On May 4, the Chinese team played the first match of the first round of the World Cup qualifiers against the Turkmenistan team at the Nisa Stadium in Ashgabat. There were 3,000 spectators, and CCTV Sports Channel and Guangdong Satellite TV broadcast live.

This match was Turkmenistan's first World Cup qualifier since the founding of the country, and a number of deputy prime ministers came to watch the game.

There are leaders watching the game, and the players are naturally demoralized, and they play offensive football at the beginning, and the fast pass is dazzling.

But after the Turkish team brought the ball to the front, there was no good way to continue to penetrate, so they could only cross the bottom. This simple passing coordination was easily dismantled by the defenders of the Chinese team, and Ou Chuliang did not need to come forward.

The Chinese team was only able to clear the siege with big feet at the beginning, but after withstanding the home team's attack, they also began to grasp the opponent's defensive loopholes.

In the 22nd minute, Peng Weiguo cut into the penalty area and scored the goal with Zhang Xiaorui's bottom cross, opening the scoring.

In the 34th minute, Mao Yijun fouled and was yellow, and the national football team immediately made a move, and Ma Mingyu replaced Zhang Xiaorui to strengthen the attack and defense of the midfield. In the 39th minute, it was Peng Weiguo who passed the ball to Qu Shengqing and quickly intervened into the gap, and after Qu Fatzi's shot popped up at the middle post, he made a smart supplementary shot, leading the national football team to 2-0 to end the first half.

At the beginning of the second half, the Turkish side continued to attack. In just four minutes, six corners were forced in a row, and it was difficult for Ou Chuliang to clear the ball out of the penalty area with a single fist.

But with the decline in physical strength, the situation was gradually controlled by the Chinese team.

In the 60th minute, the Chinese team made another move, and Xie Hui replaced Su Maozhen. Soon, Li Jinyu also came out to replace Peng Weiguo.

In the 79th minute, Qu Shengqing received a long pass from the backfield and successfully countered offside, and went to the meeting to rewrite the score to 3-0.

Three minutes later, the Chinese team repeated the old trick, this time it was Li Jinyu's single ball saved by the No. 1 goalkeeper of the earth, Zhang Xiaorui caught up in time to make a contribution, 4-0.

The Turkmen players who fell behind by a large score were mentally unbalanced, and the No. 9 striker was directly sent off with a red card for being rude to Sun Jihai. Thirty seconds before the end of the game, Turkmen's No. 5 received a cross from the left and headed the goal, which was held up by Ou Chuliang with a single palm.

At this point, the game is over, and the Chinese team has got off to a good start.

On the evening of May 6, the Chinese Embassy in Turkmenistan held a cold dinner party to entertain officials of the Turkmen Football Association and the national team, the national football delegation and accompanying journalists, but the leader of the Turkmen national team and some members of the national football team did not attend. In the middle of the banquet, except for the head of the regiment, Wang Jun, all the other members of the Chinese team left in a hurry.

It turned out that Yang Yimin, who went to Tajikistan to spy on the military situation, has returned, bringing a video of the warm-up match between Tajikistan and Vietnam on the 4th, and the Chinese team naturally wants to know the opponent's recent situation for the first time.

The performance of the Chinese team members was seen by the earthmoving personnel present, and seeing that there were staff members who took the lead in spying on the military situation thousands of miles away, the earthmoving personnel present all sighed: This ball is not unjust!

On the afternoon of 8 May, Wang Junsheng led a delegation to Dushanbe by a transit flight from Turkmenistan.

In the waiting room before leaving, the young Turkish secretary general sent heartfelt congratulations to the Chinese team.

"China is amazing!"

"You are lucky to have a wise leader to lead you!"

"I've heard that China's reform and opening up has done very well, and now seeing your team, especially your special plane, is so jealous! In our country, such a thing will never happen. ”

At Wang Junsheng's suggestion, Xie Qiang translated the heartfelt words of the Turkish secretary general.

Peng Weiguo, who was on the side, smiled after hearing this: "Commander Wang, do you still need you to popularize patriotism for us?" As soon as this plane landed, it was a living patriotic education! ”

Amidst everyone's laughter, everyone boarded the plane.

Although it was only 8 days abroad, the reality experienced by the athletes deeply touched their young hearts.

Peng Weiguo's words represent the voice of the athletes.

Earlier, there was a saying in China called "learn from the big brother of the Soviet Union." In the hearts of many people, everything in the USSR was so advanced and so beautiful.

It is true that the Soviet Union was also strong, but they did not experience China's reform and opening up. Add to this the collapse of the USSR a few years ago, and what is it that follows?

In Wang Junsheng's accompanying notes, it is recorded: "... At this moment, I am deeply grateful for the stability and unity of the country, and how important and gratifying the national policy centered on economic construction is! ”

The young international players may not have the same feeling as Wang Junsheng, but when they set foot on the soil of Tajikistan, they are exposed to backward and outdated hotels, transportation, and communication facilities; The dilapidated football field is overgrown with weeds and potholes.

At this moment, all the international players instinctively miss the domestic environment, and after the comparison, the strong contrast makes everyone sincerely feel: the country's progress is too fast and too good!

Conditions in Tajikistan are worse than in Turkmenistan and can even be described with words like "harsh".

In the Tafang State Hotel, Ou Chuliang and the others seemed to be in prison.

Here the room is small and the light bulb is dim. There was no TV in the room, not even the TV in the hall with few channels.

"Brother Ou, look at my hands, I'm about to throw up!" With a sad face, he stretched out his two yellow hands in front of Ou Chuliang.

"Spit up? Spit it out? Or is it urinating? Sun Jihai complained on the side.

