The implementation of the national team's tactics was smoother than expected. Everyone did not expect Hong Kong Team to be so easy to play this time. For more than ten minutes, Zhang Kuang had not touched the ball.
In the 18th minute, the national team launched another attack. Zheng Zhi took the ball in the midfield and sent a through ball. Gao Lin successfully broke into the right side of the penalty area in response to offside.
But the moment he started to shoot, the referee's whistle sounded.
The linesman raised his flag.
Offside.
Gao Lin clapped his hands in frustration and glanced at the assistant referee's position as he ran back.
Slow-motion playback shows that the timing of Gao Lin's startup was indeed half a beat too fast, and the offside was obvious.
In the 22nd minute, Hong Kong Team ushered in their first decent attack since the start, because their bodies began to heat up, as if they were alive again.
Jack·Xu intercepted Zhao Xuri's cross pass in the backcourt. He looked up and without hesitation, he directly passed the ball diagonally to find Li Weilian on the right.
Li Weilian stopped the ball and advanced along the sideline at high speed. Sun Xiang came to defend. Li Weilian did not force a breakthrough, but knocked the ball horizontally to Cris Kang who was following up in the middle.
The moment Cris·Kang caught the ball, Zhao Xuri was already in place to defend.
But Hong Kong Team's attacking midfielder used a simple turn to protect the ball to get rid of Zhao Xuri's first tackle, and then dunked his right foot to get half a step out of the way.
He didn't pass it on.
Cris Kang directly took a long shot. The ball flew towards the upper right corner of the goal in an arc. Yang Zhi flew to save it. His fingertips touched the ball and lifted it over the crossbar.
Corner kick.
There was an exclamation of surprise in the stands of Workers' Stadium.
This is the first time Hong Kong Team has truly threatened the national team's goal.
He Wei's voice rose slightly. "Cris·Kang's long shot! Yang Zhi saved it! This shot is very powerful and the angle is very tricky. If Yang Zhi hadn't reacted quickly enough, the goal might have been scored."
Zhang Lu frowned. "The national team should be careful. The attack just now started when Zhao Xuri was intercepted. Zhao Xuri's position is too forward. Once intercepted, there will be a huge gap behind him. Cris Kang's long-range shooting ability is very strong."
On TVB's side, Wong Hing-kwai was already excited. "Hey, did you see that? Hong Kong Team created a corner kick in the first counterattack! Also, Cris Kang's long-range shot was of such high quality! Yang Zhi saved it hard. Hong Kong Team is starting to get into shape."
After the corner kick was taken, Zhang Kuang directly knocked away Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng and grabbed the first header, but the ball missed the right post.
Zhang Kuang was a little surprised, he didn't score? Did BJ's wind speed affect his shot?
National team goal kick.
He Wei: "Wow, the quality of this header is very high... ah? Zhang Kuang's expression was shocked. It seemed that even he couldn't believe that the ball would miss the goal."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, the wind at BJ is a bit strong, so it's normal for it to be a little biased."
The game reached the twenty-third minute.
The score is still zero to zero.
But everyone feels that the balance of the game is being broken.
In the 24th minute, Hong Kong Team stole the ball.
This time, Leung Chun-pong directly knocked down Zheng Zhi with a fierce interception in the midfield. The referee did not call a foul, and Leung Chun-pong touched the ball first.
After he fell to the ground, he passed the ball to Jack Xu who was next to him. The latter did not stop the ball and found Cris Kang in the frontcourt with a through ball.
Cris·Kang took the ball and turned around, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Zhang Kuang on the left who was plugging in at high speed.
He didn't hesitate and sent it out with a diagonal kick.
The ball penetrated the gap between the national team's midfield and defense and landed accurately on Zhang Kuang's running route.
Zhang Kuang is too fast.
Li Weifeng was defending closely. He was already aware of the danger, but Zhang Kuang passed by him like a gust of wind.
The distance between the two people was quickly opened within a few seconds. Zhang Kuang broke into the left side of the penalty area. He had already heard the rapid footsteps of Li Weifeng behind him, but he did not look back.
Du Wei and Sun Xiang surrounded them, trying to block Zhang Kuang's inward route. Zhang Kuang's continuous two-legged bicycle made the two of them dazed.
Zhang Kuang raised his head and glanced at the goalkeeper's position, then took off his feet. Yang Zhi saw Zhang Kuang's action and knew it was going to be bad.
