China News Service, Beijing, December 26 -- The Chinese Olympic team played a warm-up match with the Malaysian Olympic team in Shanghai on December 26. With a pass and a shot contributed by captain Tao Qianglong, the Chinese Olympic team defeated the opponent 2:1 and ended 2023 with a victory.
In order to prepare for the men's Asian qualifiers for the Paris Olympics to be held in Qatar next year, the Chinese Olympic team invited the Malaysian Olympic team to China for a warm-up match. In the first meeting between the two sides on the 23rd of this month, the Chinese Olympic team dominated the field but failed to score, and was defeated 0:1 by the opponent through a corner kick in the second half of stoppage time.
After being killed by the opponent in the first game, the Chinese Olympic team changed some of the starters in this game, and at the same time adjusted their tactics and started with a high-level press, intending to take the lead.
In the fifth minute, the Chinese Olympic team got a free kick opportunity, Tao Qianglong took the penalty, the goalkeeper of the Malaysian Olympic team made a mistake, and Du Yuezheng headed the first city. In the 35th minute, Malaysian Olympic team member Basha hit the crossbar with a long-range shot, and Yuslan scored with a supplementary shot to make the score 1:1. In stoppage time of the first half, the Chinese Olympic team got a free kick opportunity in the penalty area, and Tao Qianglong scored with a low shot to expand the score to 2:1.
In the rematch, both sides made extensive personnel changes, but did not score. The score of 2:1 remained until the end.
In the second half, the Malaysian Olympic team was sent off for a foul. The Chinese Olympic team, which played with one more man, was higher than the Malaysian Olympic team in terms of the number of attacks, but the number of shots on goal lagged behind the opponent.
According to the preparation plan of the Chinese Olympic team, the second warm-up match with the Malaysian Olympic team is also the final game of the Chinese Olympic team's current training camp. After this game, the players will return to their respective clubs for winter training and regroup in mid-January next year.
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