Chapter 424: The first group game
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After the opening match, we will rest for the night, and the first game of the second day will be the second game of Group A: China vs Kuwait.
In anticipation of the difficulties of the match against the hosts Qatar, the match between China and Kuwait is bound to be won and lost, and both sides will want to beat their opponents to take three points and lay a good foundation for qualifying from the group.
Therefore, both sides are the main force to the fullest, the Chinese team sent a formation of 541, and the starters were:
No. 1 goalkeeper Yang Zhi, No. 2 left back Li Xuepeng, No. 3 central defender Wang Qiang, No. 4 central back Zhao Peng, No. 5 central defender Du Wei, No. 17 right back Zhang Linpeng, No. 11 left forward Deng Zhuoxiang, No. 7 back Zhao Xuri, No. 8 right forward Hao Junmin, No. 10 forward Zheng Zhi, No. 6 forward Lu Wenbin.
The current FIFA world rankings are 79th in China and 6th in Asia; Kuwait ranks 99th in the world and 9th in Asia.
In the FIFA rankings, the Chinese team is stronger than Kuwait.
However, Kuwait itself is a Middle Eastern country, which is half a home game, and its adaptability to the weather, stadium and so on is better than China's.
Therefore, the Chinese team will not have an easy game in this game.
On the afternoon of January 8, local time, the Al Garafa Stadium in Doha, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, was full, and there were almost 10,000 Chinese fans and local overseas Chinese who came from China.
The rest was filled by Kuwaiti fans and local Qatari fans, as well as Lu Wenbin's personal fans.
Chinese fans are full of the greatest expectations for this Asian Cup, and the stands are covered with five-star red flags and banners with slogans such as "Come on the Chinese team" and "China must win".
During the pre-match warm-up, the cheering of the Chinese fans completely overwhelmed Kuwait.
Although Kuwait is also in the Middle East, closer to China, their population is not as large as China's, resulting in far fewer fans than China.
The remaining local fans in Qatar, because of Lu Wenbin's relationship, are also cheering for China and Lu Wenbin.
At 16:05, the players of both sides came out under the leadership of the referee, and then played the national anthem, shook hands, and picked sides, and the game was about to begin.
At 16:15 p.m. local time on January 8, Australian referee Williams blew the whistle, and the second group stage of the first round of Group A in Qatar 2011 Qatar officially began.
Although the Chinese team played defensive counterattacks in the formation, the Chinese team's formation pressed forward as a whole after the game began, and Deng Zhuoxiang, Hao Junmin, and Zheng Zhi in the front court attacked under the leadership of Lu Wenbin.
On the one hand, it is because the opponent Kuwait is not very strong, and on the other hand, the situation is forced after Qatar lost to Uzbekistan in the opening game.
The Chinese team must not only win, but also win big, and strive for more goal difference.
Facing Kuwait, which is in the fourth gear of this group, the Chinese team must attack and strive for a big victory.
Kuwait share the Chinese team's sentiment and want to win this game and get more goal difference.
Therefore, as soon as the game began, the two sides fought against each other, much to the excitement of neutral Qatari fans.
In the 4th minute, Deng Zhuoxiang suddenly diagonally crossed the penalty area on the side, catching Kuwait off guard.
However, the pass was not well placed.
Although Lu Wenbin rushed into the penalty area and knocked past Kuwait's defenders to the first point, he couldn't choose the angle. The header from the top was saved by Kuwaiti goalkeeper Khalidi, and China won a corner.
Subsequently, Zhang Linpeng's corner kick did not form a shot and was destroyed by Kuwait out of the penalty area.
However, just one minute later, the Chinese team made a comeback.
Lu Wenbin retreated to take the ball and drove straight in, passing two people into the penalty area, causing chaos in Kuwait, and then crossing the middle, Zheng Zhi inserted a volley, but it was slightly out of the goal.
Zheng Zhi's shooting skills are still a lot worse, and such a shot in the penalty area without interference failed to hit the goal frame, which made Zheng Zhi quite embarrassed.
Lu Wenbin shook his head and continued to lead the team to attack.
Being in the Chinese team, Lu Wenbin has long been prepared for this.
The Chinese team's weakness is a stubborn disease, and it is common for the empty door not to score, and it is not just today.
To score goals and win, most of the time it is up to Lu Wenbin to complete the final blow.
But this is true for everyone, and the Kuwaiti coaches and players naturally understand it.
Therefore, they would rather put Zheng Zhi, Deng Zhuoxiang and others in a vacancy, and use multiple players to surround Lu Wenbin, not giving Lu Wenbin a chance to break through or shoot with his feet.
At the most extreme time, the audience can even see the picture of Lu Wenbin with the ball surrounded by five Kuwaiti players. Book friends can refer to the picture of Messi being surrounded by 5 Icelanders in the 2018 World Cup Argentina vs Iceland
Even if the Kuwaiti player is less powerful than Lu Wenbin, he is still a professional player, and he is a national team player above the Asian average.
One person can't do it, two people can't do it, three or four, or even five people surround it, even Lu Wenbin has to be cut off.
This is different from a long-distance run to break through several people in a row, that situation is to break through each one, and in this case it is surrounded by heavy troops, even if Lu Wenbin is difficult to control the ball.
Therefore, in the first 20 minutes, Lu Wenbin only got two open shots and one free-kick shot, and only the header in the opening 4th minute hit the woodwork, but did not score.
Instead, Kuwait played a couple of more dangerous attacks.
However, it was all Asian teams, and Kuwait's striker shooting skills were not very good, and there was also a shot less than 15 meters from the goal in the penalty area.
The two sides went back and forth until the 23rd minute, when the deadlock was finally broken by Lu Wenbin.
Many people on the other side surrounded Lu Wenbin, but he was not a wooden man, standing and letting the other party surround him.
Lu Wenbin's off-ball running and speed are also worth it!
Therefore, in the 23rd minute, Lu Wenbin suddenly turned back and threw off the defenders, and received a pass from Zheng Zhi when no one was guarded.
Subsequently, Lu Wenbin completed the turn, relying on speed and dribbling to break through three Kuwaiti defenders in a row, Nasser, Fadil, and Matuk, and completed the shot on the line of the big penalty area.
The shot came after a bulltail shook Mattuk to the ground, and Lu Wenbin had no interference on goal before the other Kuwaiti defenders could make up for it.
Even if he didn't run away, the power brought by Lu Wenbin's full physique still made the shot on the penalty line look powerful and heavy, and the angle was tricky.
The ball flew past the feet of Nasser, who was chasing the tackle, through the penalty area, and finally around goalkeeper Halliday's finger pass and into the goal. Ask for a commuter pass
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