Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
AFC Asian Cup 2015 hopefuls China stretched their unbeaten run to eight games on Wednesday after recording a 2-0 friendly win over Kyrgyzstan.
Following a goalless first half, Guangzhou Evergrande striker Gao Lin opened the scoring for the Chinese when he found the back of the net in the 76th minute.
And nine minutes from time, Yang Xu added a second to wrap up the win and help his side completed a double over Kyrgyzstan, after they had cruised to a 4-0 victory in their first friendly encounter just four days ago.
The result also means Alain Perrin’s charges have not tasted defeat since they were beaten 3-1 by Mali back in June and, during this spell, have also claimed impressive wins over Kuwait and Paraguay.
They have two more friendlies to play – against Palestine and Oman on December 21 and January 5 respectively – before heading to Australia to challenge for the Asian Cup.
They kick off their Group B campaign on January 10 against three-time champions Saudi Arabia and take on Uzbekistan four days later, before finishing off against neighbours DPR Korea on January 18.