After Zhang Kuang equalized the score, South Korea Team tried hard to attack. He pressed forward in the frontcourt, but Zhang Kuang broke through the defense in the backcourt. However, the ball was controlled by South Korea Team's feet, and the offense could not start for a while.
It went on like this for 15 minutes, and in the 31st minute, South Korea Team continued to attack and finally completed the goal. Park Chu-young turned around and volleyed from the top of the penalty area, and Chan Wai-ho blocked the bottom line.
Then the corner kick was pushed out by Cheuk Cheuk, and Koo Ja-cheol volleyed outside the penalty area and missed the left goal post.
Chung Chi-kwong: "South Korea Team's attacks came one after another, and Hong Kong Team's defense was under great pressure. Chan Wai-ho's blocking was crucial. He used his body to block Park Chu-young's shot."
Wong Hing-kwai: "Hong Kong Team's defense is very hard. The three central defenders, Cheuk Cheuk, Shane·Lowry, and Chan Wai-ho, are all working hard. But South Korea Team's offense is too intensive. They need to take a breath."
In the 38th minute, Bai He collided with Lee Keun-ho's head while competing for a high-altitude ball in the midfield. Bai He's left brow bone cracked and the blood flow continued. The team doctor came to the scene for about three minutes, and Bai He wrapped a bandage and continued the game.
Chung Chi-kwong: "Bai He's brow bone was knocked open and blood has been flowing. The team doctor is treating him. Bai He played very hard in this game. His interception in the midfield is an important part of Hong Kong Team's defense."
Wong Hing-kwai: "The player Bai He's skills are not exquisite, but his hard work is what Hong Kong Team needs. In this kind of game, someone needs to do the dirty work. That's what Bai He does."
Chung Chi-kwong: "Bai He stood up. He was wrapped in bandages and continued to play. The fans in the stands of Hong Kong Stadium were applauding."
He Wei: "Hong Kong Team's players are very hardworking. Although their personal skills are a bit different from South Korea Team's, their willpower is no worse than South Korea Team's."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, the national team has to learn from Hong Kong Team on this point. It's not that the players in the national team don't work hard, but that individual players can't let go in the national team and worry about being injured in the national team and affecting their club careers."
He Wei: "Well, yes, it depends on whether Hong Kong Team can withstand this wave of attacks from South Korea Team. Of course, it's not just this wave, I think they have to withstand an attack that lasts 90 minutes."
He Wei quickly interrupted Zhang Lu. Talking about the national team at this time would directly arouse the anger of the fans.
Hong Kong Team withstood the impact of South Korea Team for several more minutes. Although South Korea Team did not make a shot, the suppression of almost half-time drills made Hong Kong Team breathless.
In the 42nd minute, Jack·Xu intercepted Kim Bo-kyung's through ball, and then quickly passed the ball to Cris·Kang. Cris Kong held the ball at the top of the penalty area, turned around, and without saying a word, directly passed the ball through the middle.
Kim Sang-sik has been standing in front of Zhang Kuang to block Hong Kong Team's pass to Zhang Kuang, but at some point Zhang Kuang suddenly appeared in front of him and kicked the ball away.
Kim Sang-sik was shocked and wanted to pull Zhang Kuang away, but he got a handful of air.
Zhang Kuang was dribbling the ball to rush forward. Lee Jung-soo and Kwak Tae-hwi quickly tried to close the door in front of Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang directly kicked the ball through the gap between Lee Jung-soo and Kwak Tae-hwi, and then directly knocked the two people away with his body.
The two were knocked around and staggered. Before they fell, Kwak Tae-hwi tried to grab Zhang Kuang's clothes, but Zhang Kuang shook off Kwak Tae-hwi's hand.
Zhang Kuang once again got a semi-single sword opportunity, and the whole audience was excited, but South Korea Team was shocked, and they didn't expect that Zhang Kuang was given another chance.
Chung Chi-kwong: "Zhang Kuang! Another counterattack! Cris·Kang's through ball was very accurate, Zhang Kuang broke in! Lee Jung-soo and Kwak Tae-hwi closed the door but failed to stop Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang ran wildly with the ball and reached the top of the penalty area.
South Korea Team Goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong did not attack, but stayed on the goal line. Zhang Kuang suddenly used a cold arrow and volleyed... the ball went in, went in, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL..."
When Zhang Kuang took the ball to the penalty spot, he directly volleyed it with a strong kick and shot it towards the upper left corner of the goal. Jung Sung-ryong pounced to the right. After Zhang Kuang scored the ball, he knelt down long distance towards the corner flag area!
