Relying on the goals of Abibula and Bian Yulang, the U16 national football team got off to a good start in the U17 Asian Cup qualifiers and won the life-and-death battle to qualify!
The first battle is a decisive battle
A total of 43 teams participated in this year's U17 Asian Cup qualifiers, divided into 10 groups, of which the first three groups have five teams and the bottom seven groups have four teams. According to the rules, the team that places first in each group and the five teams with the best results in the group and the host country will advance to the final stage of the competition.
Lebanon, who was placed in Group 8, withdrew from the group, leaving only three teams in the group: Malaysia, U.A.E. and Laos. Therefore, only the top three teams in each group will be counted, and the second-placed teams in the other groups will be removed from the fourth- and fifth-placed teams. Therefore, if the national football team wants to qualify for the final stage of the competition, it must first strive to finish in the top two and try to score points against Korea and Bahrain.
In the 2017 U17 Asian Cup qualifiers, the U15 national football team led by Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong ranked second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss and 6 points in the qualifiers, and was expected to advance to the final stage of the competition. However, after Sri Lanka's withdrawal, the U15 national team's results in the match against Macau, China were not counted, which resulted in the national team finishing only 8th among the second teams in the group and thus failing to qualify.
During the Peace Cup, Football Association President Song Kai made a request during a visit to the team, hoping that the U16 national football team could beat Korea and advance to the final stage as group winners.
However, given the strength of the Korea team, the U16 national team is likely to compete with Bahrain for second place in the group. Therefore, the match with Bahrain is not only an encounter, but also a life-and-death battle for second place in the group, and a "sentinel battle" against Bahrain in the national football world preliminary round.
Abibulla Blitze
After three matches in the Peace Cup, the U16 national football team has improved significantly. Just 2 minutes into the opening game, Abibulla burst into the right rib of the penalty area and shot with his left foot, and the ball went into the net! The U16 national football team scored with their first shot on goal and got off to a dream start.
In the 60th minute, Abibulla burst into the penalty area and fired a low shot that was blocked by the defender, and Bian Yulang shook the defender and swept the goal, 2-0! In the 78th minute, Yao Junyu took a free kick and hit the crossbar with his right foot.
After the victory over Bahrain, the Under-16 national football team got off to a good start. If they can beat Maldives and Bhutan and go all out against Korea, the Under-16 national team could even hope to qualify directly for the top spot in the group.
In addition to getting off to a good start, this U16 national football team also has characteristics that are different from other national teams. First of all, although facing Bahrain, which is known for its small technical delicacy, the technical advantages of the U16 national football players are very obvious, Abibulla, Buniamin, Yan Yuzhe all have excellent breakthroughs, passing skills, and even center Wei Xiangxin dares to break through in the opponent's penalty area.
Secondly, Kenichi Uemura's tactics are not blindly emphasizing passing control, on the contrary, Elinizar and Sun Tianyu frequently use long passes to attack. In the 31st minute of the game, Buniamin relied on such tactics to get the opportunity to head the ball.
Thirdly, once the ball is conceded, the U16 national team starts pressing on the spot, which makes it difficult for the opponent to use the pass to calmly organize the attack. Faced with the pressing of the Under-16 players, Bahrain players are rarely able to pass more than three consecutive feet.
Fourth, as the core player of the U16 national football team, Abibula vividly embodies his ability to pass and shoot. In addition to scoring one goal, Abibulla also made a number of breakthroughs and sent wonderful passes.
The whole court is pressed and the technical advantage is obvious, which is rare to see in national teams at all levels, media person Zhao Zhen said, "Although the 08 national youth is still rusty from time to time, we have seen the results of persistence." Some things don't need to be argued in the first place, it's common sense. ”
The performance of the U16 national football team once again gave fans hope, and some fans even said, "Just like Japan and Korea pressing to play our national football, playing almost half-time football." We see hope from these boys, and it shouldn't be a problem to qualify for the World Cup in the future. ”