But before he could guess how Zhang Kuang would shoot, the ball had already flown over, and Yang Zhi had no choice but to pounce in the direction of the ball.
However, he didn't reach it.
The ball went in.
0:1!
Workers' Stadium The voices of fifty thousand people were collectively stuck at that moment, like the film of a movie suddenly cut off.
He Wei: "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, it's Zhang Kuang again, it's still a familiar route and method. This is Zhang Kuang's second shot to score a goal, and it's also Hong Kong Team's third shot. I have to say that Hong Kong Team's scoring efficiency is really too high."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, if the national team had such a scoring efficiency, they would have already scored Hong Kong Team three goals just now."
Chung Chi-kwong's voice almost shouted, "It's in! It's in! In the twenty-fourth minute, Hong Kong Team takes the lead! Leung Chun-pong's interception, Jack·Xu's direct pass, Cris·Kang's diagonal pass, Zhang Kuang's advancement and in-cut shot, a textbook counterattack!"
Wong Hing-kwai was also shouting, "Did you see it? Three-legged pass from beginning to end! Hong Kong Team's counterattack was really fast and accurate! The national team pressed too far forward, and it was too late for the defense to counter offside. Li Weifeng was already fast enough, but Zhang Kuang ran past him very quickly!"
Workers' Stadium's silence lasted for about two seconds, and then Hong Kong's fan area erupted into thunderous cheers.
But then, there was a strange and uniform sound, which made the Hong Kong Team players and Zhang Kuang almost dodge.
"Zhang Kuang, sillyX, Zhang Kuang, sillyX, Zhang Kuang, sillyX..."
Zhang Kuang looked at the fans in the stands who were scolding him with a look of astonishment. Is this the world-famous Beijing scolding? Do they still regard this as their 'proud culture'?
Zhang Kuang did not celebrate grandly, but just high-fived a few teammates to celebrate, and then everyone looked at the uniform "Beijing curse" in the stands.
China National Team players stood there with different expressions.
Li Weifeng put his hands on his hips, lowered his head, and gasped for air. Zhao Xuri stood near the center circle, with his hands on his knees. The expression on his face was unclear whether he was annoyed or frustrated.
Zheng Zhi squatted on the ground and tied his shoelaces once, and patted his face when he stood up.
Camacho stood on the sidelines with his hands in his coat pockets and his face ashen.
He didn't shout, he just made a forward gesture toward the court.
Zhang Lu: "Workers' Stadium's curse culture has really changed. What's the point? Just scolding your opponent so unpleasantly after scoring a goal shows no quality of the people of the capital."
He Wei is hard to say, "Perhaps our football not only needs talent training and technical and tactical reforms, but also football culture needs to be changed."
Soon, the voices of the fans at the scene were reduced in volume on the various TV stations that broadcast it. It was obvious that someone had artificially suppressed the sound through technology.
The game starts again.
The national team obviously sped up the pace after kick-off, and the passing speed was nearly twice as fast as before.
Zhao Xuri began to push forward more, Zheng Zhi also pressed near the thirty-meter area, and the two defensive midfielders almost became the front midfielders.
It's not that they don't want to send people to restrict Zhang Kuang, but now offense is more important than defense, and the national team needs to score goals.
In the 27th minute, China National Team got an excellent opportunity.
Yu Hai broke through from the left and passed the ball low. Gao Lin rushed to shoot. The ball was pounced by Fan Chun-yip and bounced to the right side of the penalty area. Qu Bo rushed to meet the ball and pushed the ball into the empty goal.
The ball hit the crossbar.
The muffled sound of "dong" was still clearly audible in the noisy Workers' Stadium. The ball bounced back into the penalty area and was cleared by Chan Wai-ho's big feet.
Workers' Stadium There was an almost painful sigh from the stands.
There was a hint of regret in He Wei's voice. "The crossbar! Qu Bo's follow-up shot hit the crossbar! China National Team's luck is so bad. If this goal had been scored, the score would have been back to one to one."
Zhang Lu shook his head. "It's not just a matter of luck. Look at this offense. After China National Team presses forward, there are all gaps behind him.
If it hadn't been for the crossbar just now, the score would indeed have been equalized, but if Hong Kong Team counterattacked again, what would the national team do?"
In fact, dramas such as 'missing by', 'hitting the crossbar', 'unfortunate single shot', 'missing by one centimeter', etc. are common occurrences in the national team.
These things anesthetize the national team players and fans like poison. They always think that the national team only needs a little better luck and things will be different immediately.
