11th local time, local time. The rules of the game indicate that the top 10 teams in the qualifiers and the second teams from the top five groups, together with the U19 host team from Uzbekistan, will advance to the U20 Asian Cup finals to be held next year. In the context of the record of the Uzbekistan U19 team is not included in the basis of the competition for the qualifiers of Group A, the first favorite in this group is the Saudi team U19.
In this case, the Chinese U19 team can beat the Saudi U19 team and advance as the first team in the group, or make sure they can become one of the five best-performing second-place teams to qualify. This means that the U19 national team must at least make sure they win the other two relatively weak teams in the same group, Myanmar and Maldives, and must fight for as many goals as possible.
As a result, the U19 national team adopted a high-level pressing tactic against the Myanmar U19 team from the start of the first round, trying to assume a strong posture. The U19 national team also used this method to get started. In the 13th minute, the U19 national soccer team Baihe Lamu took advantage of the opponent’s mistake and pushed the ball directly into the penalty area.
Victory comes with luck
Losers teach us a lesson
But over time, the Myanmar team gradually adapted to the national football style of play and the U19 national football team also prematurely exhausted their physical strength as they continued to press their opponents. In the 22nd minute, Myanmar U19’s Oganai took advantage of the corner and shot under goal to equalize the score for the team. After losing the ball, the U19 national team seems to have been very psychologically disturbed: they often peaked in the rest of the first half, but this was accompanied by a passing error rate and you receive over 70% and waves of sharp counterattacks of the opponents.
In the second half, the coach of the Under 19 national team Antonio continuously sent troops. Among them, the substitute appearance of striker Liu Guobao in the 66th minute was very effective from the results. The climax came in injury time after both teams experienced a relatively boring second half of regular playing time. Liu Guobao broke into the penalty area in the 1st minute and 4th minute of added time in the second half to create penalty kicks, as a result, Eiffeldin and Abdullah Adili respectively took penalty kicks, helping the U19 national team to a thrilling victory.
When Korean referee Kim Jong-hyuk blew the final whistle, Antonio and his assistants were relieved. A win allowed the U19 national team to temporarily take the lead in the qualifying competition. But this victory, in some ways lucky, could not cover the various problems and shortcomings exposed by the team.
But looking at the whole game, it’s not hard to find that this national youth army, which first entered the international competition stage in the past three years, has obvious shortcomings in terms of technical and tactical application, personal skills, and experience. of competition. In a way, the Myanmar team has taught the U19 youth national team a lesson. It can be seen that, in addition to luck, the U19 national team needs to be supported by strength and strong psychology in addition to luck.
Tactics have changed
but overall relatively simple
From the point of view of the game process, although the U19 national football team’s technical and tactical style of play in this game has changed to some extent, it is generally relatively simple. When the physical fitness of the players is not sufficient to support the implementation of high pressing tactics, the error rate of the U19 national team in both attack and defense is significantly increased. Playing blindly high does not guarantee the quantity of the team attack, let alone the quality of the attack. It is worth noting that the Chinese U19 team players, who have an obvious physical advantage, often fail to take advantage of the agility and dexterity of the opposing players when they face off against each other. This is actually a reflex. lack of technical skill. We see that the first victory is not a joy for the U19 national football team, which is aiming for qualification. The AFC commented: “The Chinese team won the Myanmar team with two penalties within 5 minutes of injury time in the second half, which was full of drama.”
Of course, during the mid-autumn holiday of the lunar calendar, the U19 national football team got off to a good start in qualifying for the U20 Asian Cup, and added nothing to the Chinese people.The victory itself will also inspire the whole team. to keep moving forward. In the opening match of the same group, Uzbekistan beat the Maldives 7-0. Such an achievement also provided the U19 countries with enough positive psychological suggestions that they could relax their minds and maximize their competitive advantage in qualifying for the next round against the Maldives U19 team.
focus player
“National Treasure” scored two penalties in 4 minutes and became the key, Mr.
Early in the morning of September 11, Beijing time, when the U19 of the age of 2003 defeated Myanmar’s U19 3-1 and won the qualifiers for the U20 Asian Cup, coach Antonio congratulated one by one with the disciples. who scored twice, and Abdullah, the “birthday boy” who burst into tears after scoring, reserve striker Liu Guobao is undoubtedly the center of attention. In the second half of injury time Liu Guobao scored two penalties in 4 minutes, thus becoming the key to the team’s thrilling victory over the opponent. No wonder that after the match, his teammates and many fans described him as a true “national treasure” of the team.
In the 66th minute of the match between China and Myanmar, Liu Guobao entered the field as a substitute for the U19 national football team, and was replaced by the underperforming and avant-garde striker Fan Chao. Liu Guobao’s debut achieved immediate results. He was able to create two consecutive penalties in just 4 minutes, thanks to his active running, exceptional speed and turning technique and self-confidence.
Indeed, before the start of the U20 Asian Cup qualifiers, Liu Guobao became one of the few U19 national football players with experience in international competitions. During the AFC Champions League group stage on April 24 this year, Liu Guobao, who played on behalf of the Shandong Taishan team, used his personal skill to break through the Lion City Mariners’ gate. Although the Shandong Taishan team with young players was finally eliminated, Liu Guobao’s technical characteristics left a deep impression on people, and he was therefore regarded by U19 national football manager Antonio as a “special soldier” who he can show his skills at critical moments. It is also by virtue of the playing experience accumulated in the AFC Champions League that Liu Guobao is not afraid of the stage in the game, and is particularly determined to break through, which is precisely the spiritual strength that a team needs.
Objectively speaking, the U19 national team played relatively boringly most of the time in this game. In the event of a stalemate between the two sides, Liu Guobao stepped forward and used his own characteristics to contribute. The AFC also commented that Liu Guobao’s appearance injected a wonderful scene into the Chinese team’s final victory. The U19 national team will face another relatively weak team in the same group, the Maldives, in the second round of this qualifying match. Liu Guobao, who made a stunning debut in the first round, could be close to leading.
The reporter Xiao Zhen
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