97. Draw
Scolari didn't blame anyone for Feng Xiaoting's foul, he chose a risky tactic, and he was ready to pay for this tactic at any time, he only hoped that the players could hold on to this free kick and try to score more goals later.
Before the free kick was issued, Guangzhou Evergrande's penalty area, the scene was very chaotic, the players on both sides were trying their best to push each other away with both hands, hoping to get more space for activities, the players who were pushed away were of course not satisfied, and the things that pushed back to the past abounded, and suddenly the disputes in the penalty area continued.
Referee Abdullah had to blow the whistle to warn the two players on both sides who had the biggest moves, and almost pulled out a yellow card to make the players in the box move a little less.
As soon as Abdullah's front foot left the penalty area, the players of both sides pulled and pulled again with their back feet in the penalty area, but the action became much more hidden.
When Pato's free kick was issued, it was still Lu Zhihui who grabbed the first point in the penalty area, and his header was still very powerful, of course, don't think about it, Guangzhou Evergrande's players will not let him go, when Lu Zhihui rushed to the top, his clothes were pulled fiercely, and Lu Zhihui, who was deflected by the center of gravity, missed the football too much out of the goal, and Guangzhou Evergrande's defense was very successful.
After Cao Jinghao completed this long pass, he suddenly became the object of attention of Guangzhou Evergrande, and Evergrande's players stepped up their interference with Cao Jinghao's ball in addition to Ma Yongli, but there are so many players on the field, and if you prevent this one, you will definitely lose the other one.
In the 33rd minute of the second half, Evergrande's frontcourt players went to block Cao Jinghao's pass, Cao Jinghao passed the ball back to goalkeeper Huang Dawei, and Huang Dawei handed the ball to Ma Yongli, because of the strengthening of the interference with Cao Jinghao, Ma Yongli was accordingly a lot easier, this time after Ma Yongli took the ball, he looked up at several teammates in the front court did not have many opportunities, and made an unexpected move - he began to break through to the midfield with the ball.
It should be said that Ma Yongli's breakthrough was very sudden, and when Ma Yongli took the ball over a distance of ten meters, no one had come up, and the first one to come up was Paulinho.
Ma Yongli didn't retreat because Paulinho came to defend, but after passing the ball to Lin Feng, he rushed forward directly.
Because of Paulinho's grabbing, Guangzhou Evergrande midfield was already empty, and now Ma Yongli stepped forward, which is equivalent to Ma Yongli, Lin Feng, and Tao Wentao forming an attack in the middle.
And Lin Feng's choice was also extremely wise, he passed the ball directly without stopping the ball, handed the ball to Ma Yongli, and let him continue to carry the ball.
Ma Yongli's direct attack on Huanglong frightened a large number of people in Guangzhou Evergrande, Goulart and Paulinho are the two who desperately chased back, but they don't dare to get started now, these two people have yellow cards.
Until Ma Yongli was about to enter the thirty-meter offensive area, Goulart behind him had to get started, and Ma Yongli was waiting for Goulart, after all, his own physical fitness was not enough, not enough to support him to continue to sprint with the ball at high speed.
Under Goulart's hands, Ma Yongli fell to the ground.
This kind of pulling tactical foul behind the back, Guangzhou Evergrande has appeared too many times in this game, and has suffered too many losses, this time the same, Goulart also got a yellow card because of this foul, and he will also miss the next round of the game. This is a great blow to Guangzhou Evergrande.
In the end, the free kick of the Longteng team also ended the attack with Tao Wentao's header.
Ma Yongli's forward attack is one of the unconventional tactics slowly developed by Zhang Sheng in the second half of this season, which is generally arranged at the end of the game, using the ability of the Longteng team to pass and control before to consume the opponent's physical energy, and then strike a fatal blow at the end.
This tactic should actually be said to be successful, although it did not cause an attack, so that Goulart received a yellow card, and also won a free kick in front, which is very cost-effective.
After this free kick, Zhang Sheng also made a substitution, Nie Jiang was replaced by foreign aid Chavez, this substitution is mainly to strengthen the impact of the front, and at the same time let the players in the backfield have an extra point of receiving a long pass.