All the fans danced with excitement and cheered loudly, and the Hong Kong Team players ran over to celebrate...
Choi Kang-hee was so angry that he smashed the mineral water in his hand. South Korea Team's players held their heads and sighed!
The host of KBS TV station Seo Ki-cheol was so angry that he wanted to curse, "Ah... ah, ah... smashed to pieces... ah..."
Lee Yong-soo: "Xiba, let Zhang Kuang succeed in a sneak attack again. This guy relied on his strong body and super speed to fight back. It's really annoying. You must know that South Korea Team South Korea Team is leading in ball control, shooting, and technology, but Zhang Kuang succeeded in sneaking two goals. It's really..."
TVB's Wong Hing-kwai: "Beautiful, beautiful, this is the ultimate counterattack, this is a low-end version of Manchester United's quick counterattack.
Although Hong Kong Team does not have the cooperation of the deadly trident, nor does it have the strong middle and rear stable support of Manchester United, Hong Kong Team still has the quick counterattack tactics of Manchester United, all because Manchester United and Hong Kong have the same shooter, he is Zhang Kuang..."
CCTV-5, He Wei: "It's in, it's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, another single goal from Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang scored with two consecutive counterattacks. He is a great center forward. He broke through South Korea Team twice on his own. 2:1, Hong Kong Team overtook..."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, finally there is a China player who no longer has to be afraid of Korea. The South Korea defense that frightens most China players is like paper in front of Zhang Kuang."
After Zhang Kuang finished celebrating and the referee blew the whistle again, the game continued.
Although South Korea Team wanted to equalize the score before halftime, they were afraid of Zhang Kuang's sudden attack to expand the score, so South Korea Team wanted to attack with all their strength, but also played with a heavy defensive baggage.
However, soon, there were only 3 minutes left in the first half and 5 minutes including stoppage time.
South Korea Team ended the first half after Park Yong-woo kicked the ball away angrily. They were very depressed. They did not expect to be so frustrated by a Asia team.
After the referee blew the whistle, the whole team left the field depressed. Almost everyone had to glance at Zhang Kuang, who was high-fiving his teammates. They now hated Zhang Kuang.
And Choi Kang-hee returned to the locker room early. He wanted to adjust and couldn't wait.
Troussier, on the other hand, high-fived the players who came off the field one by one and then walked at the back and followed them back to the locker room. The whole audience shouted "Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang..." in unison. Zhang Kuang applauded the surrounding stands and nodded slightly before entering the player tunnel.
He Wei: "Okay, after a short break, please continue to pay attention to our halftime analysis. See you after the commercial!"
Then there was a lot of discussion on the Internet, and all the major social platforms were in a quarrel.
Of course, it depends on which social platform it is on, such as Hong Kong Facebook, Twitter, Weibo and other platforms. I was extremely excited and kept pushing Hong Kong Team.
"I have to say that Zhang Kuang is really good. Even if Hong Kong Team's strength is far different from South Korea Team, he can lead the team."
"Indeed, it's all 361's iron barrel formation. South Korea Team still has so many attacks, and there are not many threatening shots."
"Apart from Zhang Kuang, I think Troussier is the best. He formulated a good tactical strategy to limit South Korea. In the first half, South Korea Team launched more than a dozen attacks, but only 9 shots were actually made, 5 of which were on target, and 1 goal was scored.
And what about Hong Kong Team? He only took 4 shots, 4 shots on target, and scored 2 goals. This information was done by Zhang Kuang alone. It can be said that Hong Kong Team defended 10 times and attacked alone, and then South Korea Team was defeated step by step."
"Unfortunately, the level of other players in Hong Kong Team is still a bit poor. How terrible would it be if everyone were like Zhang Kuang?"
"If everyone is like Zhang Kuang, Hong Kong Team will take away World Cup."
"Haha..."
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Mainland Weibo, Zhibo8, Tianya and other communities:
"Korean phobia in football is about to be cured, but unfortunately it was cured by Hong Kong Team."
"No, to be precise, it was cured by Zhang Kuang alone."
"Zhang Kuang is so scary. I really hope I can have a chance to fight with him."
"Huh? Upstairs, what do you mean by this? Are you going to fight with Zhang Kuang? Are you going to fight him, or is he going to fight you?"
"What kind of dirty thoughts do you have? I'm talking about mutual conflict."
"Bah, I thought I was thinking wrongly, but it turns out I was thinking too little."