In fact, when it is such a 'regret' once or twice, or if it happens many times, then do you have to reflect on it: is your shooting skills not good enough? Why don't others have so many 'regrets'?
Hong Kong Team's counterattack came quickly.
In the 31st minute, Zhang Kuang returned to the center and gave way to Zheng Shaowei on the left. Zheng Shaowei took the ball from the left and cut inside. After getting away from Zhang Linpeng, he shot a long shot. The ball missed the near post.
Yang Zhi rushed to nothing, and there was another exclamation in the stands.
In the 34th minute, Hong Kong Team's continuous attacks.
Cris·Kang sent a through ball in the middle. Zhang Kuang successfully broke into the penalty area against offside. Li Weifeng followed up this time. He stretched out a kick from the side and poked the ball out at the moment Zhang Kuang took the shot.
The ball rolled out of the baseline.
Corner kick.
Zhang Kuang glanced at Li Weifeng in surprise, there was something special about this Big Head tackle.
The latter ran back expressionlessly, but his breathing was much heavier than at the beginning.
After the corner kick was taken, Zhang Kuang's header hit the goal, but the ball was held by Yang Zhi.
In the 37th minute, China National Team made a substitution adjustment.
Camacho stood on the sidelines and said a few words to the assistant coach. Then the assistant coach was surprised for a moment and went to say a few words to the fourth official. Soon, Yu Dabao on the bench began to warm up.
He Wei: "What's going on? Does the national team need to make a substitution? It's only been thirty-seven minutes."
Xu Lu: "This feels like the match between Manchester United and Manchester City not long ago. Mancini replaced Milner with Džeko in more than thirty minutes.
Could it be that Camacho also wants to copy Manci's tactics? I wonder who Yu Dabao will replace..."
In the 39th minute, Yu Dabao replaced Deng Zhuoxiang.
The national team's formation changed from 4231 to 442, with Yu Dabao and Gao Lin partnering as double forwards.
The intention of this substitution is very clear: to increase the number of people in the penalty area to grab points, the national team will risk their lives, because if they don't win, they will have no chance and the national team is already lagging behind.
However, before the effect of the substitution could be seen, Hong Kong Team's second counterattack came.
Forty-one minutes.
Cris Kang got the ball in the midfield. Facing Zhao Xuri's pressing, he made a fake move to get out of the way, and then made a long diagonal pass to Zheng Shaowei on the left.
Zheng Shaowei stopped the ball and advanced along the sideline at high speed. Zhang Linpeng came to defend. Zheng Shaowei did not break through, but passed the ball back to Poon Yiu-cheuk who was inserted.
No one expected that Poon Yiu-cheuk, who had always been keen on defense, would suddenly advance forward, so he succeeded.
Poon Yiu-cheuk advanced and passed the ball directly without stopping. The ball flew to the back of the penalty area.
Zhang Kuang came around from behind Li Weifeng.
His starting timing was extremely precise. He started the ball before Poon Yiu-cheuk had even passed the ball. Li Weifeng turned around half a beat slower. In this half-beat gap, Zhang Kuang had already grabbed the landing spot.
He didn't stop the ball, raised his right leg directly towards the ball, and volleyed.
The ball flew against the turf towards the far corner of the goal.
Yang Zhi flew to save the ball, but the angle was too tricky and the ball speed was too fast. His fingertips only touched the air.
The ball went in again.
0:2
He Wei: "The ball was scored again, Zhang Kuang, scored twice. Now the national team is even more difficult. Why can't we guard against Zhang Kuang?"
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Zhang Kuang said it can be defended by defense? Especially after Camacho made substitutions to increase the offense, it will be even more difficult to defend Zhang Kuang."
Workers' Stadium fell into dead silence again.
This time the silence lasted longer than the first time.
It was as if the voices of 50,000 people had been sucked away, leaving only the whistling sound of the cold wind blowing through the stands.
Chung Chi-kwong's voice was already trembling. "It's in! It's in again! Zhang Kuang! Volley! Zero to two! Hong Kong Team expands the lead!
This ball is so beautiful, Zheng Shaowei responded, Poon Yiu-cheuk passed the ball without stopping, Zhang Kuang moved and volleyed, all in one go!"
Wong Hing-kwai took a deep breath. "The game has basically killed the suspense. I think it will be difficult for the national team to score Hong Kong Team two goals. You must know that they have not scored a goal in three consecutive group matches, and Hong Kong Team's forward offensive ability is a bit weak.
