Warm-up match: China U-16 men s football team 4-1 North Korea, Zhang Bolin scored four goals, and the Asian preliminaries will start next month

In order to prepare for the U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers next month, the Chinese U-16 men's football team recently conducted an 18-day training camp, during which they conducted multiple warm-up matches. The first week of training focused on technical and tactical drills and trust building. The second team began an intensive warm-up, including the No. 8 national team's 4-1 win over India, the No. 9 national team's 3-0 Tianjin Jinmen Tigers U-18 echelon team, and the No. 10 team's defeat to India 0-1. After three days of summary, they faced North Korea, a powerful Asian enemy, on the 13th, and the national junior team lost 0-2. Today, the young national team warmed up with North Korea again.

This game was Zhang Bolin’s shining match. In the 24th minute, Zhang Bolin broke the deadlock. In the 42nd minute, Zhang Bolin pushed a shot to expand the score. In the 45th minute, Zhang Xuyao ​​shot on the post and Zhang Bolin made a supplementary shot into the net. Then North Korea got a goal back and the halftime score was 3-1. In the second half, Zhang Bolin scored four goals with a blast from the right, helping the national junior team win.

After the game, China completed its revenge 4-1 North Korea. This training session will come to an end, with 3 wins and 2 losses in 5 games, namely 4-0 India, 3-0 Jinmen Tigers, 0-1 India, 0-2 North Korea and today's game.

Compared with the previous one, this national junior team has significantly improved the number of warm-ups and the intensity of warm-up opponents. In addition to no training in August and September due to the National Games U-16 competition, there are warm-up events in March, April, May, June, July, and October. In the six months since March this year, more than 15 games have been played. The main lineup has basically taken shape, and opponents are all over the world, including Japan and South Korea in Asia, the Netherlands and France in Europe, and the United States. Mexico in Africa, Cameroon in Africa, etc., some are strong or weak. All results are as follows: [Montague Cup] 0-0 France, 1-0 Cameroon, 2-1 French Vendée, 0-2 Mexico; [Netherlands Three Nations Tournament] 1-1 Weir Shi, 0-3 Netherlands; [Hohhot Four Nations Tournament] 2-1 Saudi Arabia, 2-2 Vietnam, 5-2 Australia; [Peace Cup] 1-1 Japan, 2-1 Uzbekistan, 3-4 South Korea and 5 games this month.

Judging from the list of this training camp, 12 people were selected for the first time. Head coach Toshi Ukishima did not select the strongest lineup, but inspected the newcomers through warm-up matches. After all, this national team had already warmed up for many games before August. For example, Kuang Zhaolei, Wan Xiang, Xie Jin and others who were not selected this time did not need to be inspected. This time is to discover new stars, strengthen the lineup, and add an extra layer of winning magic to the main game.

The Chinese U-16 men's football team's qualifiers will be held in Chongqing. According to the rhythm of 1 game in 2 days and 5 games in 9 days, they will face Bahrain, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh on the nights of 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30. Only the top team in the group can advance to the U-17 Asian Cup main game, and the Chinese national team must qualify.

In addition to the Chinese national team, the other U-17 Asian Cup qualifier teams are also warming up. Bangladesh, who are in the same group, defeated Sri Lanka 4-0 in the Southeast Asian Youth Cup. The Bahrain U-17 team lost all three games in the Gulf Cup, including 0-4 Saudi Arabia, 0-2 Iraq, and 2-3 Kuwait. The remaining teams were Saudi Arabia 4-4 Russia, Japan 1-1 Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan 3-1 Kazakhstan. In this afternoon’s game, Japan’s national team defeated Uzbekistan 1-2.