"Why can Zhang Kuang rush past South Korea Team's defender, but the national team can only pass the ball, but not people? Why can Zhang Kuang easily get rid of the players defending him? Why does South Korea Team's goalkeeper look like a clown being played against Zhang Kuang? Why? Why?"
"There are so many whys, why don't you just ask a hundred thousand whys?"
"..."
South Korea's social platform is full of anger and lamentation!
"It's a mess, South Korea Team players on the field should be shot, Choi Kang-hee must be executed!"
"Hey, man, aren't you a little extreme? Zhang Kuang Who can guard against it? Barcelona can't guard against it, Bayern Munich can't guard against it, AC Milan can't guard against it, Chelsea can't guard against it You can't stop it, you can't stop it from Manchester City, you can't stop it from Arsenal... You want South Korea Team to stop you? You don't think South Korea Team is the number one in the universe, do you? You are an arrogant person."
"It's not the reason why South Korea Team can't guard these wealthy teams. Our players are already on the same level as Europe's wealthy teams."
"Ah west... you are such an arrogant stick! Come, come, come, make an appointment, I will kill you!"
"Are you from China? No wonder you are so insulting to South Korea Team, you damn China guy."
"Hehe, fight quickly, fight quickly, I'll just sit back and watch you two fight. We're only one goal behind at halftime. Why are you so anxious? Don't worry, there's no way we'll lose to the China people."
"You are so confident that you will never lose?"
"Of course, Hong Kong Team except for one Zhang Kuang, the others are all rubbish. If this also loses, South Korea Team can collectively dance to the Yellow Sea."
"..."
In the TVB studio, Chung Chi-kwong and Wong Hing-kwai are doing halftime analysis.
Chung Chi-kwong: "At the end of the first half, Hong Kong Team leads 2 to 1. Sir Huang, what do you think of the first half?"
Wong Hing-kwai: "Although one goal was conceded, Hong Kong Team's defense was overall successful. South Korea Team's offense was fierce, but Hong Kong Team only conceded one corner kick.
Zhang Kuang made three counterattacks, scored a header from a corner kick, and scored two goals in four attempts, which shows the scoring efficiency of Zhang Kuang.
South Korea Team is stronger than the overall team, and Hong Kong Team is stronger than quick counterattacks. Each has its own advantages. The battle in the second half is about whose defense is better.
It was Hong Kong Team who defended South Korea Team's attacks in waves, or South Korea Team who defended Zhang Kuang's sharp counterattacks. When it comes to offense, both teams are very powerful."
Chung Chi-kwong:"What adjustments will Troussier make in the midfield?"
Wong Hing-kwai: "I think he may let the two wing-backs participate more in defense. After all, Hong Kong Team has the goal advantage, and South Korea Team has greater defensive pressure.
In the first half, Lee Chi-ho and Poon Yiu-cheuk did not press much, but there is room for improvement in defense. If they can participate more in defense in the second half, Hong Kong Team will face much less pressure."
Chung Chi-kwong:"South Korea Team Where is this side?"
Wong Hing-kwai: "I said just now that the pressure on both teams is the same, let's see who can defend better, but South Korea Team is temporarily behind, and they will be more entangled. Too much defense will drag down the offense, and too much offense will make the defense torn apart by Zhang Kuang.
I think Choi Kang-hee may allow the team to continue to press and strive for the second goal. We still need to score goals. If we don't score, we will lose points."
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During the halftime analysis of the KBS program, Seo Ki-cheol straightened his suit and introduced the information of the two teams in the first half.
After the introduction, he asked Lee Yong-soo: "Coach Li, what do you think of the first half of the game, and how should South Korea Team adjust and respond next?"
Lee Yong-soo: "In the first half, South Korea Team won the data but did not win. To be honest, the performance in the first half was the true level of South Korea Team. If it were replaced by any Asia ball When the team plays against South Korea Team, South Korea Team may take a 1:0 lead in the first half. Even if it encounters an opponent like Japan or Iran, it may end up in a 1:1 tie.
The main reason for falling behind 1:2 in the first half was the failure of Zhang Kuang's defense, which led to him scoring two goals in a row. Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on South Korea Team's defenders. It is true, it is true that Zhang Kuang's starting speed is indeed a bit fast.
In fact, I think what we should consider in the second half is how to attack and score more goals. Of course, we cannot ignore the defense of Zhang Kuang. The defense of Zhang Kuang cannot wait until he gets the ball. By that time, we can no longer defend him.
Therefore, to prevent Zhang Kuang, we must prevent it from the source, that is, cut off the connection between Hong Kong Team's team members and Zhang Kuang. Although this cannot be 100% preventable, it can at least reduce many threats."
