421 Historic moments
Nigerian centre-back Bo Abona has withdrawn from injury, which has left Nigerian fans worried.
It can be seen that they are really nervous all the time in order to restrict Tang Hong's play.
Veteran Jabbo came off the bench.
After the substitution, Nigeria wanted to stabilize the situation, and the Chinese team took advantage of the situation to launch fast attacks one after another.
In the 24th minute of the game, Luo Hongkai made a direct pass in the midfield, Qin Rui controlled the ball in the middle of the front field to resist the confrontation from Onaki, and took a step back in possession and passed the ball to the right side.
Wu Lei quickly followed up and stopped with a bottom cross, the football flew to the back of the penalty area, and Tang Hong's inside cut came to an abrupt end because he couldn't catch up.
The ball cleared by Yabo's header happened to be near Tang Hong, and he rushed to fight for the landing point and beat Mikel's header to ferry.
After Qin Rui stopped the ball on his chest, he first blocked Onaki with a physical confrontation, and then took a step forward and sent a diagonal pass close to the ground.
The ball rolls into the left rib of the penalty area.
When Tang Hong touched the ball, he saw Ambrose rushing to block his shooting lane, which forced him to pull the ball back and change direction and only take the outside line to rush forward.
In the case of a small angle, Tang Hong did not cross the line, so he forcibly shot with his feet!
The left-footed ball flew straight into the near corner of the goal, and Enyeama steadily blocked the ball from the near corner.
Call!
Nigerian fans are not having an easy time either.
Tang Hong, who has superb marksmanship, makes them nervous every time he kicks, regardless of whether he shoots or not.
The Chinese team took a tactical corner.
Tang Hong collided with Sun Xiang on the side and then came to the left side of the penalty area, and suddenly shot with his feet.
The right-footed soccer ball swept through the sky in a big arc and fell into the far corner of the goal!
I thought it would be a cross, but it turned out that Enyeama, who shot the goal, didn't dare to slack off, and flew to save the ball out of the bottom line again!
Enyeyama actually laughed after standing up, looked at Tang Hong and gave a thumbs up.
As if to say: young man, you are very good.
The Chinese attack group was still able to create a certain attacking threat, but their coordination still seemed monotonous in the absence of sufficient space to surprise the Nigerian defence.
In the 29th minute of the game, the Nigerian team relieved the blow of the injured central defender, and the midfielder began to exert force under the frantic pressing.
When Luo Hongkai saw that Tang Hong was blocked on the left side of the front court, he decisively turned to pass and transferred to the right side of the front court.
After receiving the ball, Vuray sent a low cross, but there was still not much threat in the style of play, and the ball was cleared by O'Omeoglu's header at the front post.
Onaki took control of the ball at the back and quickly passed it straight ahead.
Center forward Emenik retreated to the center circle to respond, and after colliding with Akiz against the wall, he rushed through Zhao Xujun's defense, and hit the ball to the front of the penalty area to face Liu Tao and decisively knocked the ball to the left side.
Moses, who cut inside, saw Zhang Linpeng quickly recovering the defense in the penalty area, and he made a sharp stop to go to the outside line and swept the ball vigorously in front of the goal.
When Emenik was outflanked in front of the goal, he was blocked by Liu Tao's physical confrontation on the outside, and Zeng Cheng cleared the ball with a kick in the attack.
The football that flew to the midfield was controlled by Onaki again, Qin Rui immediately grabbed it, but the opponent quickly sent the ball to Mikel's feet.
After Mikel dribbled forward, he passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the front court without waiting for Luo Hongkai to grab it.
Mussa quickly followed up on the side, stopped the ball and then quickly shook Sun Xiang down the ball, and sent a cross in front of the baseline.
The ball flew straight to the back of the penalty area, and Moses met the falling ball close to the baseline to make it back.
Akiz just got into the box and volleyed in the face of the incoming ball!
The ball flies straight to the bottom right of the goal.
At the last moment, Zeng Cheng pounced and blocked the ball, but the next second the football flew back!
The football he pounced on happened to be blocked by Dai Lin, who was returning to the defense, to his own door!
Own goal!
The Nigerian team was lucky to break through the goal of the Chinese team!
"The ball is in! Dalin blocked the ball into his own goal! What a pity!
It's also an unexpected situation.
After the start of the game, the situation presented by the two teams was half-hearted, and they threatened each other's offensives, but this time the Nigerian team caused the Chinese team's defensive defense to be chaotic with continuous offensives, and Akiz's shot was blocked by Zeng Cheng but was blocked back into the goal by Dai Lin, which was really unlucky!
The Chinese team fell behind 0:1 to the Nigerian team.
The next situation will definitely be very unfavorable for the Chinese team, because Nigeria will inevitably strengthen their defense!
They'll be more patient looking for the best counter-attacking opportunities! ”
Nigerian fans in the stands at Baishada Stadium cheered as if the game had gone their way.
The camera focused on Dai Lin, who was swinging his own oolong, and then locked on Tang Hong's face for a long time.
This kind of goal loss is a bit of a morale blow, but there is nothing for the Chinese team to change.
They will only play one style of play in their own right, either defending and counterattacking, or watching the attacking group play freely.
The players in the midfield and back want to help, firstly, the defence will expose obvious holes, and secondly, it will not necessarily have a good effect.
