At 18:00 on January 27, 2022, in the 7th round of the Round of 12 of the World Cup Asian Preliminary Round, the Chinese men's national football team played against Japan on the road, and the match was held at Saitama Stadium in Japan.
The round of 12 has been played for 6 rounds before, and in the group where the national football team is located, Saudi Arabia ranks first with 16 points in 6 matches, while Japan and Australia are second and third with 12 points and 11 points.
The first game of the national football team, Japan, lost 0-1, and currently only has 5 points, ranking fifth in the group and second to the bottom of the group. After the national football team defeated Japan in 1998, it has not won against this opponent for 24 years.
The first half of the game began, and both sides seemed to be a little nervous at first, and the scene seemed a little chaotic. The national football team, with Xu Xin and Wu Xi as the double back, strengthened the oppression and competition for the midfield. And the entire formation of the Japanese team, the front pressure is also very strong.
In the 6th minute, the Japanese team suddenly sent a ball out of bounds, Zheng Zheng did not expect the opponent to serve behind him, so that the opponent got the opportunity to shoot with his feet, after that, the Japanese team won the opportunity to shoot in the melee, but also missed it.
In the 11th minute, Jun Ito also took the ball to the bottom line to cross, and when Wang Shen, who quickly followed the defense, lifted the shovel, he touched the ball by raising his hand too high - the referee pointed to the penalty spot, and the big force yong took the penalty shot, and the national football team fell behind 0-1.
After the Japanese team scored, its smooth cooperation began to appear, and the backward foot of the midfield also appeared more, so that the Formation of the Chinese team had to press forward, but it was difficult to get the ball, which was somewhat similar to the situation in the first game between China and Japan. In the first half of the possession rate, Japan basically accounted for 70%, basically in a three-seven situation.
In the first half, it is not only difficult for the Chinese team to get the ball, especially the second penalty, and there is very little follow-up and cooperation with each other, it is difficult to form an offensive threat to advance to the opponent's half, and the weakness of the Chinese team is precisely the strength of the Japanese team.
Although Zhang Yuning can occasionally hold the ball many times, other teammates almost do not rush forward at the same time, so the opportunity is fleeting. In the first half, it was almost difficult for the national football team to reach the opponent's penalty area, but it was still the same as in the first half of the game against Japan, and in the first half it was still 0 shots and 0 goals.
In the first half, the data of Japan vs China were: the ratio of shots to goal was 9-0; the ratio of shots to positive was 3-0; the ratio of possession rate: 71.3%-28.7%; the ratio of pass success rate: 85.8%-56.9%; the ratio of successful passes: 324-137 - Obviously, in terms of scenes, data and results, the national football team is completely inferior.
In the 55th minute, Li Xiaopeng began to seek changes, he replaced Wei Shihao and Alan at the same time, while Arthur Junmin and Zhang Yuning were replaced.
The Japanese team then made a substitution, and in the 61st minute, yuta Nakayama, who had just been replaced, crossed from the left, and Jun Ito grabbed the point and scored with a header: the national football team fell behind 0-2.
In the 63rd minute, Wu Xi finally created the first corner kick opportunity for the national football team; after that, Li Xiaopeng continued to dispatch troops, Dai Weijun was replaced, and Zheng Zheng was replaced.
In the 68th minute, Alain created a direct free kick opportunity in the middle of the road, which was also the first direct free kick obtained by the national football team, which was taken by Wei Shihao, this foot was quite quality, the ball was only slightly off the left door - this also became the first shot of the national football team in this game!
In the 74th minute, Alain switched to the left side, Wei Shihao changed to the middle road, the two cooperated with the middle of the rapid forward, but Wu Lei on the right side failed to catch up, missing an attacking opportunity.
In the 80th minute, Zhang Linpeng fell to the ground injured, and after treatment, he still waved on the sidelines to continue playing. In the 82nd minute, the two sides competed for the top of the japanese team in the penalty area, and Wu Xi shot a horse in the middle of the road to make up for it, but it flew away. In the 88th minute, Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng were replaced by Deng Hanwen and Liu Yang.
In the second half, the national football team passed a substitution, although it was better than the first half in terms of possession rate and offensive scene, but the overall offensive and defensive capabilities were too far behind the Japanese team, and it was difficult to create threatening opportunities.
In the end, the national football team lost to the Japanese team 0-2 again, and in the previous game that just ended, the Australian team won 4-0 against the Vietnam team - it can be said that after losing this game to Japan, the national football team can be said to have no possibility of qualifying from the group, and the next game can only fight for honor! 【Original Review: Yu said that hugh】