Chapter 787: Malacca
"Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing now is the 2018 World Cup in Russia Asian qualifiers, the 8th round of Group A of the round of 12 where the Chinese team played away against the Syrian team, and now the game has entered the second half.
As the home team Syria is not currently in a position to play a home game in the country, the match is scheduled to be played in Malacca, Malaysia
Syria took the lead with a penalty kick in the 10th minute of the first half, and the score is still 1-0. β
He Wei in the commentary seat became a little anxious.
Xue Yang continued: "Now not only the Chinese fans who came to the scene are chanting Li Liang's name in unison, but also many Malaysian fans are shouting along.
We noticed a lot of local fans wearing the number 17 shirt of Li Liang in Monaco, and now the whole stadium reverberates with Li Liang's name. β
He Wei continued: "We know that before this round of matches, the Chinese team was in 5th place in the Group A standings, while Syria was 3 points higher than the Chinese team and ranked 4th.
Therefore, if the Chinese team wants to maintain its hope of qualifying, this battle cannot afford to lose.
Many viewers are very concerned about Li Liang's situation, and as far as we know, Li Liang joined the national team immediately after only two days of rest after the Champions League final in Cardiff.
However, it was found that his body was in a state of extreme fatigue and a muscle injury.
Under such circumstances, Coach Lippi arranged for Li Liang to rest and adjust, and it was not until the second day of his arrival in Malacca that Li Liang initially participated in the joint training. β
Xue Yang interjected: "In the process of communicating with Li Liang himself, I felt that he was very eager to participate in this crucial match.
Coach Lippi also said at yesterday's pre-match press conference that it is entirely up to the team doctor to decide whether Li Liang can play in today's game and how much time he can playββ"
The audience suddenly erupted in huge cheers, and He Wei and Xue Yang saw at the same time that Li Liang had already gotten up from the bench and started to make preparations!
The Chinese fans in the stands all stood up and raised their arms in cheers, and Li Liang's huge head and various slogans all fluttered.
Xue Yang suddenly stabbed He Wei, and following the direction of his finger, He Wei saw the local fans unfurling a huge banner, which was actually in Chineseββ
Lee, come to the Bernabeu and make a legend with us!
There is also a large poster of Li Liang wearing a Real Madrid jersey, and the fans on the other side are not to be outdone and hold up a large banner of "Li + Manchester City = New Dynasty".
The bench of the Chinese team was also agitated, and everyone was talking.
"Look at it, the eyes of the Syrian team members have changed when they look at our good son!"
"This makes it stable for Ryoko to play!"
Lippi handed over Li Liang to teach him face-to-face, and he finally patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "Li, go and bring the game back!" β
Gaudino came to Li Liang's side: "Child, is your body really fine?" β
"Don't worry, Claudio!" Li Liang replied.
Amid the thunderous applause and cheers of the audience, Li Liang and the fourth official stood outside the sideline.
In the 67th minute, Li Liang came on the field to replace Zhang Xinzhe, who was in charge of the offensive organization in this game.
The Syrian players looked at Li Liang nervously, and they arranged for two players to focus on Li Liang.
After two rounds, Li Liang gradually got into the groove, and although his muscles were still a little tight, he was confident that he could definitely keep up with the pace of the match.
The Syrian team soon found that even two people could not restrict Li Liang's activities in the front court, and they immediately adjusted their tactics again, and all the players except for one striker began to recycle their defense, and set up the bus very resolutely.
After Li Liang attracted the opponent's heavy defense, the other players of the Chinese team also found themselves with a lot of space to move, and soon formed a siege against Syria on the field.
At the pre-game preparation meeting, several veteran players unanimously proposed to let Li Liang be the captain, but Li Liang resolutely refused: "Thank you for your trust, but I have only played a few games, so this arrangement is absolutely inappropriate." β
Although he did not serve as the captain, all the team members unanimously agreed that they must listen to Li Liang's command during the game!
Under Li Liang's scheduling and organization, the Chinese team's offense became more and more threatening.
He Wei sighed: "Since Li Liang came on the field, the mentality of the entire Chinese team has changed dramatically.
Now everyone is playing more and more calmly, and the quality of offensive coordination is getting higher and higher! β
Xue Yang was also full of praise: "Yesterday our reporter met Mourinho at the hotel, it is said that the president of Paris Saint-Germain, Al-Nassr with head coach Emery, and the club's full set of people in charge of transfer affairs all felt Malacca today.
They are all here for Li Liang, this is the value of superstars! β
In the 76th minute, the Chinese team won a corner kick.
Li Liang's corner kick was of extremely high quality, the ball was barely supported by the Syrian goalkeeper, Zhao Linpeng was firmly stuck in the position and was pulled down by the Syrian team's Nakdali behind the back, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty!
He Wei and Xue Yang all cheered, and the stands were even more thunderous, Lippi excitedly high-fived his assistants one by one, and the Chinese players on the bench all jumped up and cheered.
According to the pre-match arrangement, Geng Lin, who started the game, was the first penalty taker.
Zhao Linpeng picked up the ball and hesitated, and even Geng Lin shouted to Li Liang: "Liangzi, are you coming?!" β
Li Liang strode forward, took the ball from Zhao Linpeng's hand and stuffed it into Geng Lin's hand: "Brother, look at you!" β
Lippi and Gaudino looked at each other, and they both laughed.
Mourinho, who was in the box, said to Mendes: "Lee is becoming more and more like a leader!" β
The referee's whistle blew, and the penalty kick proposed by Geng Lin after running went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper Almeh judged correctly but still couldn't prevent the ball from going into the net!
1-1, the Chinese team successfully equalized!
After the goal, the morale of the Chinese team was greatly boosted, and they launched another onslaught immediately after the kick-off.
Li Liang's form is getting better and better, and he already has a full understanding of Syria in his time off the pitch, and he has begun to put continuous pressure on the opponent's defence.
Finally in the 79th minute, Li Liang sent a diagonal pass in time after breaking through on the left side continuously, and the high school striker Xie Zhi outflanked the header in place to the middle, and Wu Dong strode to keep up, and quickly fell to the ground and swept the goal sideways!
2:1, the Chinese team scored two goals in 3 minutes to complete the overtake!
Li Liang rushed to Wu Dong excitedly, and everyone hugged each other tightly and cheered!
The Chinese fans in the stands were almost crazy, and He Wei and Xue Yang in the commentary seat yelled at the same time-
The road to Russia is back at the dawn!
Syria immediately made adjustments, which was extremely dangerous for their qualification situation, and after the substitutions, Syria moved back to the overall formation to try to overtake the score again.
In the 85th and 88th minutes of the game, two consecutive Syrian players received yellow cards for fouling Li Liang, and Li Liang, who was injured in his left leg, also had to be temporarily left for treatment.
Lippi, who had already used up the substitution quota, asked anxiously: "What is the situation?!" β
Gaudino replied: "It looks like he still has an old injury to his leg muscles!" β
Lippi frowned and said to Madanilo: "Go and let everyone start to retreat from all fronts-
Lee can rest! β
Li Liang, who was sitting on the ground, hurriedly waved his hand to say that he could hold on, and the stands suddenly screamed!