On the evening of June 6, the national football team ushered in the fifth game of the round of 36 in the Asian region of the World Preliminary Championship at the Shenyang Olin Center, against the Thai team that had defeated 2-1 in the first leg. If they defeat their opponents again in this game, the national football team will determine the top two in the group one round in advance and directly advance to the final stage of the Asian round of 18. In the end, the national football team drew 1-1 with Thailand after conceding a goal first, still leading the opponent by 3 points.
In this game, Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi were suspended, Gao Zhunyi and Li Shuai withdrew due to injury, Aikeson was not selected for the 23-man squad due to poor physical condition, and the national football coach Ivan sent Xu Haoyang and Wang Zhenao, two newcomers who had never represented the national football team in the A-level tournament before. The 34-year-old naturalized striker Alan is playing for the national football team again after more than two years, and he is partnered in the front line by Fernando, who performed well against Singapore.
The final 23-man squad announced before the national football match
Wei Shihao, Wang Shangyuan, Gao Tianyi, Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie and Liu Yang and other main players of the national football team continue to appear. The goalkeeper position is Wang Dalei, who has just renewed his contract with Shandong Taishan for three years, due to Wu Lei's absence, Wang Dalei also wore the armband of the captain of the national football team in this game. Among them, Wang Dalei, Wang Shangyuan, Gao Tianyi, Zhu Chenjie and Zhang Yuning and Jiang Shenglong on the bench 6 people, if they continue to eat yellow cards in this game, they will accumulate yellow cards and be suspended and miss the last away game against South Korea.
The starting lineup of the national football team
As for the Thai team, the core player Songkrasin has just recovered from injury and is temporarily sitting on the bench.
In terms of points, the national football team has 7 points in 4 games, 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking 2nd in the group behind the South Korean team, and the Thai team has 4 points with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, ranking 3rd behind the national football team. In this game, as long as the national football team successfully wins the opponent at home, it will be able to advance to the round of 18 in September.
Group C points situation of the round of 36 of the World Preliminaries
The atmosphere at the game was very good, and about 3 hours before the start of the game, there were already fans lining up to enter the stadium to support the national football team. According to statistics, about 50,000 fans poured into the Shenyang Olin Center tonight.
A large number of fans gathered before the game and sang into the stadium to support the national football team
After the opening, the Thai team pressed forward in an appropriate formation and tried to encircle the right half of the national football team guarded by Xu Haoyang and Wang Zhenao, while the national football team tried to rely on the speed of Wei Shihao and Fernando to break through the opponent's defense. In the 11th minute, the front free kick of the national football team was punished to the penalty area, and the Thai players were suspected of handball, but the referee ignored it, and the Thai team launched a counterattack.
In the 14th minute, Allan suffered a knee injury while scrambling on the right flank and returned to the game after the team doctor came in for treatment. In the 15th minute, Alan crossed from the right, Wei Shihao received the ball at the back point and broke through the opponent's defender's cross, but unfortunately the ball was cleared by the opponent's goalkeeper first.
In the 18th minute, Thailand's No. 9 Subachai shot a low flat ball in front of the penalty area, and Wang Dalei quickly went down to the ground to save the ball. In the 19th minute, the Thai team played a high-quality attack, Subachai crossed from the left side, and No. 7 Subachu scored with a header in the middle, and the national football team fell behind 0-1.
In the 20th minute, Alain's shot after cutting inside on the left hit the post! Fernando's subsequent follow-up shot was also cleared by the opposing player in front of the goal, and the national football team missed a great opportunity to equalize quickly!
In the instant standings, the Thai team has come to 7 points, tying the national football team, if the national football team can't get the score back, the qualifying situation will be very passive. With the score behind, Ivan quickly made adjustments, full-back Gao Tianyi was replaced, and striker Baihelam came on to strengthen the attack and make his national team debut.
In the 28th minute, Wei Shihao's direct free kick in front of the penalty area hit the goal at a very tricky angle, but unfortunately it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper! Then, Wei Shihao's corner kick went directly to the goal, and the ball hit the goal frame again!
In the 38th minute, Thailand's midfielder Sharachi hit the crossbar with a beautiful long-range shot in front of the penalty area! Wang Dalei had no reaction to this goal, and the national football team almost conceded another goal! In the final stages of first-half stoppage time, Thailand broke through on the left side again, and the shot from the right side of the No. 17 Supana penalty area hit the post and bounced back! The national football team almost conceded the second goal again.
At half-time, the national football team fell behind Thailand 0-1 at home, and the two sides combined for 4 kicks in the half-time to hit the goal frame. The right side guarded by the two newcomers of the national football team became the focus of the opponent's attack in the first half, and the goal conceded was caused by the opponent's breakthrough cross on the right side of the national football team.
In the second half, Fernando missed a penalty in the 51st minute. In the 78th minute, Baihelam, who came on as a substitute in the first half, scored a very beautiful volley in the penalty area, 1-1! The national football team finally equalized after a long attack!
But then, the national football team did not seize the opportunity to attack, Zhang Yuning, Fernando, etc. missed the opportunity to overtake the score, and finally the national football team drew 1-1 at home to Thailand, accumulating 8 points in 5 games, and needed to draw at least South Korea in the last round of away games in order to firmly grasp the initiative in their own hands.