Tang Zheng at the top of the arc of the penalty area on the right side of a powerful long-range shot sticking to the turf straight to the lower left corner of the goal, even though the Ivorian goalkeeper Barry made a side save action at the first time, but in the face of Tang Zheng's devastating shot, it can only be declared that the whip is beyond reach......

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans in the stands shouted and shouted wildly, venting the fierce excitement in their hearts.

The Chinese men's football team finally scored its first goal in the World Cup for the second time!

If the game can be controlled well, the first goal may be the first three points!

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, broke free from his teammates when he realized that he had created a new history, stood up with his powerful hands supporting his body, and then ran to the camera with open arms, pointed to the five-star red flag on the dragon and phoenix emblem on the left chest of the jersey with his right index finger, and then pulled up the jersey with his left hand, bowed his head and kissed the national flag.

The Chinese players who caught up were still in high spirits, putting their arms around Tang Zheng's neck and waving their arms at the Chinese fans in the stands, signaling them to erupt in even louder cheers.

The next moment, a deafening loud shout rang out over the Pernambuco State Arena: "Whoa—"

He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Commentary, was undiminished, and his mouth was like a river: "We are happy at this moment! Congratulations to Tang Zheng! Congratulations to the poison! Zero goals in the history of the World Cup have finally been broken! But it is not enough! What we want is victory! The first three points!"

Speaking of this, He Wei's voice changed and reminded: "The teams that can participate in the World Cup are not fish belly teams, Côte d'Ivoire can enter the main match for three consecutive World Cups has shown that they are super strong, the game has only started for eight minutes, and there is still a lot of time left for the Ivorians, I hope our players on the field can always keep their attention and not give the Ivorians any chance!"

At the same time, Lippi, who had celebrated the goal, hooked his finger at the captain Zheng Zhi who had come over, and Zheng Zhi quickly ran to the coaching area of the visiting team.

Ivory Coast coach Ramucci was very frustrated, and Drogba, who was on the bench, shook his head and sighed, having played with Tang Zheng in the group stage of the Champions League last season.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick in that game was the focus of attention, it was Tang Zheng who Drogba really remembered.

Tang Zheng has an indescribable magic in him, he can lead the team to accomplish any task he wants.

Could it be ...... Black door?

The game restarted, Drogba sitting on the bench still stared at Tang Zheng, he knew that with his current physical condition, he could not hold on to the whole game, and the team would definitely send himself when it encountered difficulties.

The Chinese team, which led the score, played very low-key, and the players completed the game tactics arranged by head coach Lippi very well.

Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi's two-back combination worked together tacitly, and Ivory Coast's penetration in the middle had no effect, and they had to threaten the goal through the wings.

Bony is super physical, and the two Ivory Coast wings are also known for their ability to break through and cross, but Lippi was clearly targeted before the game.

With the score leading, the self-confidence of the Chinese players on the pitch was boosted like never before, and Kalou and Gervinho were under great pressure on both flanks.

Even if he was able to complete the cross, it seemed very reluctant.

Because the two full-backs of the Chinese team are to follow the opposing full-backs in Lippi's tactical system, and Lamouchi does not dare to signal the two fullbacks to step forward at the same time, taking into account the rapid counterattack of the two wings of the Chinese team.

This also gave the Chinese team's backline a great respite, coupled with Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi's just right complements, Ivory Coast's attack did not threaten Yan Junling's goal.

In the blink of an eye, in the past 20 minutes of the first half, the score was still 1:0 ahead of the Chinese team over Ivory Coast.

The frenzy at the Pernambuco Arena continues unabated, with fans delighting to add to the frenzy of the World Cup group stage.

The players on the pitch were also very hard-working, especially the backward Ivory Coast, who launched frequent attacks.

It's a pity that the offense has never been able to bring results, and the thunder is heavy and the rain is small.

On the contrary, the Chinese team's rapid counterattack played impressively, Lu Liang and Wu Sanshi were in very good condition in this game, they could defend back, and the offense could run to the position in time, plus Gao Lin could play a fulcrum role in the front court, and the Chinese team's offense was very three-dimensional.

China's counter-attacks were becoming more and more threatening, and Ivory Coast coach Ramucci had to take advantage of a dead-ball opportunity to remind his players that it was time to slow down.

Immediately, the broadcaster gave the percentage of possession between the two sides, and Ivory Coast led China by 61% by 39%.

