In this fierce battle, Huang Jianxiang described two corner kick errors, like a bolt from the blue, instantly reversed the situation of the game. In the halftime match, the Japanese team took advantage of the negligence of the national football team in the corner kick defense, two consecutive headers to break the goal, the score gap instantly widened to two goals. Such a loss of goals not only puts the national football team in a difficult situation in terms of the score, but also under great pressure on the psychological level. Although Lin Liangming pulled one back in the second half with his tenacity and exquisite coordination, the defeat of the national football team seemed to be finalized.
Similar to Huang Jianxiang, Zhan Jun also made a sharp comment on the problems of the national football team in corner kick defense. He pointed out: "in the first half, the national football team in the physical confrontation, stealing and formations to maintain the performance of the performance can be remarkable, so that the Japanese team is difficult to find a good opportunity in the positional battle. Unfortunately, the Japanese team's study of the strategy of corner kick attack is still shallow; furthermore, the lack of anti-aircraft ability of tall players such as Byeloramu, Zhang Yuning and Jiang Guangtai led to consecutive conceded goals." Zhan Jun's comments both affirmed the performance of the national football team in the first half and pointed out the team's fatal shortcomings in corner kick defense. He firmly believes that the national football team did their best against Japan's offense.
Wei Shihao also said that had it not been for those two set piece errors in the first half, the national football team would have had every chance to make a comeback and win the game.