Therefore, I believe Hong Kong Team can defend them. The national team does not have a forward who can turn the tide. Let alone turn the tide, even if they give their forward a penalty kick, he may miss it..."
Fans exploded again on MyScore's platform:
"Holy shit, Hong Kong, what do these two commentators mean? Humiliating the national team again and again? They are really rubbing salt into the wound."
"Let me ask you, are the two commentators telling the truth? If it is the truth, are you afraid that others will tell the truth?"
"Why, after being told a few truths, do you become a blind person? You can't tell the truth? Look, Workers' Stadium, what are those fans shouting? Damn it, it's disgusting!"
"What are you shouting? I didn't watch the live broadcast."
"Zhang Kuang, silly X, Zhang Kuang, silly X... they were scolded uniformly on the spot, tsk tsk, what a slippery slope!"
"Ah? Well, why are they scolding Zhang Kuang? Zhang Kuang didn't offend them, did it?"
"Zhang Kuang scored a goal, so they scolded Zhang Kuang!"
"Then if Messi scores a goal in Workers' Stadium, will they call Messi stupid?"
"I really don't know!"
"..."
Zhang Kuang didn't restrain his emotions this time.
He ran towards the corner flag area, opened his arms, raised his head and roared.
He roared at the fans who scolded him, and now the fans who scolded him became even more excited!
"Zhang Kuang, CNM, silly, bastard..."
Some excited fans even threw a bottle of mineral water at Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang was about to kick the mineral water back, but was stopped by Cris Kang, who came to celebrate, and then walked back with his arms around him.
Zhang Kuang is really angry.
Otherwise, he would never do such a move that hurts relatives and makes enemies happy.
He Wei: "Oh, some fans are so irrational. Zhang Kuang also needs to control his emotions. There is no need to be familiar with the fans."
Zhang Lu: "Some fans really go too far. This needs to be rectified. They didn't commit any fouls and just scored a goal normally. Why are they scolding them?"
And some fans were scared to see Zhang Kuang, and they scolded him even more vigorously and even more unpleasantly.
At this moment, a group of security guards rushed into the scene and immediately took away those who scolded the most and threw water bottles.
Because this is really embarrassing, it affects unity, and the higher-ups can't stand it anymore.
That man is also watching the game. Although he is still a short step away from the throne, he also has the right to prevent such things that undermine unity from happening.
Some fans are really brainless or have been incited by others.
In short, no matter what they are, these black sheep must be caught out.
Camacho stood on the sidelines, his hands still in his coat pockets, but the expression on his face was extremely cold. He did not shout or make gestures, he just stood there, like a statue.
At the 43rd minute, the national team made another substitution. It seemed that Camacho had been hurt, or that he had started to act willfully and used this method to protest his dissatisfaction.
Qu Bo down, Feng Renliang up.
One wing speed horse was replaced by another wing speed horse. Camacho wanted to use speed to tear apart Hong Kong Team's defense, but everyone could see that this substitution was more like seeking medical attention in a hurry.
Three minutes of added time in the first half.
The national team launched the last few attacks in these three minutes, but Hong Kong Team's defense blocked the national team like a wall.
Hong Kong Team, who were already running hot after half a game, were no longer like they were in the first twenty minutes of the game.
Yu Dabao's header was destroyed by Shane·Lowry, and Gao Lin's long shot from outside the penalty area missed the right post.
Kim Dong-jin looked at his watch, but there was no extra time.
'Beep, beep, beep!'
The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
The number on the electronic scoreboard at the scene was 0:2.
China National Team is two goals behind at home, and its hopes of qualifying are fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He Wei's voice deepened. "At the end of the first half, the national team trailed China Hong Kong Team 0:2 at home.
This is not just a lag in the score. Judging from the scene, although China National Team's offense is dominant, its efficiency is extremely low, while Hong Kong Team's two counterattacks scored twice, which was breathtakingly accurate.
Zhang Kuang scored two goals. It was not just Zhang Kuang's performance, but the cooperation of his players was also wonderful. Hong Kong Team controlled the direction of the first half.
As for the national team, head coach Camacho made two substitutions early in the first half, which is questionable. In addition, some minor accidents occurred on the field, and some extreme fans made some irrational behaviors.
In short, there is a lot of content worthy of analysis in the first half. After everyone takes a short break, we will return to the studio. During the halftime, Zhang Lu will analyze it for everyone..."