Chapter 016: There is no danger, second in the group
The quality of the game is somewhat lacking in the quality of the game against the Qatar team, which is less than 23 years old in the starting lineup, but the Chinese fans who are eager to see the national team enter the World Cup are not disgusted, and they even want Qatar to send the national junior team to participate in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup.
From the first second, the game was reduced to a half-court offensive and defensive drill for the Chinese team, and the young Qatari team had to continue to be in the defensive phase.
Maybe they thought about this situation before the game, so they maintained a very good mentality, and had the courage to use their young bodies to contact the players of the Chinese team, but they could barely withstand the continuous attacks of the Chinese team.
Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi, who controlled the pace of the game, realized that the offense could not be in a hurry, so they made full use of the width of the game and dispatched the Qatar team's defense back and forth.
Finally, in the ninth minute of the game, Wu Sanshi found a good opportunity through flexible running, and he received Tang Zheng's second pass for the Chinese team to take the lead.
The Wuhan Sports Center suddenly became a sea of joy for the Chinese team, and more than 50,000 fans excitedly celebrated the team's goal.
If the Chinese team ends the game with the current match, regardless of the outcome of the other match between South Korea and Australia at the same time, the Chinese team will get a direct qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil!
The score of the Chinese team leading Qatar was quickly transmitted to South Korea through the Internet, while the score of South Korea and Australia has not changed, it is still 0:0.
If this continues, the team participating in the play-offs is likely to be South Korea!
Therefore, head coach Choi Kang-hee seemed to be in a hurry, and he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to quickly make a strong straight pass to Ji Chengyong, signaling the team to speed up the offensive tempo.
Australia's coaching team also received the news of the goal from China, and head coach Oksi gave Cui Kangxi a playful look.
The current result of the game has no impact on Australia's qualification, and the South Korean team is absolutely unacceptable, and increasing their attacking intensity is the only way for them to advance directly, so Oksi also sent a signal to the players on the field.
Shrink the defense and execute a quick counter-attacking tactic.
At the Wuhan Sports Center, the home fans were excited like children, and they created a continuous and huge cheer under the leadership of the members of the Dragon Team Fan Club, a newly established national fan club.
The frenetic atmosphere continued to be so high that the visiting Qatari players made a series of undeserved mistakes, and the best news for them was the continuous missed great chances of Chinese striker Gao Lin.
The game lasted until 30 minutes before the Chinese team expanded the score.
Tang Zheng's direct free-kick hit the wall and was refracted, and central defender Feng Xiaoting was alert to plug in and finish a follow-up shot before the Qatari defender.
The match was 2:0, which was unparalleled good news for those Chinese fans who were there.
A 1-0 score and a consistent scoreline are a big taboo in football, so I will breathe a sigh of relief when I see the second goal come in.
With a two-goal lead at home, the Chinese team no longer launched an indiscriminate attack on the Qatari half, but made reasonable use of the passing to consume game time and the away team's physical energy.
Tang Zheng, Wu Sanshi, ** play in the European League, after the World Cup qualifiers is a rare annual break, but the players who play in China are not so, they have to continue to compete in the 2013 season of the Chinese Super League, so under the premise of ensuring the victory, as much as possible to reduce the consumption of physical energy.
The fifteen minutes of the break were undoubtedly a great moment of joy for the Chinese fans.
With Tang Zheng in midfield, the initiative of the game is firmly at the feet of the Chinese team, and they no longer need to calculate the goal difference as in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, as long as they win the game, they can qualify.
No matter how miserable and howling the South Korean game is, it has nothing to do with the Chinese team.
This freedom is the first time in the history of the Chinese men's football team.
In the second half, Yibian fought again, and tried to play a wave of blitzkrieg with Qatar, which had the advantage of kick-off, but Tang Zheng was mentally prepared, and by judging in advance to appear in a key position at a critical time, he stopped a very threatening through ball at his feet.
He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, said proudly: "Tang Zheng, who is about to turn twenty-four years old, is becoming more and more mature, or rather...... More and more demonic, now he no longer needs to make up for his own shortcomings through frequent runs like Dortmund in the early days, and this timely interception just now highlights his excellent ability to read the game, Real Madrid's purchase of Tang Zheng for a transfer fee of more than 100 million euros is completely in line with the laws of the market. ”
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes passed, and the Chinese team expanded the score to three goals by completing a world wave outside the penalty area.