Seo Ki-cheol: "Yes, Director Li just mentioned the key point. To defend Zhang Kuang is to cut off the connection between his teammates and him. The other is to South Korea Team to score more goals.
I believe Coach Cui will make corresponding arrangements during the midfield adjustment. After all, South Korea Team led by him has a pretty good record."
Lee Yong-soo nodded. "That's for sure, I believe in Coach Cui."
As time passed and the halftime break ended, the players of both teams seemed to be full of confidence after the break and the adjustments made by the coaches of the two teams in the midfield.
Chung Chi-kwong: "The second half has begun. Hong Kong Team has no substitutions, and South Korea Team has no substitutions."
Wong Hing-kwai: "It seems that the head coaches of both teams are very satisfied with the performance of the players of both teams in the first half."
"Beep--!"
When the time came, the referee Nawaf Shu Clara from Bahrain blew the whistle for the second half of the game.
After the opening, Hong Kong Team first stabilized the ball and did not give it away easily. This was the instruction of midfielder Troussier, because the more the ball is at Hong Kong Team's feet, the more South Korea Team's threat will be reduced.
So Hong Kong Team was pouring the ball in the opening game, and when South Korea Team's players came to grab the ball, he immediately moved away and slipped in the middle and backcourt for four minutes. South Korea Team almost stole the ball several times, which made the fans at the scene tremble with fear.
However, this kind of yo-yo is not without its problems. The problem is that they suddenly launched an attack.
In the 49th minute, Hong Kong Team's Kwok Kin-pong suddenly exerted force from the left and rushed towards South Korea Team's half, which caught South Korea Team by surprise.
Kwok Kin-pong dribbled the ball all the way to the bottom line of South Korea's half. Just when he was about to pass the ball, Choi Hyo-jin shoveled the ball out of the bottom line. Hong Kong won the left corner kick.
Seo Ki-cheol: "Oh, why did you give Hong Kong Team a corner kick? This is a huge mistake. You knew Hong Kong Team had a header ability, but you still gave them a corner kick. What adjustments did the midfielder make?"
Lee Yong-soo: "This really shouldn't happen. If Hong Kong Team scores another goal and is two goals behind and wants to equalize or even overtake, that will be troublesome."
While the two were chatting, Hong Kong Team's player Cris Kang had already placed the ball in the corner kick area, and the referee was in the penalty area to stop the entanglement between the players of the two teams...
After a while, the dispute between the two teams was finally controlled. The referee exited the penalty area and blew the whistle.
"Beep!"
After hearing the whistle, Cris Kang took the penalty and drove to the middle of the small penalty area. Zhang Kuang suddenly came forward from behind Cheuk Cheuk and overpowered Kwak Tae-hwi to header the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.
The ball went in, and South Korea Team players Lee Jung-soo and Kwak Tae-hwi, who were closely guarding Zhang Kuang, slapped themselves hard on the head in annoyance.
Hong Kong 3:1 South Korea.
Chung Chi-kwong: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The ball went in. Zhang Kuang's header completed his hat trick.
Cris·Kang's corner kick was very accurate. Zhang Kuang suddenly came in from behind Cheuk Cheuk. Kwak Tae-hwi and Lee Jung-soo reacted a bit slowly and did not hold Zhang Kuang, allowing Zhang Kuang to take off and swing their heads to attack the goal!
The ball hit the lower right corner! Jung Sung-ryong was helpless, he didn't even make a save!"
Wong Hing-kwai: "This is Zhang Kuang's ability to grab points! He is hiding behind Cheuk Cheuk, Kwak Tae-hwi and Lee Jung-soo His attention was attracted by Cheuk Cheuk, Zhang Kuang suddenly started, and Kwak Tae-hwi had no time to follow. The power, angle, and timing of this header were all perfect."
Chung Chi-kwong: "Hong Kong Stadium is boiling! Forty thousand people are shouting Zhang Kuang's name! Hong Kong Team has expanded its lead!"
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Seo Ki-cheol: "Ah... I knew it, I knew it, South Korea Team What happened? Just at the beginning of the second half, Hong Kong Team scored again and expanded the lead? What did coach Cui say to the players in the midfield? Why did the opening of the second half end like this?"
Lee Yong-soo: "Yes, I didn't control the ball for four consecutive minutes, and then let Hong Kong Team get a corner kick. I knew Zhang Kuang's header ability was so good, but I still couldn't defend him from taking off and attacking the goal."
This is definitely a problem. We don't know what went wrong with South Korea Team's opening of the second half, but this problem is not normal..."