In the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, a focus match of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia ended. In the end, the Chinese national football team drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia, and Li Xiaopeng lost two and drew one after coaching, avoiding the embarrassment of three consecutive defeats and allowing the national football team to complete the pre-match goal of "not collapsing".
In this game, Li Xiaopeng once again sent a 5-back formation to try to fight Saudi Arabia with a defensive counterattack. However, in the first half, the national football team was completely suppressed by Saudi Arabia, and sheikh Li scored with a corner kick before the end of the half. The national team trailed their opponents 0-1. Throughout the first half, the national football team did not hit the goal with a single kick.
In the second half, Li Xiaopeng successively replaced Dai Weijun, Kim Kyung-do and other players to try to strengthen the attack, and gradually achieved results on the field. In the 82nd minute, the Saudi players had a handball inside the penalty area and the national football team was awarded a penalty opportunity. The 22-year-old Zhu Chenjie took the penalty and pulled the score to a 1-1 draw for the national football team.
In the end, neither team was able to extend the scoreline, and the 1-1 result remained until the end of the game. In the whole game, the national football team only had two kicks on goal, including Zhu Chenjie's one-foot penalty shot. Two shots on goal in exchange for a draw, the national football team this 1 point can be called magical.
In the next game, the national football team will face Oman, which is also the final battle of the World Preliminary Round. I hope that the national football players can take advantage of the "might" of this draw to draw a satisfactory end to the World Preliminary Round!