3:0
The Chinese team has a chance to win.
At this time, in the game in South Korea, the two teams each contributed one goal in the second half, 1:1.
However, the Chinese team is leading by a large score, and there is no need to pay attention to the score of the other game, after all, if you win, you can get a place in the main match of next year's World Cup.
Seeing that the team they supported was leading by a large score, the Chinese fans in the stands seemed very excited, and the deafening cheers rose higher and higher.
Head coach Camacho began to deploy his troops in this situation, trying new combinations and scouting new talents.
The same is true for the visiting Qatar team, who hope to score goals and save face through successive substitutions.
But the Chinese team's defense is very good, coupled with Tang Zheng's frequent care of the defensive line, there is no big problem.
It wasn't until the game reached the 80th minute that Camacho tried a 'stun'.
Why is it a stupid move?
Because he replaced Zheng Zhi with Qin Sheng and Tang Zheng again, he once again used Qin Sheng + Zhao Xuri in the double back waist.
You must know that a week ago, the Chinese team fell behind South Korea 0:2 away from home, and it was the pair's lack of awareness in the midfield that allowed the South Korean team to find space in the attack and get a chance to score.
He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, said very incomprehensibly: "It is very understandable to replace Zheng Zhi, he is thirty-three years old this year, and his career is coming to an end, but what about Tang Zheng?
When Tang Zheng saw that the number displayed on the substitution electronic card was himself, he looked at the coach's seat a little incredulously, and then pointed to himself.
Signal, are you sure to change me?
That's the feedback!
Thinking that the score had become 3:0, Tang Zheng exhaled a long breath, and then slowly walked to the sidelines and high-fived Qin Sheng.
"Whoa"
The fans didn't think much about it, now the score is 3:0, and the away team Qatar has no morale, so it is also appropriate to let Tang Zheng have a good rest in this situation.
However, what fans didn't expect was that the situation changed suddenly less than a minute after Tang Zheng was replaced, the combination of Zhao Xuri and Qin Sheng was still in the stage of finding a rhythm, but Qatar suddenly made a force, and then the veteran Sebastian scored a face-saving goal.
There was not much time left in the game, and the Chinese players on the field didn't care too much, because the score was still 3:1, and Qatar couldn't make any big waves.
The same is true for the fans in the stands, but Tang Zheng, who is sitting in the players' box, has found a clue, and the away team Qatar seems to have discovered the huge problem exposed by Qin Sheng and Zhao Xuri's double backs!
This Qatari team is indeed young, but they have the fighting spirit of young people, so the more they fight, the more courageous they are.
So, a face-saving goal was scored.
And Sebastian's goal was the gap opened by Qatar in the middle, and then took advantage of the loophole that Qin Sheng and Zhao Xuri's partner did not understand well to pass a penetrating through ball.
Neither Camacho nor the players on the pitch noticed this, and they thought it was just an accident.
Only Tang Zheng has a super ability to read the game on the field, and the same is true for his ability to read the game off the field.
In the eighty-ninth minute of the game, Qatar switched from defense to offense, advancing very fast, and Zhao Xuri, who intercepted in the middle, was not decisive enough and was forced to accelerate by Al Sayed.
Qin Sheng's protection of Zhao Xuri is obviously not enough, and he is not up, nor is he retreating.
Al Sayed was very smart and came off the bench in the second half with plenty of energy and opted to accelerate directly through the middle.
After attracting Feng Xiaoting out, Al Sayed used the side back ** to close to the middle, and then decisively split the side.
Ismael cut in at high speed on the left and then swept a cross wide into the middle.
Sebastian has a lot of experience in the game and is very strong, so he took the initiative to lean on Feng Xiaoting, who was very unwell and strong, and then completed a low left-footed shot.
Goalkeeper Zeng Cheng reacted, but failed to touch the ball.
In an instant, the score changed from 3:1 to 3:2.
Although the Chinese team is sitting at home, this score is a great stimulus for Qatar, which has narrowed the score one step further.
What's wrong with being out early?
Can't you beat the Chinese team away and save face?
Sebastian, who scored twice, did not celebrate, picking up the ball from the net and running into the centre circle.
