Welcome to CCTV5, I am your old friend Liu Jianhong. In 20 minutes, the final spot in the knockout round of the Under-18 Youth World Cup will be decided.

Previously, Japan, the United States, Portugal, Germany and Ghana, Argentina and Brazil all managed to defeat their respective opponents to enter the next round.

This evening, the host Chinese youth team will face the New Zealand youth team. The two teams have met 10 times in history, with 4 draws, 3 wins, 3 wins and 3 losses.

Before the start of the game, I would like to tell you a bad news, Zhang Shun, the main center of the Chinese youth team, was strongly resisted by the other party when he assisted the police in arresting criminals. He was shot 4 times and was rushed to the Guangzhou Military Region Hospital for treatment, bidding farewell to the U18 Youth World Cup in advance, and learned from the hospital that after the hospital operated on him, he was expected to be awake in 1 to 2 days, but 3 days have passed, and he is still asleep, and here I silently pray for him.

The match has already begun, and the Chinese team wearing the red jersey uses the right side as a breakthrough to try to find an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to their opponent.

Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides: China

Gao Xiang, Liu Qing, Liu Bin

Zhang Dongming, Qian Xi, He Wei, Li Xi

Zhao Kun, He Zhen, Suer

Han Bo

This starting list is intriguing. The 3-4-3 is mainly attacking, and many players in the team are playing in unfamiliar positions for the first time, can they play well?

New Zealand Team

Kislivet

Kieren, Smites, Barang, Elilo

Rochcht, Sgwiss, Liji, Baijos, Meygan

Arada New Zealand head coach Jonathan Goode put on a 5-4-1 iron bucket formation, too conservative, can they win the game as they wish?

In the past few years, the football level of Chinese youth has been improving, and due to its own reasons, Chinese football has always been hovering in a situation where the level of improvement is slow, and it is difficult to compare the real ability of the competition.

What the? Scored?

Just when we were chatting, the Chinese team scored, and as expected, the goal was still scored, the core figure of the team, the top scorer Liu Qing.

He shook off three defenders in a row and easily sent the ball into the net. 1-0, the Chinese youth team temporarily leads.

In the 39th minute, Li Xi successfully broke the ball in the middle of the field, broke through to the right side, and wore it to Liu Bin. See what he does? He chose to shoot! Goalkeeper Arada saved the ball, and He Wei, who came in later, completed the final blow.

2-0 The Chinese youth team further expanded its advantage, with smooth cooperation and excellent performance on the field, this Chinese army should not be underestimated!

In the 45th minute, Suer blocked the enemy's attack, a beautiful long pass, the ball fell at the feet of Zhang Dongming, the defender Rochcht was close to the defense, and the defenders also rushed up, not good! The ball was snatched up by New Zealand defender Bayoth and passed directly to the player next to him, Meyigan.

Mei Yigen broke through with the ball, he used his speed advantage to leave the defenders behind, 1 against 1, the time to test Han Bo has come!

The ball bounced off the goal frame and flew to the vicinity of the penalty area, and Kisalive, who had been waiting for a long time, calmly pushed the shot, Han Bo was caught off guard but fortunately his height and hands were long, and the ball touched his body and changed direction. World-class saves! At half-time, he held the parity on the field.

The Chinese youth team's style of play has changed greatly under Gao Hongbo's coaching, and the Football Association wanted China to learn from Spain's short-pass penetration tactics.

Combined with the shortcomings of China's poor personal skills and slow speed, the use of headers to break the goal with long passes is the best policy.

You can score in the first half, and it's better to play in the second half.

In the 48th minute, Coach Gao Hongbo used up the first substitution and replaced the teenager Suer with central defender Zhang Ming.

In 54 minutes, Liu Qing broke through to the right penalty area with the ball, and was surrounded by 3 people from the opponent, and the ball went out of bounds! The Chinese team got a corner kick opportunity, and the penalty was taken by the captain of the field, Liu Qing.

The corner kick was kicked out, and he flew straight to the penalty area, and in the panic, Zhang Ming shot with a foot pad, breaking through the door of the New Zealand team, and the score of 3-0 was further expanded.

In 62 minutes, Gao Hongbo used up the three substitutions, replacing Liu Qing with Zhao Xi and Li Xi with Wang Ming. The formation was adjusted to 4-2-2.

In the face of the strong Chinese team, New Zealand was unable to defeat the army and could only defend with all their strength to delay the game. In the 79th minute, China got another corner kick opportunity.

Li Xi was not in a hurry to fire a shot at the penalty area, but cooperated with Zhao Xi, and the two patiently poured the ball to each other, seeking a vacancy.

Li Xi finally couldn't bear it, and a powerful volley crossed an arc and rushed towards the goal, the ball smashed into the goal frame and flew into the penalty area, and defender Zhang Ming jumped to the top and turned the whole field. 4-0 New Zealand had no room to fight back.

In this way, the score was maintained to the end, and at the moment of the whistle, all the players hugged each other tightly.

The game is over, and generally speaking, the Chinese team has a good mental outlook, tenacious fighting willpower, and core figures as promoters to lead the team forward.

The next opponent of the Chinese team, Brazil from South America, needless to say, the strength of the Chinese team will usher in a fierce battle.

I'm Liu Jianhong, today's game is broadcast live here, welcome everyone to watch CCTV5, don't forget that three days later, the national youth team will play against the Brazilian youth team.

Be sure to see yo!