China Olympic beat India

China Olympic is in Group A of the 19th Asian Games men's football with India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. This is considered an easy group as China Olympic is rated the highest in terms of expertise and has the advantage of playing with the support of home fans.

On the opening day, China faced India - the opponent they had just played a few days ago in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. Having defeated their opponents, Olympic China showed their confidence. After the opening whistle, the home team played more proactively and put pressure on India.

In the 20th minute, Gao Tianyi scored the opening goal for the Chinese Olympic team. The player playing for Beijing Guoan had just enough finishing to make a difference.

However, the red shirt defense lost focus in the first half. In the first minute of injury time of the first half, Kannoly Praveen scored a goal to help India enter the break with a draw.

But India's actual performance was not up to the mark. They lost a lot in the contested situations with Chinese players. The second half was the time when the home strikers adjusted their aim. They scored consecutively and almost made India fall apart.

In the 51st minute, Jiang Shenglong's accurate shot helped China Olympic take the lead for the second time. India could only hold on for about 20 more minutes before conceding 3 more goals. Within 3 minutes, Tao Qianglong scored a double to increase the score to 4-1.

In the second minute of extra time, Fang Hao escaped down the right wing after a clever pass from his teammate. He calmly finished, sealing a resounding 5-1 victory for the home team. With 3 points and a goal difference of +4, the Chinese Olympic team has a good chance of advancing.

Result: China 5-1 India

Score:

China: Gao Tianyi (20'); Jiang Shenglong (51'); Tao Qianglong (72';75'); Fang Hao (90+2')

India: Kannoly (45+1')

Mai Phuong

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