Guangzhou Evergrande also made corresponding substitution adjustments, Yu Hanchao replaced Huang Bowen, Scolari hopes to take advantage of Yu Hanchao's fast speed, and rush again on the weak left side of the Longteng team to see if he can get another chance.
After Yu Hanchao came on the court, it did play a role, he used the weakness of Bo's physical decline and Cao Jinghao's slow speed to launch a continuous attack.
In the thirty-fifth minute of the second half, he just came on the field and forced a breakthrough to Yu Bo successfully, and then decisively cut inward, after the inward shot was blocked, he handed the ball to Paulinho who was inserted into the penalty area, who used the center's standard back to take the ball and turn around and shoot in the penalty area.
Duan Xuan also exclaimed: "Paulinho's action, the standard center forward shooting action! It's so comprehensive, our domestic players don't talk about midfielders, and even the striker players have few who can make such a shot." ”
The Longteng team soon returned the color, this time it was Cao Jinghao's long pass in the backfield that accurately found Chavez on the front line, who used his body far stronger than Jin Yingquan to push away the opponent, and then a long shot from outside the penalty area made the football fly out of the bottom line against the crossbar, which scared the players of Guangzhou Evergrande.
Cao Jinghao's long pass once again aroused Duan Xuan's praise: "In the Longteng team, a team that mainly focuses on short pass control, it is really rare to have such a long pass like a player with accurate guidance." ”
"He's still young. Wait until it really develops like this. Gee. Xu Yang sighed twice as if he had been infected by Duan Xuan, and then said, "In the future, if the Longteng team combines such a combination of long and short tactics, the team's offensive ability will be even stronger." ”
Kim's dislocation this time also startled Scolari, and he hurriedly sent his third substitution spot - replacing Kim Young-kwon with Mei Fang.
After Mei Fang came on the field, he took on the task of marking defenders, and he specifically targeted the physically strong Chavez, so that he would not have the opportunity to grab the first point again and turn around and shoot.
After the backfield stabilized, Guangzhou Evergrande launched an impact again, this time it was Yu Hanchao who got a chance on the right side, after he broke through, he gave the ball to Liu Jian, who swept straight in front of the goal with a cross from the bottom, and Elkeson, who switched places with Goulart, leaned on Lu Zhihui and crossed to the penalty spot with the instep of his foot, but unfortunately Paulinho rushed over his head at this time, and when the football came, he had already crossed this point, and Ma Yongli took the lead with a big foot to drive the ball out of the sideline.
Seeing that the opponent was beating his left side, Zhang Sheng could only use his last substitution, he replaced Yu Bo with Zou Weijia, Chavez was transferred to the left side to defend against Yu Hanchao, and Zou Weijia was on the front line.
Shortly after the substitution, the game went into stoppage time.
At this time, the players of Guangzhou Evergrande were almost unable to run, except for the Brazilian trio in the front court and Yu Hanchao who was replaced after a little physical rush, the other players had already passed the limit of physical fitness after 90 minutes of ultra-high-intensity scrambling.
Liu Jian, who had given Yu Hanchao a side before, supported his thighs with both hands after this pass, panting.
As for the left side of the Evergrande team, which was more suppressed, his physical fitness was even worse, and in the first minute of stoppage time, Zheng Long had leg cramps and couldn't stand up.
However, Guangzhou Evergrande's substitution quota has been used up again, and Zheng Long had to limp back to the field after a simple treatment.
Faced with such a situation, Scolari wisely chose to retreat, although it was his home turf, and a draw was better than a loss.
Soon the five-minute stoppage time was slowly worn out in the midfield confrontation between the two sides.
When Abdullah blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was fixed at 1-1, with both top stars scoring a brilliant goal, and the managers of both sides battling their wits throughout the game, which ended in a draw.
At the post-match press conference, the managers of both sides looked a little unwilling.
Indeed, whether it is the Longteng team or Guangzhou Evergrande, they all have the opportunity to kill the game in the game, but unfortunately everyone failed to seize the opportunity.