At this time, the fourth official happened to walk to the sideline and held up the electronic card with three minutes of stoppage time.
In other words, there are still three minutes left for Qatar to equalize!
The central 5 commentator finally broke out, and was extremely dissatisfied with Camacho's substitution: "I really can't understand why I need to replace Tang Zheng, can I relax my vigilance at 3:0? This is the World Cup qualifiers! Not a friendly match! There are three minutes left in the game, and Qatar scored two goals in a row, and the morale is greatly boosted! The score between South Korea and Australia is still 1:1, and if Qatar finally equalizes, the team that will go to the play-offs will be us!"
Huang Jianxiang, a commentator of New Wolf Sports, said angrily: "There have always been rumors that Camacho is very dissatisfied with Tang Zheng, but I think Tang Zheng's dissatisfaction is justified! Because you are not good enough! Defend when you should attack, choose to attack when you should defend! Have you forgotten the game that almost lost to the South Korean team in the last game? Who saved you? Remove the spiritual leader before the game is over, is this how the coach training course of your era was taught?"
British Sky commentator Andy Gray is not as excited as He Wei and Huang Jianxiang, but he also questioned the previous substitution adjustment of the Chinese team: "A player of Tang's level, I believe that no manager will replace him, even if he is not in good shape, and Tang's form is as good as ever, if the Chinese team is finally drawn by Qatar at home, ......"
Speaking of this, Andy Gray turned his head to look at his partner Martin Taylor, who said bluntly: "Antonio Camacho's level is really poor! As you said, no coach can ignore the existence of Don, he actually replaced Don at a critical time, I really don't know how he got his coaching license." ”
The frenzied atmosphere at the Wuhan Sports Center has dropped significantly as Qatar has come closer to narrowing the score, and many fans seem to be suffering from gains and losses, fearing that Qatar, whose morale has been boosted, will equalize in the next game.
Unless the South Korean team loses at home, the Chinese team can't afford to draw!
A draw would qualify for the play-offs, but who would consider the play-offs compared to qualifying directly?
Coupled with the fact that there are only 0.5 places in the two groups in the Asian region, it is equivalent to winning the play-offs and having to participate in the continental play-offs......
Of course, the Chinese team did not draw against Qatar.
It was only in the three minutes of stoppage time that the Chinese fans in the stands were tormented.
Qatar, which was only one goal away, fought to catch up, and even pressed all the players, so that the Chinese team sitting at home had to retreat to half-court defense.
The passive situation is extremely worrying, but what satisfies the fans is that the score of 3:2 was finally maintained until the end of the game, which means that the Chinese team won a victory with great difficulty.
"Whoa"
At the moment when the referee on duty blew the end of the game, a deafening cheer sounded at the Wuhan Sports Center, and the whole stadium was completely boiling at this moment.
The Chinese players on the pitch are making history, so their excitement is even more frantic than that of the fans in the stands.
From the difficult advance of the second stage of qualifiers to the direct qualification of the third stage, only they can deeply understand the sadness in the middle.
At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Bulletin, said ecstatically: "The game is over! The game is over! The Chinese team finally defeated Qatar 3:2! We were not very satisfied with the second half of the game! But we were very satisfied with the score! We will appear in the main match of the World Cup in Brazil next year! The fans in front of the TV set cheered! Let's boil! Let us feel the carnival of qualifying for the World Cup after 12 years!"
Huang Jianxiang, the commentator of New Wolf Sports, seemed to forget the previous unhappiness, and turned into endless excitement, he was full of passion: "Brazil World Cup! We are here again after 12 years!! The world will be shocked by our awakening!!"
The last time the Chinese team qualified for the World Cup was the South Korea-Japan World Cup 12 years ago, and Huang Jiaxiang was still the leading commentator of the Central 5 at that time.
Twelve years later, things are no longer human.
But this is not important, the important thing is that the Chinese team has reached the World Cup again!
Not long after the match between the Chinese team and Qatar, the World Cup qualifiers in South Korea also came to an end, and the score was still fixed at 1:1.
The 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Group A top 10 matches are all over, Australia and China have 15 points, but Australia has beaten the Chinese team to rank first in the group by virtue of the big score played in the last round and a large number of goal difference.
South Korea is in third place by two points and will unfortunately have to participate in the Asian play-offs.