In the 9th round of the 9th round of the World Preliminary Round of 12 Asian Round of 12, beijing time, the Chinese men's football team drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia at the "home" Sharjah Stadium, ending a 2-losing streak, and Li Xiaopeng also got his first point after taking office.
After the unexpected loss to the Vietnamese men's football team in the last round 1-3, the Chinese men's football team has missed the Qatar World Cup in advance, and this game has actually become a "battle of honor". Before the game, li Xiaopeng, the coach of the national football team, said at a press conference that the international footballers should fight for the face of Chinese football.
After the opening, the Chinese male football players really fought hard, especially several veterans Zhang Linpeng, Arthur Junmin and others frequently flew down to the ground to help the team defend. But without Wu Lei, plus 4 naturalized attackers did not return to the team, the defensive core Jiang Guangtai also failed to start due to injury. In the face of the Saudi team, which has already qualified early and is lightly loaded, the Chinese men's football team is in a passive position.
In first-half stoppage time, the Saudis relied on No. 11 Saleh Sheikhri to break the deadlock first. In the second half, the national football team was still at a disadvantage, and still had 0 shots on goal until the equalizer. But the turning point of the game came in the 82nd minute, when substitute Kim Kyung-do rubbed the ball in the Saudi penalty area, Amri sent a handball to the point, and the 21-year-old young centre-back Zhu Chenjie took the penalty kick and helped the national team equalize.
What is quite touching is that after Zhu Chenjie scored, the national football players collectively pointed to the sky and prayed for the compatriots who died in the air crash 4 days ago. This scene also received a lot of praise from netizens: "This has to be supported!" Inexplicably moved! "The value of sport!" "Dedicated to the compatriots who died in the air crash, but also to mr. Chen Shida, the former coach of the national football team!" The old man went all the way! ”