Original title: World Cup qualifier: the national football team drew 0-0 with the Philippines
The fourth round of group A of the second stage of the Asian qualifier of the 2022 Qatar world cup (i.e. the top 40) began on the 15th, and the Chinese men's football team met the Philippines away. Although the national football team occupied the advantage of the whole game, it still failed to score a goal and beat the Philippines 0-0 for the first time in history.
On the evening of October 15, Beijing time, the national football team drew 0-0 with the Philippines in the world finals 40.
Since the start of the world preliminaries, the national football team has defeated the Maldives 5-0 away and Guam 7-0 at home. The national football team had played with the Philippines eight times before, and had played twice this year. All the national football teams won.
Compared with the first two games, the starting lineup of the national football team has not changed much. Only Zheng Zheng, who is more experienced, is used in the position of left back. Compared with the Guangzhou warm-up match in early June, the Philippine team made a large-scale personnel adjustment and enhanced its defensive ability.
In the third minute of the game, Hao Junmin got rid of the passing pass on the right road, and Yang Xu grabbed the point and shot a little wide; In the 9th minute, the national football team recreated a good opportunity. Hao Junmin found Wu Lei in the front court of the long pass. The latter burst into the restricted area and volleyed directly. Unfortunately, the ball was slightly higher than the beam.
In the 18th minute, Wu Lei tried a long-range shot outside the restricted area, but the football missed the goal; In the 26th minute, Zhu chenjie found Yang Xu in the restricted area. The latter threw his head and attacked the door, which was confiscated by the other goalkeeper; In the 32nd minute, the Chinese team carried out a series of cooperation outside the restricted area. Exxon suddenly shot a cold arrow, causing the other goalkeeper to lose his hand, but failed to form a second shot opportunity.
Throughout the first half, the national football team had 14 shots and six straight shots, but the only real threat was Iverson's low shot. Yi Bian fought again. Lippi replaced Zhu chenjie with Liu Yang and Yang Xu with Xie Pengfei, but the attack of the national football team still didn't improve.
In the 50th minute, Hao Junmin's right cross was very threatening. Yang Xu's encirclement in front of the door was half a step slow and did not form a break; In the 64th minute, Wu Lei broke into the restricted area after stealing the whole game, got rid of the two people's defense and shot at the near angle of the goal, but slightly deviated; The 86th minute, Liu Yang's left cross, Wu Lei's header was higher than the beam; In stoppage time, Xie Pengfei's right cross, Hao Junmin kept up with the shot and was saved by the other goalkeeper.
After the whole game, the national football team drew 0-0 with the Philippines, which was the first draw with the Philippines in history. So far, the first three rounds of the world's top 40 national football team gained 2 wins and 1 draw.
Chinese goalkeeper Yan Junling said after the game that the other side adopted five guard tactics in the whole game, resulting in very little space in the front of the national football team. " The other side's physical confrontation is very strong. We haven't found more good opportunities. In addition, the objective conditions of the venue are not good and we don't adapt to the venue. "
The national football team will welcome the fifth round opponent Syria in November, which is also the strongest opponent of the national football team in the group. At that time, the national football team will go to a neutral venue to play against Syria.