After going to the toilet, I subconsciously turned on the faucet to wash my hands, but what came out of the faucet was yellow soup, and the more I washed it, the dirtier it became.

"The water here comes down from the mountains." "Their country has no money to build a waterworks, so residents use the most primitive methods to filter snow water, boil it for drinking, and even drink it directly in some places." ”

Hearing Ou Chuliang's introduction, the teammates in the room couldn't help but clench the mineral water bottle in their hands.

The special plane brought a whole ton of mineral water from China, which is used for brushing teeth, washing face, and cooking.

The first few days of their arrival in Tajikistan were uneasy. Six local diseases threaten everyone, and ancient typhoid fever still rages in the breeze.

Although they have been vaccinated in China, the players are still scared.

The political situation here is also very unstable, and the two factions often use force.

When the international players travel, they are surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. Every time there was a gunshot in the distance, Shi Yi subconsciously grabbed Sun Jihai's arm, as if he wanted to pull him in front of him and Ou Chuliang.

"I miss Xiao Lizi, if he is here, he will definitely listen to me!" After being educated by Ou Chuliang, the discussion looked aggrieved.

What shocked the team members even more was the food.

When passing by the dining room of the tower team members, they saw that their plate was only stale tomatoes sprinkled with salad oil, and a very dark bread. Add a small piece of butter and an unknown soup and nothing else. The members of the tower team sprinkled salt on the bread, took a bite of bread and a mouthful of soup, and ate and drank like this.

When the Chinese team members walked into the cafeteria, the huge table slowed down all kinds of food. With more than 20 kinds of cold dishes, hot dishes, meat dishes, and vegetarian dishes, Wang Ziguang used his exquisite craftsmanship to let the team members taste the taste of their hometown thousands of miles away.

Looking at the dazzling array of meals that were available, Ou Chuliang shouted softly to the small group behind him: "If you can't win the game, none of us will be sorry!" ”

On May 11, at 5 p.m., the national football team played the second match of the first round of the World Cup qualifiers against the Tajikistan team at the Dushanbe Central Stadium.

The audience was 19,000 people, and CCTV Sports Channel and Guangdong Satellite TV broadcast live. The Chinese team continued to start the last game, while Tajikistan recalled as many as five players from the Russian league to strengthen the team, and its football association president also personally supervised the game.

The tower team is the strongest opponent of the Chinese team in the group stage, after the opening, the tower team that occupies the advantage of the home field is more obvious, and the three-dimensional play style of short pass penetration combined with side crosses continues to impact the Chinese team's goal.

However, under the guard line led by General Fan and the calm play of Ou Chuliang, the tower team actually did not have many shots to really threaten the Chinese team's goal.

The most dangerous shot was in the 40th minute, when the midfielder of the tower team saw Ou Chuliang standing in front of him and shot a lob, but the alert Ou Chuliang knocked the ball out with a single fist. It seems that all opponents, after seeing Ou Chuliang's height, like to try to score with a lob shot. Ou Chuliang is also aware of his own shortcomings, and every time he has to stay away from the goal, he is ready to score 120 points and be ready to watch out for the opponent's hanging shot at any time.

In the 44th minute, Qu Shengqing fouled and was yellow, and the two sides ended the first half of the game without a record.

Yibian fought again, and Rade replaced Su Maozhen with Ma Mingyu to play the right forward to assist Mao Yijun in defending, leaving only Qu Shengqing on the front line.

In the 54th minute, Li Jinyu, who started the game, replaced Peng Weiguo, and Ma Mingyu returned to the forward position, recovering from 451 to 442.

In the 66th minute, the Chinese team, which was changing formations and defending stubbornly, finally ushered in a turnaround. Wu Chengying's frantic pressing in the midfield led to the opponent's passing error, and the moment the ball was converted, the Chinese team launched a long counterattack.

Qu Shengqing's ability to receive the ball in the front court was significantly enhanced, and he stopped the ball firmly at his feet after straightening his toes, and in the next second, he buckled with his left foot, shook the defenders of the tower team, and pushed the goal before the opponent's goalkeeper attacked, opening the scoring for the Chinese team.

In the 79th minute, the tower team launched one of the most threatening attacks in the second half. The opponent's striker's arc shot instantly crossed Ou Chuliang's five fingers, and just when Ou Chuliang had already accepted his fate, the sound of the ball hitting the goal post came from behind him.

The Chinese team, which was lucky to hold on to the score, replaced Qu Shengqing with Li Bing in the final minutes of the game to strengthen the defense.

As the first transfer king, Li Bing is a player with a very high ball quotient.

Although his "big bet" failed in the Asian Cup, Li Bing, who adapted to multiple positions, was still called up to the team during the spring training. Through his own efforts, Li Bing was strict with himself during the spring training period, and became the fourth international player to complete the YOYO course after Ou Chuliang, Li Tie and Wu Chengying.

Li Bing's self-discipline and ability to play in the front and back courts allowed him to once again gain a firm foothold in the team, although he is no longer a starter, but once the Chinese team needs to be replaced, the coach will definitely have Li Bing among the first players that the coach comes to mind.

Li Bing came on the field with the order to defend stubbornly, and after the Chinese team turned to defense, the tower team no longer had a chance to threaten the door of the Chinese team. In the end, the score of 1-0 remained until the end, and the away goal defeated the strongest opponent in the group, Tajikistan, and set the tone for the Chinese team to qualify from the group.

Tajikistan is stronger than Turkmenistan in the same group, and Vietnam also lost 0-4 to Tajikistan. Winning away now shows that the Chinese team is very correct in strategic decision-making.