Of course, compared to Zhang Sheng, who was still acceptable to the result, Scolari was really a little unhappy.
The home team failed to win, and the main left-back Zou Zheng was seriously injured again - the team doctor told him after the game that Zou Zheng would have to rest for at least 2-3 months because of a torn thigh muscle, plus a large number of players would be suspended for the next leg, and he could not take advantage of Ben Alpha's inability to win the game.
After this game, because of the arrival of the international break, it is already approaching various international competitions, and many players of the Longteng team have to leave the club to play in the national teams at all levels.
Among them, Lin Feng, Tao Wentao, Ma Yongli, Lu Zhihui, Zhou Zhou and Xiao Yunfan were selected for the national team and became the Chinese Super League team with the largest number of selections, while Guangzhou Evergrande only four people were selected.
It stands to reason that the national team's top 40 matches in the World Preliminary Tournament this time are still very important, the opponent is the strongest opponent in the group stage of Qatar, and it is an away game, Nie Jiang, a popular player, was not selected for the national team, but ran to play the World Junior Championships, which is indeed a bit of a big loss.
The Chinese U17 national team that participated in the World Junior Championships this time has completely become the world of the Longteng team.
There are Nie Jiang and Wang Xing on the front line, the organizational core of the midfield is Zeng Prosperity, the left midfielder is Cao Jinghao, who has just ended the game against Guangzhou Evergrande, Cao Jinghao, as for the back line, it is safe to be a player of the Longteng team, the two central defenders are Li Ming and Lu Yangyang, the right fullback is Xiang Tiange, the left fullback is Shen Jun, and the goalkeeper is Huang Dawei, the main goalkeeper of the Longteng team.
Except for Wang Xing and Lu Yangyang, who may play as substitutes, the rest of the players are core players who can't be beaten.
So much so that when the list of the national junior team came out, as many as nine Longteng team players were seen, and the fans were fried, and now not only the national team, but even the national junior team were rounded by the Longteng team.
This time, the national junior team and South Africa, Costa Rica, and Russia are in a group, it should be said that the strength of this group is not strong, everyone has given them high hopes, hoping that they can play a historic good result.
Next, when the training list of the National Olympic team also came out, all the fans were speechless, because the core players of this team are still dominated by players from the Longteng team.
For example, in this national Olympic team, according to the age requirements, it should be based on the group of players in 1993 as the core, but there is a big fault line in China in the 93rd session. In addition to a few people such as Liu Binbin who can have stable playing time in the Chinese Super League, including players like Liao Lisheng and Xu Xin, they are either capable, but the big brothers are too strong, or they are playing in low-level leagues abroad, and it is really hard to say how they exercise.
Therefore, the players of the Longteng team who can often mix playing time in the Longteng team and have wonderful performances in competitions such as the Toulon Cup occupy the main position of the National Olympic team, even if many of him are 95-96 years, such as Yao Tian, Zou Weijia, Du Zhenyu, Qi Ming, Huang He, Wei Zhimin, Xiong Jian and others who were selected this time.
Among these players, players such as Yao Tian have even had a good expression in the national team, and their strength is definitely much stronger than the players in the 93 years in history.
Of course, including players like Ma Yongli, who were also born in 95, are basically at the level of the main force of the national team, it will be difficult for them to return to the National Olympic team to play, unless the time comes, after the National Olympic team qualifys, the Chinese Football Association forcibly lets them participate in the Olympic Games for the sake of political performance.
Perhaps the only thing that is not so surprising is the U19 national youth team, because Zhang Sheng called fewer players in the 1997 age group, only Peng Langjun and Wu Qingmin were selected, but these two players, one is the first breaking point of the team's fullback assist, and the other is the absolute main center of the U19 national youth team, and many of the team's goals actually rely on the two of them.
Taking advantage of this international break, Zhang Sheng can be regarded as having time to accompany his family, of course, Zhang Sheng also needs to participate in various affairs in the club during this time, such as the construction of the club's stadium, the club's business development, Lin Feng's overseas problem, the club's listing problem, etc.
However, the most important thing is the reward of the system after winning the championship in the Super League this time - the call of the player.