From 0-1 to 2-0! The Chinese men’s football team rose from the ashes, overturned the Korean team at home, and won again in the next game and is expected to win the championship

The second round of the "Panda Cup" Invitational Tournament continues. The Chinese U22 men's football team playing at home welcomes our bitter host, the South Korean team. What no one expected was that just 3 days later, this young national team experienced a rebirth. They defeated their opponents 2-0, successfully won their first victory in this competition, and retained the hope of competing for the championship!

Fans who follow this team should know that in the first game of the Panda Cup, the Chinese team unexpectedly lost 0-1 to the weakest Vietnamese team in the invitational tournament. Their performance disappointed countless fans. Therefore, in the second round against the stronger South Korean team, no one had any expectations for them. Being able to remain undefeated would be regarded as a superb performance.

However, before the game, the Chinese team received good news one after another. With the end of the National Games, main players such as Kuai Jiwen, Chen Zeshi, and Yimulan returned one after another. Their strength has been greatly strengthened compared with the previous round. This also paved the way for the Chinese team's upset victory in this game.

In the first half of the game, the two teams played very close. Although the South Korean team created some scoring opportunities, they failed to break through the ten fingers of the Chinese team goalkeeper Li Hao. The two sides could only return to the locker room with a score of 0-0. After changing sides and fighting again, the Chinese team's counterattack began to bear fruit. In the 58th minute, Li Zhenquan stepped in and scored. Unfortunately, before that, Baihe Lamu was already in an offside position during the top battle, and this wonderful goal could only be ruled invalid.

Fortunately, the goal was whistled this time, which did not affect the mentality of the Chinese players. In the 71st minute, Liu Haofan's long pass from the backcourt accurately found the advancing Baihe Lamu. The latter cut into the penalty area and hit the far corner without stopping, helping the Chinese team take the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking a 1-0 lead! 9 minutes later, the Chinese team made a comeback. The South Korean team's full-back made a mistake when dribbling the ball in the backcourt. Chen Zeshi, who came on the bench, saw the opportunity to intercept the ball and then sent a cross. Baihe Lamu, who followed up in the penalty area, tapped his heel lightly and sent the ball into the South Korean team's gate for the second time. While performing a double score, it also expanded the score to 2-0!

In the subsequent games, although the South Korean team launched a crazy counterattack, facing the Chinese team's united defense, they could not find a good way to score. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 2-0, sweeping away the haze of the previous round's defeat and regaining hope of competing for the championship. In another match of this round, the Uzbekistan team defeated the Vietnam team 1-0 and also won its first victory. So far, the four participating teams in this invitational tournament have all scored 3 points. The Chinese team has beaten the other three teams with a goal difference and is temporarily ranked first in the standings.

In the final round, they face the Uzbekistan team. As long as the Chinese team can continue the state of this game and score another 3 points, then they have a high probability of winning the championship of this invitational tournament and keeping the trophy in China!