On the evening of May 28, China U16 had their opening match against Saudi Arabia U16 at the Four Nations friendly tournament in Hohhot city. With home field advantage, the red team entered the match confidently and quickly opened the score in the 7th minute thanks to a skillful lob by He Sifan.

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U16 Vietnam lost to U16 Australia in the opening match - Photo: VFF

The goal allowed the West Asian team to attack but faced many difficulties against the home team's tight defense. First half statistics showed that U16 China controlled the ball better (56%) and had twice as many shots as their opponents.

In the second half, the match became more balanced. In the 67th minute, Nawaf took advantage of a cross from the right wing to equalize 1-1 for U16 Saudi Arabia. The final minutes of the match were full of drama as both teams attacked.

And in the 90+2 minute of extra time, Xie Jin crossed the ball for Shuai Weihao to head in and score the winning goal 2-1 for U16 China. With this result, the home team has 3 points and shares the top spot with U16 Australia after the first match.

Previously, U16 Vietnam lost 1-2 to the team from the land of kangaroos. In the next match, U16 China will face coach Cristiano Roland and his team, at 6:35 p.m. on May 30.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u16-trung-quoc-thang-kich-tinh-truoc-tran-gap-u16-viet-nam-2405866.html