Late at night in Beijing, June 16th at 2:00 am, 2022 Qatar
World Cup
The 10th round of Group A of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers, China's men's soccer team and Syria, was passionately staged at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. With
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
's key passes and goals, as well as Zhang Yuning's goal that
national soccer team
The 3-1 reversal of Syria completed the revenge and successfully progressed to the Round of 12. CCTV Sports Channel broadcasted the whole game live, and He Wei and Xu Yang's wonderful commentary presented a visual and auditory feast for the audience. Xu Yang praised Wu Lei for always standing up to the Chinese team in the most critical moments, while He Wei humorously said, "Now the
national soccer team
The problem is that the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Too little."
In the pre-match outlook, He Wei pointed out that "China won 5, drew 1 and lost 1, with their only loss coming against Syria, an away draw with the Philippines. They have won three consecutive matches in the last three games and are in second place in the group. Syria was affected by various influences and not all of the main players were present, and although they claimed a certain victory, in reality the players did not play well." Xu Yang emphasized, "It is crucial for China to beat the Philippines."
At the beginning of the match, Zhang Linpeng passed the ball to Wu Lei, and Zhang Xizhe shot the ball vigorously, but the goalkeeper was bravely parried out. Xu Yang commented, "The Chinese team started the game in good shape, both ball control and shooting are in good shape. Wu Xinghan's breakthrough on the left and Jin Jingdao's physicality on the right were both excellent, but the breakthrough was mainly done by right back Tang Miao." He Wei added, "The two teams are equally strong, ranked 77th and 79th in the world."
In the 7th minute, China's tactical corner kick attack, but was destroyed by the defenders, followed by the organization of the attack, Eckerson in the penalty area, a strong shot, hit the crossbar. Xu Yang said, "Although Syria is our bitter rival, but our recent performance against Syria is not bad, just mistakes in the game. It is important to stabilize the mindset during the game, which is inseparable from the usual training."
Xu Yang praised Zhang Linpeng for his solid performance and his partnership with Jiang Guangtai. Zhang Linpeng's precise defense in the game made an opponent player fly straight out. He Wei said, "Wu Lei finished a high-quality shot with almost no space, the ball hit a very breakthrough, and refraction, and Alma's save was very timely."
In the 27th minute, Wu Lei shot at the top of the penalty area, the ball hit the arm of Midani refraction, the goalkeeper struggled to pounce out of the bottom line. He Wei commented, "this distribution of Wu Lei is very critical, perfect pass to Zhang Xizhe, Zhang Xizhe facing the goalkeeper shot very calm. Before Zhang Xizhe shot the ball, Wu Lei had done everything he needed to do, and the Syrian team still made a lot of back pass errors in the first half."
In the 35th minute, China attacked from a corner kick, Eckerson grabbed the landing spot in the penalty area and headed the ball on goal, the goalkeeper struggled to save it, but Jiang Guangtai's supplementary shot went wide. Syrian goalkeeper Alma collided with his teammates during the save and hit his head on the goal post. He Wei said, "The back of his head hitting the goal post is more risky, I hope he's okay."
In the 42nd minute, Wu Lei distributed the ball in front of the penalty area and Zhang Xizhe pumped the ball into the goal, giving China a 1-0 lead. He Wei praised Wu Lei's key distribution of the ball, and Zhang Xizhe's shot was also very calm. Xu Yang added, "Fast counterattack after a steal, this is the trend of world soccer. Aixon's overall formation pressed forward after the break, and the three lines from Zhang Linpeng to Jiang Guangtai pressed forward together."
At the end of the first half, China temporarily led Syria 1-0. Xu Yang summarized at halftime, "China has advanced to the Top 12 before the match, we still hope to beat Syria, because they are likely to be our opponent in the Top 12, and defeating them will hold a psychological advantage for us in the next matches. The players were not affected by the pre-match exit, and the players still had a good fight." He Wei summarized, "The Chinese team still had quite a hard time in the first half, on the one hand, the opponent's attack, on the other hand, the hot weather."
In the second half of the match, both sides fought fiercely. In the 50th minute, China's penalty area back pass, Zhang Linpeng made a fatal error, Dali grabbed the ball and split the ball, Osman shot, Syria trailed 1-1. He Wei commented, "This is China's own mistake, fear of fouls did not move, giving Syria the opportunity to take the ball in the penalty area back pass. We can not make such a mistake in the 12 strong match, such a game needs to bring us to improve, every second can not lose concentration, Syria all the field is waiting for us to make a mistake."
China fell into a total passivity after being equalized by Syria. He Wei said, "In the 10 minutes after Syria's goal, China had the darkest moment of the competition. This time period needed to change the scene through personnel adjustments." Xu Yang agreed, "The two opposing side defenders also pressed up, this moment is more need for the two center backs Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai to complement each other's defense and rely on each other, and also need Li Tie's level of adjustment."
In the 66th minute, China sent the ball to the penalty area, Wu Lei quickly inserted to form a single knife, facing the counterattacking goalkeeper cleverly a dial, the goalkeeper could not under the Wu Lei down, the referee penalized the penalty kick. Wu Lei penalty kick is a one-step, the Chinese team to 2-1 again to take the lead. Xu Yang commented, "This is Wu Lei spelled out a penalty kick, rushed in the goalkeeper counterattack time to the ball forward a trip, at this time the goalkeeper cover the face is useless, it is the goalkeeper with the face of Wu Lei's foul. A few games down, Wu Lei can get such a moment, in the case of the opponent's mistake, the prediction of the competition. Single-point breakthrough is indispensable for the Chinese team. Every time in the most difficult time for the Chinese team, it is Wu Lei who comes forward, he is the player who can change the game." He Wei agreed, "Wu Lei's ability to partially tear is very strong. Penalty kicks are very easy, Wu Lei is very tough in Spain, from La Liga to La B. The problem now is not that there are too many Wu Lei, but that there are too few of them."
Extra time, Artemisia Junmin midfield delivery wonderful pass, Yin Hongbo right inverted triangle back to pass, Zhang Yuning goal parry shot success, the Chinese team to 3-1 to confirm the victory. He Wei commented, "It's all about the back change of a few people to complete the goal, Artemis, Yin Hongbo and Zhang Yuning. Artemisia waited and waited for Yin Hongbo's position and gave the ball very comfortably. Yin Hongbo's ball to Zhang Yuning was also very comfortable." Xu Yang commented, "Artemisia Junmin's ball to Yin Hongbo is very comfortable, he is able to connect the players in front of him, and finally what Zhang Yuning did was to confirm the final goal."
In the final moments, China withstood Syria's counterattack and won the match 3-1, successfully advancing to the Round of 12 while avenging the loss in the first round. He Wei summarized, "China defeated Syria in the last match of the 40-team tournament, both defeating Syria to complete the revenge and advancing to the 12-team tournament with the best second place in the group. It was a very tough match, as all matches are, and with the Final 12 just around the corner, there aren't many moments left for the Chinese team." Xu Yang summarized, "From Suzhou to Sharjah is still some concern, the Chinese team with excellent performance to dispel doubts ......" (Sunny Hate Sea)
