The China national football team lost by five goals to Palestine in a home friendly match.
After conceding three goals in the first half alone, China failed to prevent further goals in the second half, and the match ended 0-5.
Including the preceding match against New Zealand, this was a scoreless defeat in two consecutive matches, making it difficult to view the situation as merely one heavy loss.
3-line summary
1. China loses 0-5 to Palestine at home
2. Concedes 3 goals in the first half and 2 more in the second half
3. Scoreless in two matches since the New Zealand game
Chongqing Home Match Began to Unravel in the 16th Minute
China lost 0-5 to Palestine in a friendly A-match held on October 2 at Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium. China, led by coach Xiao Zhai, started the match in a 4-4-2 formation but was unable to contain Palestine’s attack from the outset.
The first goal came in the 16th minute of the first half. Palestine’s Assad Alhamrawi scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, and the same player scored again 6 minutes later. China also conceded to Oday Dabbagh in first-half stoppage time, ending the first half 0-3.
China tried to change the flow through substitutions in the second half but could not reduce the deficit. Dabbagh scored another goal in the 9th minute of the second half, and Ahmad Al-Kak scored in second-half stoppage time, making the score 0-5. There were also reports that China led in possession, but it was unable to turn that advantage into threatening attacks.
First Defeat to an Opponent That Had Been Unbeaten for 7 Matches
This defeat appears even more significant because of the previous head-to-head record between China and Palestine. According to an OSEN report, China had recorded 5 wins and 2 draws against Palestine before this match and had never lost. China had conceded a total of only 2 goals in the preceding 7 matches, but in this match it allowed 4 goals in just 54 minutes.
China defeated the Maldives 3-0 on 9월 24일, then lost 0-3 to New Zealand on 9월 27일. With the loss to Palestine, China had recorded 8 goals conceded and no goals scored in its last two matches. A Goal.com report said that, following this result, China dropped from 91st to 94th in the live FIFA rankings, while Palestine rose to 92nd.
This match was more than simply a heavy defeat in terms of the scoreline; it was China’s first home loss to an opponent it had previously never lost to. China’s inability to convert attacking opportunities into results, along with its consecutive defensive concessions, remained the direct features of the defeat. The pattern of conceding consecutive goals to Alhamrawi and Dabbagh from the first half created a gap that was difficult to overturn through second-half substitutions alone.
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