Tears! The 34-year-old Wang Dalei played for the national football team again after four years, and 28,000 hometown fans applauded
On the evening of June 16, Beijing time, in an international football warm-up match held at the Barracuda Bay Football Stadium in Dalian, the Chinese men's football team, ranked 81st in the world, defeated the Myanmar men's football team, ranked 160th in the world, 4-0. And in the last moments of the game, a rather warm scene was staged.
The national team was already 4-0 ahead of their opponents, and in the 85th minute, Jankovic chose to change the goalkeeper. The 34-year-old Taishan Guomen King Da Lei appeared and replaced Yan Junling. When Wang Dalei was seen standing on the sidelines, nearly 28,000 fans stood up to applaud and cheer the pride of his hometown. As we all know, Wang Dalei is a native of Dalian, and Jankovic was able to let him appear in the applause of his father and elders in his hometown without affecting the victory or defeat, showing a very high emotional intelligence.
It is worth noting that this is also Wang Dalei's second international appearance for the Chinese men's football team after 4 years. Wang Dalei's last appearance for the national football team in the international A competition was back in the 1-0 victory over Tajikistan on June 11, 2019, when the national football team was still the "silver fox" Lippi. And Wang Dalei, who was the starting goalkeeper at that time, tried to ensure that the city gate did not lose Lippi's trust.
For the next four years, Wang Dalei was not able to make an appearance, until this match, he came off the bench, which was his 29th appearance for the national team in the A Division. Just four minutes after coming off the bench, Wang Dalei made a key clearance. At that time, Zhang Jiaqi made a mistake at the back and was broken, the Myanmar team got a single chance, and Wang Dalei decisively attacked to ensure that the Chinese team kept a clean sheet. Despite being 34 years old, Wang Dalei is still the most trusted national football team.