0-0! Chinese men s football team tied Australia, broke the curse of qualifying when tied, and advanced to the U23 Asian Cup

On September 9, the final round of the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers began, and the Chinese U22 men's football team ushered in a key battle to qualify, with the opponent being Australia, the strongest in the group. In this game, facing the curse of being able to qualify by a draw, the Chinese team tied Australia 0-0 with excellent defense and successfully advanced to the main game.

The qualifiers are divided into 11 groups, and each group has the first and the best qualifying second qualifying teams. In the first two games of the group, the Chinese team defeated East Timor 2-1 and 10-0, with two consecutive wins and 11 goals. Although the goal difference disadvantage ranks second in the group after Australia, the Chinese team is the best in the second in all groups. However, due to the time difference, Xiya played later than us, so the Chinese team cannot be careless at all. In this battle, the Chinese team will qualify as long as they draw. In terms of starting, Baihe Lamu and Wang Yudong are one high and one fast, Xu Bin returns and Li Zhenquan is in the midfield, Yang Haoyu and Hu Hetao fly together, Wang Shiqin, Liu Haofan, Peng Xiao and Wumi Tijiang are on the back line, and the goalkeeper is Li Hao. Although the first half was dull, it was the most successful half of the Chinese team in this Asian qualifiers. The Chinese team's possession rate was less than 30%, but the Australian team's defense and shot 0 shots. Both sides did not substantially threaten the opponent's goal and ended the half with a 0-0 draw.

The second half changed sides and the most thrilling scene of the whole game appeared. In the 49th minute, the Australian player shot without a single shot in the penalty area, and Li Hao staged a world-class save to ensure the goal was not lost. As the game deepened, the Australian team seemed to be not very interested in attacking and frequently fell in the backcourt, but the Chinese team was still careless. The stadium-level lawn at the vegetable field level finally played a role at this moment, and Australia's ground advantages were greatly weakened. At the end of the game, the two sides had a conflict, but they still ended 0-0.

After the game, the Chinese team ranked second in the group with 7 points and 11 goals, locked in the second in the group with the highest results, successfully advanced to the main competition, and the coaching staff hugged and celebrated with excitement. Although the process was not satisfactory, the result was good, and this group of young players had the opportunity to show themselves on a higher stage.