" After losing 2-1 to Japan U20, the match between this team and Saudi Arabia U20 at Bunyodkor Stadium on Monday night is the last chance for China U20. Meanwhile, a victory could help Saudi Arabia U20 qualify for the quarter-finals with one match left to play," AFC commented in an article reviewing the match between China U20 and Saudi Arabia U20.
The situations of U20 China and U20 Saudi Arabia are in contrast after the first round of Group D. U20 Saudi Arabia got 3 points after a narrow 1-0 victory over U20 Kyrgyzstan. U20 China scored an early goal to take the lead against U20 Japan but let their opponents make a quick comeback in the second half.
If they lose to Saudi Arabia U20, China U20 could be eliminated early in case Japan U20 wins against Kyrgyzstan U20.
China U20 faces the risk of being eliminated early.
In fact, U20 China fell into a difficult group when they had to face two very strong opponents, at the top of the continent, U20 Japan and U20 Saudi Arabia. The East Asian representative was only rated slightly better than U20 Kyrgyzstan - the opponent they met in the last match.
Evaluating his next match, China U20 head coach Antonio Puche said: " The first match is over, now it's time to think about the match against Saudi Arabia U20. This is a completely different type of team compared to Japan U20. They are physically strong and we need to prepare for such a match. I'm still satisfied with the players' performance. In football, when you lose it's very sad but we were very close to a good result."
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia U20 coach Ali Mohammedi said: " Saudi Arabia U20 are the defending champions. Our first goal is to qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup and our second goal is to win the tournament. We are eager to top the group to have a chance to go to the U20 World Cup. These are our goals and we will take it game by game to get the position we want."
The match between U20 China and U20 Saudi Arabia takes place at 7:00 p.m. tonight, March 6.
Mai Phuong
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