14. Fierce battle in the first half
"This is a free kick in an okay position!" He Wei, who was sent by CCTV to be in charge of commenting the game, shouted happily, "We have such an opportunity at the beginning, we must seize it." ”
The free kick won by the Chinese team is about 30 meters, which is not too biased, and standing in front of the ball are Xu Mingyu and Qin Minghao, which are the two best players in the Chinese team's set-piece footwork.
After Qin Minghao observed the Korean wall for a while, he shot what seemed to be a lot of force, but in fact, he just gently pushed the ball out, and Xu Mingyu followed up with a burst shot, and as a result, the football went straight to the door of South Korea, and after just crossing the gate, it fell down violently.
Xu Mingyu's defoliation ball was played, but unfortunately the strength was not controlled too well, and it fell above the crossbar, which only scared the goalkeeper of the South Korean team, Kwon Chun-tae.
"Beautiful, beautiful!" Although he didn't score, He Wei still encouraged, "This kick is our momentum." ”
"Yes. After Lippi took over the national team, our set-piece tactics began to become diverse. Xu Yang did not hesitate to blow a wave of Lippi, "I believe that for this game, Coach Lippi should have prepared a lot of set-piece tactics." ”
Xu Yang was indeed right, for this game, Lippi prepared a lot of small tactics before the game, but his open training session played a trick, and the originally stipulated ten-minute open training session, he only got it in one minute and ended, so it was also protested by South Korea.
But who said that this game was played in China, unlike the leaky training ground arranged by the South Korean team for the Chinese team in the first game, this time the Chinese team said that if you don't show it, you won't see it.
After the Chinese team's attack, the South Korean team was not to be outdone, their three strikers in the middle of the Lee Tingxie retreated to the middle, a kick to the left Nam Tae-hee, the latter's long-range shot from outside the penalty area was sudden, and the power and angle were not bad, the ball crossed the hand stretched out after Zengcheng fell to the ground, almost brushed the bottom line of the sidepost.
Lippi was very dissatisfied with South Korea's shot, especially Zhang Linpeng, who was responsible for the defense on the right side, and Lippi had high hopes for him in this game, pointing to him to gain an advantage on the right side.
After this back and forth on the field, both sides understood the other's desire to win, and everyone played relatively conservatively, after all, defense comes first.
Next, both sides spared no effort to strangle in the midfield, not giving the midfielders a chance to pass the ball comfortably.
Like in the fifth minute, Xu Mingyu on the right side of the Chinese team finally had a chance to pass the ball, but Wu Lei, who was also on the right side, was stuck by the opponent to pass the line, Wu Lei was unwilling to take an extra step to receive Xu Mingyu's ball, and the linesman immediately raised the flag to signal that Wu Lei was offside.
The South Korean team's midfielder and defender are still very slippery in their tactics of forcing the opponent into an offside trap.
Also in the eighth minute, the South Korean team came to a misplaced pass run on the left side of Kim Jin-so and Ko Myung-jin, and then Gu Zi-cheol, who came from the middle, received the ball, and kicked the ball directly to Nam Tae-hee, who was running, but unfortunately the defense of the Chinese team was also very stable, Zhang Linpeng took the lead and stuck in front of Nam Tae-hee, not allowing Nam Tae-hee to lift the speed to catch the ball, and the football finally did not touch anyone, and flew out of the sideline alone.
Lippi was happy now, he applauded Zhang Linpeng, happy that his players were immediately focused and back in shape after his own reminder.
"The Chinese team has the desire to attack, and there are a few forward passes, which is okay, but the timing between the passers and receivers must be grasped well. Seeing Wu Lei, who was transferred to the left side on the field, offside again, He Wei said with a little regret, "I'm still a little anxious." ”
In fact, the Chinese team is anxious, the South Korean team is also anxious, Ji Chengyong, as a commander tower type of back personnel, frequently retreats to the two central defenders to receive the ball in tandem, but the three forwards of the Chinese team take turns to harass him, making him annoyed, after Nie Jiang retreated again to harass him, when he defended, a flick hit Nie Jiang's face, and Nie Jiang covered his face and fell to the ground.
"It's a bit too bad. He Wei was very unhappy, "This handshake is a bit too deliberate." ”
Referee Peter Green saw someone fall to the ground, blew the game off, and at the same time called Ji Chengyong over to warn him, telling him to pay attention to the movements in his hands, but he looked aggrieved, as if he had been treated unfairly.
