Defeating UAE, U23 Japan soon won a ticket to the quarterfinals

(Dan Tri) - U23 Japan defeated U23 UAE 2-0, thereby winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of the U23 Asia Cup one match early. The situation in Group B has been decided when U23 Korea and U23 Japan will be the teams to continue.

After a somewhat difficult victory against U23 China when they had to play with one less player, U23 Japan entered U23 UAE in the second match with the determination to win to quickly get a ticket to the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup. Entering the match, U23 Japan, however, U23 UAE did not let the opponent easily approach the goal. In the 13th minute, Akari finished from the left side of the penalty area, a right-footed curling shot sent the ball high beyond the reach of goalkeeper Tawhid but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out.

Đánh bại UAE, U23 Nhật Bản sớm giành vé vào tứ kết - 1

Japan U23 played better than UAE U23 (Photo: Getty).

The increased pressure from Japan U23 made goalkeeper Tawhid work very hard. In the 27th minute, Yamamoto made a cross from the edge of the penalty area into the central area, Kimura jumped high to head the ball into the net. Long shots and high balls were Japan's powerful weapons that made UAE U23 falter. After only scoring one goal in the first half, Japan U23 continued to dominate the game in the first half of the second half. After wasting a number of scoring opportunities, the young team from the land of the rising sun finally succeeded in the 66th minute. Ohata crossed the ball from the left and Kawasaki headed the ball into the corner of the goal to increase the score to 2-0.

Đánh bại UAE, U23 Nhật Bản sớm giành vé vào tứ kết - 2

Japan U23 showed a diverse attacking style of play (Photo: Getty).

After scoring two goals, U23 Japan took the initiative to play defensive counter-attacks. Although they could raise their squad, U23 UAE did not have enough strength to pressure their opponents. On the contrary, the young team from West Asia had to face a few dangerous counter-attacks, but the Japanese strikers could not score more goals. With a 2-0 victory over U23 UAE, U23 Japan has 6 points like UAE and Korea, but is ranked behind due to inferior sub-index. In the final match, the two teams will meet to compete for the top spot in Group A. After two consecutive losses, U23 UAE as well as U23 China have certainly been eliminated after the group stage, the final match of the group stage between the two teams is just a formality.