The friendly match ushered in two key matchups, but they were closed games and were not broadcast live, the Chinese men's football team 1-2 Hong Kong, China, Japan 5-0 Thailand, the two results can express that the status of the national football team in Asia has declined sharply, and the probability of qualifying for the group stage of the Asian Cup has also been greatly reduced.
The match between the Chinese men's football team and Hong Kong, China became the focus of the football world, and the decisive match played out an exciting matchup on the field. In the first half, the national football team sent half of the main team, and Qin Long opened the scoring for the national football team, however, the game situation changed drastically in the second half.
In the first half, half of the main players of the national football team faced each other, and Qin Long performed well in the early stage of the game, breaking the deadlock for the national football team. However, the game was not all smooth sailing, in the 34th minute, Wu Xi left the field due to injury, and Wang Qiuming came on as a substitute. At the end of the first half, there were no more goals on the field, and the two sides were temporarily locked in a stalemate.
At the start of the second half, Hong Kong quickly counter-attacked, and Poon Pui Hin quickly equalised in less than five minutes. The situation made worse for the national football team, Wang Shangyuan was sent off for a foul in the game, and Hong Kong, China took the opportunity to overtake the score. Poon scored twice in just five minutes to seal the win for Hong Kong, China.
In the 10 minutes of the second half, the Chinese men's football team suffered two red cards in succession, losing two players again in the game. This made it difficult for the national football team to cope with the remaining games, and the situation became extremely serious. Despite the resistance, the Chinese men's football team lost 1-2 to Hong Kong, China, bringing a huge shock to the domestic football world.
Compared to the Chinese men's football team, the Japanese team performed well in the competition with the Thai men's football team. In the first half, Japan failed to find an attacking opportunity, but in the second half, they quickly found their form. Bi Tanaka was the first to break the deadlock, and Ritsuzo Doyasu's own goal laid the cornerstone for the Japanese team's victory.
In the second half, Japan's attacking momentum intensified, with Keito Nakamura, Takumu Kawamura and Takumi Minamino scoring in succession to defeat Thailand 5-0.
Despite the injuries on his body, Mikasa was still successfully selected for the Japanese team's squad, instilling more confidence in the Japanese team. This list shows the manager's full confidence in the quality of his players.
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