However, in terms of shots and shots hitting the frame, the Chinese team is ahead of Ivory Coast, 6:5 and 3:2 respectively.

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The pace of the Ivory Coast's attack slowed down, and the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, came to the sidelines and quietly made a subtle tactical change gesture to Tang Zheng.

Taking advantage of the mistake in the transfer of Zheng Zhi's long pass, Tang Zheng conveyed the latest tactics of head coach Lippi to his teammates.

The on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot for the first time, and He Weihu, the commentator of Central 5, said suspiciously: "Is the Chinese team going to change tactics?"

Commentator Xu Yang said: "From the picture, we see that Tang Zheng has a short exchange with Lu Liang, Gao Lin, Wu Sanshi and Hao Junmin, it is very likely that he was ordered by the head coach Lippi, the game is about to enter 30 minutes, Ivory Coast slows down the pace of attack, and the Chinese team, which is not weak in midfield control, may try to save more physical strength......

The implication is that a tournament like this is very physically demanding for the players.

Being in a passive defensive state all the time is a drain on the physical and mental strength of the players......

Boca threw the ball from the backfield, and the Chinese frontcourt players did not retreat to the half-court defense, but stayed in the midfield in an organized manner.

"High oppression?" Yang 5 commentator He Wei was surprised to see Yaya Toure, who had the ball, difficult to get the ball, and then saw the Chinese players who were about to move, but at the same time expressed his worries: "This is a very strategic change, and there are no corresponding tactical drills before the three warm-up games in the first half of this year and the two World Cups in Italy and Chile, will there be problems?"

In fact, He Wei's worries are not unreasonable, the Chinese team is now leading in the score, and there is no need to take risks.

High pressing can interfere with Ivory Coast's midfield, but once the ball is successful, the pressure at the back will be infinitely magnified.

However, as a world-class manager, Lippi is naturally able to think of problems that ordinary people can't think of.

The reason why Lippi chose high pressure in the late part of the first half of the game is completely based on Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi's strong sense of position and clear division of labor, and high pressure is not Atletico Madrid's full-court rush at any cost.

China's high pressing is that the four attacking players in the front court target the ball carrier, and then focus on the strong receivers Yaya Toure and Tiot, so as to force the Ivory Coast back line to drive the ball forward under pressure.

The effect was still very good at the beginning, solving the Ivory Coast attack at the source, but the big foot ball was within Bony's controllable range, and it was difficult for the central defenders composed of Ren Hang and Feng Xiaoting to grab the landing point.

Bony is physically strong and can judge the landing point of the header quite accurately, as long as the football is within his control, he can rub it against his teammates to form a secondary attack.

Just when Lippi was thinking about whether he should retreat to the half, Tang Zheng, who had a strong ability to read the game, had a position exchange with Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi is in the front, and Tang Zheng is even further back.

Such a change could ensure that the football is back at the feet of the Chinese team in the event that the Ivorian central defender's big foot finds Bonie, because Tang Zheng's judgment of the football landing point is higher than Bony's, and Tang Zheng's height is more dominant.

Football has changed hands, Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi are both the kind of players who have a strong ability to read the game, and the handling of the ball in the middle and backfield is mainly stable.

Tang Zheng is young and has good physical fitness, he spared no effort to connect the midfield and midfield attack, and the Chinese team had 48% possession in the 40 minutes of the game, only two percentage points behind Ivory Coast.

The number of shots and chances created are also higher than those of Ivory Coast, and it is a pity that striker Gao Lin's grasp ability is somewhat lacking, which did not help the Chinese team expand the score to two goals.

So until the German referee Bruch blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was still 0:1, and the Chinese team was ahead of Ivory Coast.

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Fifteen minutes of the break passed quickly, and in the second half, Ivory Coast did not make the first personnel changes, and it was clear that manager Lamouci still had more trust in the current starting XI.

But there were some subtleties in the tactics of the game, with Gervinho and Kalou coming in for a position swap, and they were no longer like the monotonous breakthrough cross in the first half, and the second half was more of an option to cut inside.

In just five minutes at the start of the second half, Ivory Coast contributed a total of four shots on goal, two of which hit the goal range, and even forced Yan Junling to make a world-class save, otherwise Ivory Coast would have equalized!

The Ivorian fans in the stands swept away the gloom of the first half and showed their presence.