Van der Sheer's clapping on the sidelines told the players to cheer up and not let the conceding goal put their mindset on the mindset.
Nigeria turned out to be very conservative after taking the lead.
The large retreat of the formation is to wait for the Chinese team to attack, so as to play a counterattack comfortably.
The Chinese team quickly launched an offensive after kick-off, and its posture did not change, and it was still the frontcourt attack group that cooperated as much as possible to play a threatening offensive.
Tang Hong was even more tightly blocked, which really limited his play.
Even his teammates struggled to get the ball to his feet, let alone pose a threat.
Nigeria's counter-attack was not very sharp, the key is that they tried to create great chances with a long pass, which really underestimated the Chinese team's defence.
When their formation retreated, the Chinese team was able to easily control the landing point of the football and attack after controlling the ball.
It seems that Nigeria's changes have simply strengthened their defence, rather than presenting a greater threat in attack.
Seeing that the first half of the game was coming to an end, Luo Hongkai's long-range shot tested Enyeama, who made a wonderful save to block the ball off the line.
When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Nigerian fans couldn't wait to celebrate, because they couldn't see the attacking threat of the Chinese team, and it seemed that the rest of the second half was not necessarily going to make waves again.
Both teams returned to the locker room to make adjustments.
Van der Sheer let Daelin burst forward at the back, and Liu Tao dragged back to intercept.
This was done because of the yellow card on Dalin, and from the defensive habits, Dalin was more reckless and easy to get up.
At the same time, the front line asked Qin Rui to expand the range of activities, and Sun Xiang's position was forward, so that he could form a better response behind Tang Hong.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the Chinese team's offensive began to have continuity, even if Tang Hong was blocked, he contained more of Nigeria's defensive strength, which allowed players in other positions of the Chinese team to have enough space to cut forward to form shooting opportunities.
Van der Hill's request is also very simple, regardless of whether he can threaten or not, he will take the first shot when he has the opportunity to shoot with his feet, and he will not let Nigeria be too comfortable.
Zheng Zhi also frequently stepped forward, Luo Hongkai dispatched in the front, and in the 15 minutes of the second half, Zheng Zhi, Wu Lei, and Qin Rui combined to shoot 7 shots, but Tang Hong even touched the ball relatively few times.
The Nigerian team's defense began to be a little difficult to look at, and the Chinese team made it clear that Tang Hong was used as cannon fodder to attract defensive forces, while players in other positions were still quite threatening because they had more space and interspersed with running, and Luo Hongkai's role at this time was gradually highlighted.
The Nigerian team's counterattack was a little stretched, and the long pass in the backfield tried to get pregnant, which clearly underestimated the ability of the Chinese team's defense.
Dai Lin repeatedly completed the ball in the middle of the backfield, and even if he missed someone, Liu Tao would decisively grab behind him to complete the interception.
Moses, who has the strongest individual ability in the front court of the Nigerian team, also lacks space to play under Zhang Linpeng's marking, because the passes in the backcourt are basically high-altitude balls, and Zhang Linpeng has more advantages in the competition for high-altitude balls.
In the 69th minute of the game, when Luo Hongkai passed the ball to Zheng Zhi, his sudden forward insertion caught the Nigerian defense in front of the penalty area by surprise.
Luo Hongkai, who had been organizing a tandem frontcourt attack, suddenly broke out into a forward threat, and the Nigerian backline quickly retracted to the middle, but Luo Hongkai sent the ball to the left side with a diagonal pass.
Ambrose didn't expect Qin Rui to answer the side, and subconsciously turned around to fight back, but the other teammates were already shouting at him, "Be careful behind your back"!
Before Ambrose turned his head to look, Tang Hong had already swept behind him, and Qin Rui's pass arrived as scheduled!
Tang Hong even stopped and went into the left rib of the penalty area, stopped sharply in front of Yabo and made a cross-cut, but after the fake sway, he smashed the ball and continued to break through along the outside line, Yabo was shaken the center of gravity and then turned back to defend when Tang Hong changed to cross-cut to seize his position, Yabo can only slow down, otherwise he may knock Tang Hong to the ground!
Tang Hong, who forcibly cut into the inner line, did not hesitate at all in the face of the concentrated Enyeyama, and decisively hit the door!
The football shot with his right foot flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal, and Tang Hong chose to play the near corner!
The ball was so fast that it was like a cannonball, and Enyeama flew to save but couldn't keep the ball out!
When the football rushed into the goal, the Chinese fans cheered ecstatically!
This is the first goal of the Chinese team on the World Cup stage!
The entire Chinese football world is excited and boiling over this!
Tang Hong ran into the goal with an indifferent expression, picked up the ball, held it in his arms, and ran towards the center circle.
The teammates were also excited, and they rushed to Tang Hong's side to high-five him in celebration.
Looking at Tang Hong's appearance, he wants to grab three points for the Chinese team, not satisfied with a draw.
In the second half, the Chinese team can be said to be pressing the Nigerian team in the attack, so it is not wrong to continue the momentum.
However, Nigeria's adjustment since the first-half goal looked a bit cocooned.
The shortcomings of the African teams are the technical tactics and on-the-spot adjustments, and today they once again exposed this!
What a great situation was wasted!