Ji Chengyong's action exposed the current mentality of the Korean team, especially as the captain, this action also affected his teammates.
In the twelfth minute of the first half, the South Korean team made a continuous pass in the front court, as a forward midfielder, Gu Zizhe found a gap in the continuous scheduling, and forcibly passed a straight ball, the intention and line of the ball were too obvious, and Zheng Zhi, who was extremely experienced, saw through it at a glance, and after he easily intercepted the ball, he decisively passed the ball to Qin Minghao, and the Chinese team got a chance to counterattack.
After winning the ball, Qin Minghao rushed forward with the ball, and the midfield was a smooth road.
"Chances for the Chinese team. He Wei became excited, "The No. 11 of the South Korean team is pulling people in the back, this should be an obvious tactical foul." ”
"No. 11 is Chi Dongyuan, and the referee took out the card. Xu Yang was a little regretful, "If this ball is brought up by Qin Minghao, the three forwards of the Chinese team will all step forward, and the opportunity will come." ”
"For the Korean team, this is a good yellow card for good value for money. He Wei had to admire the decisiveness of the Korean players.
Before, Lippi was dissatisfied with Zhang Linpeng's defense on the sidelines, but now it was Stillik's turn to roar on the sidelines, he was forced to draw by Syria, defeated by Iran, and conceded two goals against Qatar, winning 3:2 hard, Stillik has reached the edge of class, how can he not be in a hurry.
In fact, this is also the source of the anxiety of the Korean players on the field, and the mood of the head coach can easily affect the players.
When the game reached 20 minutes, in the face of its bitter host, the South Korean team, the Chinese team actually had one more shot on goal than the opponent, and the midfield did not fall behind, which surprised the fans very much.
Before the game, the fans had confidence in the game, thinking that the team would face a strong opponent and would focus on defense, relying on Lippi's adjustment to the team's counterattack to attack.
Considering that the media often reported before the game that Lippi gave the players confidence, often praised the players and said that as long as they played their strength, they would be the best players in Asia, it seems that this is not empty talk.
The performance of the players made the fans extremely satisfied, from the beginning of the game to the present, the voice of cheering has never been lowered, every time the Chinese team has a beautiful pass, a successful defense, any shot, and at the same time including every mistake of the South Korean team, the sound in the stands will be raised again, as if there will never be a limit.
In the thirtieth minute, the situation on the field changed again.
Although the South Korean team has no advantage in the midfield, their two wings still show their ability, especially the right combination of Lee Yong, Ji Chengyong and Ji Dongyuan is stronger than Jiang Zhipeng, Ding Huaiyi and Xu Mingyu in terms of ability.
The seasoned South Koreans also stepped up their attack on the right flank, aiming to break through on the Chinese flanks and then burst into the final third for a chance to threaten the goal.
But the biggest difference from the previous round of the game also shows, that is, Son Heung-min, who was completely crushing Zhang Linpeng at that time, was not there, and Nam Tae-hee was restricted to death after Zhang Linpeng put his full effort, especially the attack point of Qin Minghao on the right side of China, but the left attack of the South Korean team could not be played, although South Korea's left fullback Kim Jin-so was Jeonbuk Hyundai who returned from Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga at the beginning of the season, in front of Qin Minghao, this player who can't play in the Bundesliga is really not enough.
Now the game is a game where both teams are under defensive pressure on the left flank, and it's up to them to see who can hold on.
In the thirty-sixth minute of the first half, the position of the Chinese team in the front court changed again, and Ding Huaiyi came from the left side to the right side, which was to form a Liuyang trio on the right side with Zhang Linpeng and Qin Minghao.
After Zhang Linpeng passed the half, he passed the ball to Qin Minghao, who took the ball and made a gesture to turn around, suddenly stopped the action, and then turned around and accelerated, and threw off half of Gao Mingzhen's body, just such a chance, he turned the ball to the feet of Ding Huaiyi who leaned towards the middle, Ding Huaiyi did not make any adjustments at this time, it was directly a sideways heel knock ball, the football came to the side, and Zhang Linpeng was inserting the attack at his own speed at this time.
After this series of passes, the left side of the South Korean team was completely empty, Zhang Linpeng was unguarded when he went down, and the central defenders of the South Korean team had to go out of the penalty area to block.
Zhang Linpeng was waiting for Zhang Xianxiu to come out, and he aimed at the penalty area and passed the ball directly.