The Chinese fans did not lose faith in the troubled Chinese team, and the cheers they created under the leadership of the fans of the Dragon Team fan club rose higher and higher.

The Chinese team's defense is under great pressure, and the live director gave Lippi a close-up, which means that the head coach of the Chinese team should make adjustments?

In the eighth minute of the scene, the Chinese team took the lead in making substitution adjustments, and No. 18 Zhang Xizhe went into battle to replace Wu Sanshi.

Regarding this substitution adjustment, Yang 5 commentator He Wei's opinion is that Hao Junmin, who plays the front midfielder in the national team, is not very used to it, after all, he plays fullback in Schalke 04, and he is fixed in the front waist position, which makes him play very unpleasantly.

In addition, Wu Sanshi's body is thin, and it is difficult to gain an advantage in physical confrontation, so it is a very wise choice to use the genuine forward Zhang Xizhe to liberate Artemisia Junmin.

The effect brought by Zhang Xizhe's appearance is positive, and the frontcourt offense no longer needs Tang Zheng to actively step forward to be full of threat.

Ivory Coast coach Lamucci realizes that substitutions are urgent!

In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Ivory Coast called for a substitution.

No. 11 Drogba stands next to the fourth official, waiting to come on and he will replace No. 20 Sray.

British Sky commentator Andy Grey raised his voice a few degrees: "Didier Drogba has finally been put on the pitch to the cheers of the Ivorian fans!

As soon as the words ended, commentator Martin Taylor added: "Although Didier Drogba is now 36 years old, his dominance in the penalty area is still difficult to shake, and with Wilfried Bony, the Chinese team's backline will encounter an unprecedented sense of oppression!"

However, Martin Taylor, who is a fan of Tang Zheng, naturally will not let go of the opportunity to praise Tang Zheng, and his voice changed: "But I believe that Tang, who is a defensive midfielder, can resolve the consensus of the Ivorian side in the process of assisting the defense, and it is not good...... He will also return to the penalty area to assist his teammates in defending......"

As Martin Taylor said, when the fire of war burned to the third area of the Chinese team's defense, Tang Zheng consciously recycled into the penalty area to assist Ren Hang and Feng Xiaoting, but after all, Tang Zheng was just one person.

In the 64th minute, Aurier received a high-quality cross from Gervinho on the right side, and Tang Zheng, who returned to the penalty area, chose to help defend Drogba, after all, the title of Warcraft has not disappeared with age.

Aurier's cross was of such high quality that it was impossible for Tang Zheng, who was brought to the front by Drogba, to reach the football, which flew down the middle.

Ren Hang struggled to defend Boni one-on-one, although he grabbed Bony's jersey while jumping, but Bony still pushed the ball with his outstanding bounce and physical fitness, and at the same time, he threw the ball to the bottom left corner of the goal.

Even though Yan Junling made a save, he didn't touch the football......

1：1

The Ivorian fans at the Pernambuco Arena subconsciously created a loud shout: "Whoa—"

The Ivorian players celebrated the equalizer, and Tang Zheng shook his head helplessly with his hands on his hips.

Drogba's deterrence is there, and it will definitely not work if you don't defend, but if you defend Drogba, you can't defend Bony......

Ivory Coast coach Ramucci's substitution adjustment can be described as a substitution, such as a knife change, the 433 formation into a 442 formation is not unfamiliar, but makes reasonable use of the characteristics of strong crosses on the right side to stimulate the impact of Drogba and Bony.

However, what Tang Zheng didn't expect was that Ivory Coast directly overtook the score a minute later!

Yaya Toure sent a very precise transfer ball in the 40-metre area of the attack, right-back Aurier sent a quick cross without stopping the ball on the run, and left-back Jiang Zhipeng's flying block was half a beat slow.

Tang Zheng didn't target anyone in the penalty area this time, but chose to respond to all changes with the same, but the football was not under Tang Zheng's control, so he didn't move.

At this moment, Gervinho, who switched sides to the left, ghostly appeared in the defensive space between Ren Hang and Feng Xiaoting, the two central defenders of the Chinese team, and then completed the goal grab.

Goalkeeper Yan Junling subconsciously made a save, and the tip of his right finger also touched the football, but Gervinho's close-range header was full of power, so it did not completely change the trajectory of the football......

2：1

In just two minutes, Ivory Coast scored two goals in a row!

For the Chinese team that opened the scoring for the first time, it was completely unimaginable!