China s U16 men s football team "very sure-winning" Uzbekistan team retains hope for the "Peace Cup" championship

Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, July 6 (Reporter Liu Yichun) On the 6th, the second round of the 2025 CFA China Team Shenyang "Peace Cup" International Football Championship was held at Shenyang City Stadium. With Zhou Yunuo's long-range shot in the last moment, the Chinese U16 men's football team completed the "quasi-final kill" and defeated the Uzbekistan team 2:1, retaining hope of winning the championship.

Both sides scored a goal in the first half. Just two minutes into the opening game, He Sifan made a cross from the left, and Kuang Zhaolai followed up to score, helping the Chinese team lead the opponent 1:0. Subsequently, the Chinese team almost expanded the gap. Wang Feinya broke through and caused a penalty and took the penalty. A "spoon" penalty kick was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper due to poor angle. In the injury time in the first half, Uzbekistan, who had been silent for a long time, seized the opportunity. Ravshanbekov caught a cross from his teammate and headed the ball to equalize the score. After the change of sides, the two sides fought fiercely and threatened each other in the penalty area many times, but they were all "stop". Until the 88th minute, the Chinese team won a second offensive opportunity with a corner kick, and Zhou Yunuo "shoulder the throat with one sword" and scored with a long shot to lock in the victory. In addition, the previous draw with the Japanese team, the Chinese team temporarily ranked second in the standings with one win and one draw.

The Japanese head coach of the Chinese team, Toshihiro Izushima, said after the game that Uzbekistan is a very difficult team, with rich formation rotations and players with outstanding personal abilities. To be able to win this difficult game, Yujima Min sighed: "I think our players performed very well in terms of three aspects: fighting, conversion and diligence."

In another game held on the same day, the South Korean team defeated the Japanese team 2:1, achieving two consecutive victories, temporarily ranking first in the standings. The Sino-South Korea battle on the 8th will become a championship battle.