Because Zhang Xianxiu left the penalty area as a central defender, Ji Chengyong could only come back in a hurry to fill the position as a midfielder, Nie Jiang caught the time difference between the central defender of the South Korean team and the back waist to fill the position, and he was inserted into the penalty area at once.
In the face of Zhang Linpeng's low altitude, strong arc, and extremely fast pass, Nie Jiang rushed over like a shadow, and then he gently pushed with the arch of his foot, and the football rebounded on Nie Jiang's feet, and he quickly changed his direction and went straight to the goal of the South Korean team.
Less than a meter from the goal, such a super fast cushion shot, the goalkeeper of the South Korean team, Kwon Chun-tae, had no choice, he could only symbolically reach out to block the ball, but such an action was futile, the football had already crossed his outstretched hand and quickly drilled into the net.
"Zhang Linpeng came up, Qin Minghao, continuous feints, turned around to get rid of the pass, Ding Huaiyi! The direct pass of the heel was too imaginative. On the side is Zhang Linpeng, the bottom crosses, Nie Jiang, Nie Jiang shoots! The ball is in!" He Wei shouted and almost lost his voice, "Beautiful cooperation, beautiful goal, from Nie Jiang!"
"That's what we want to attack, fast, fluid, concise, lethal in one hit. Xu Yang also took over the conversation, "Nie Jiang's state is too hot. In the two rounds of the new league season, his two goals helped the Longteng team win two 1-0 opponents to get six points, and in the AFC Champions League, the goal reached five, and he also completed a hat-trick. The talented player is getting more and more mature. ”
Before the game, Nie Jiang expressed his confidence domineeringly. He Wei has obviously been following the dynamics of the Chinese team, "This goal is the reason for his confidence!"
At this time, Nie Jiang, who scored the fifth goal of the national team, rushed to the fan stands, pulled up his jersey, and kissed deeply to the national emblem on his chest.
All the Chinese fans were jumping and jumping in the stands at this time, and many of them were unconsciously shouting "Niu B", and their voices were hoarse but completely unaware.
"It's so beautiful. He Wei, who was already watching the goal replay, was still immersed in the joy of scoring a goal," Zhang Linpeng decisively inserted, Qin Minghao's escape, especially Ding Huaiyi's freehand pass, the left side of the Korean team was completely penetrated. ”
"This is Nie Jiang's fifth goal, right?" Xu Yang was also amazed, "Since Coach Lippi took over, Nie Jiang has scored goals in the World Preliminaries, which is already his fifth goal in the World Preliminaries, and he is only 19 years old He has a great chance to impact the position of the Chinese team's top scorer in the final stage of the World Preliminaries." ”
"Definitely. In the history of the Chinese national team, several times into the final stage of the World Preliminary Tournament, in the 1982 World Preliminary Tournament, Huang Xiangqiang scored three goals in four games, followed by the 1997 Top Ten Match, Hao Dacang scored 3 goals, in the 2001 Top Ten Tournament, Qi Hong was the most scored, also 3 goals, and now Nie Jiang has scored five goals, this record has been broken, but I don't know when he will be able to break the record of the total number of goals scored by the national team of his predecessors. ”
"He's still young, only 19 years old, so he'll have a lot of games in the future. Seeing that the two sides on the field had kicked off again, Xu Yang quickly changed the topic, "The South Korean team has pressed out, during the lead period, our defensive attention must be more concentrated, because this is the time for the opponent to counterattack, and now the first half of the game has been played for forty minutes, we have to stabilize." ”
Xu Yang mentioned this, and Lippi on the sidelines knew that when the Chinese team scored just now, everyone was ecstatic, only Lippi was extremely calm, and after he hurriedly finished celebrating with the assistant coach, he began to shout loudly to the players on the field to let them concentrate.
Lippi's reminder with a straight face was still very predictable, and the Chinese players after the goal were obviously a little too excited, the front court pass was too impatient and casual, and the defense also wanted to show a little, and there was a mistake.
In the crazy counterattack after losing the ball, the South Korean team got the opportunity to shoot in a row, Lee Tingxie, Ji Dongyuan's long-range shot outside the penalty area was very threatening, and the most shocking thing was that in the 44th minute, Gu Zizhe was completely empty in the penalty area, but fortunately, he shot too hurriedly and kicked the ball out of the bottom line.
"In the last few minutes of the first half, you have to withstand it. "All the fans are praying right now.
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