World Cup champion Messi and Argentina staged a football feast in Beijing. On the evening of the 16th, the national football team immediately appeared.
In another newly built professional football stadium in China, Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, the national football team welcomed an international friendly match with the Myanmar team.
Life is like this, after tasting the big meal, you always have to return to the real firewood, rice, oil and salt.
Fortunately, in the face of the weak Myanmar team, after two years, it finally returned to the national football team that played at home in the true sense, and won a big win 4-0. It was also the first victory for new national football coach Jankovic since taking office.
The entrance ceremony of the match between the national football team and the Myanmar team. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
Race progression
In the opening period, the national football team maintained a high-pressure situation. In the 6th minute, Wu Lei burst into the box with the ball and shot, and the ball slipped past the goal. Since then, the national football team has been stuck in the offensive end.
Wu Xi, Zhu Chenjie and other players are not in the squad due to injury or the national football Asian Games team, and the national football team is not in order.
Therefore, the national football team, which already needs to be run-in, is even more rusty in cooperation, but it allows Myanmar to continuously get offensive opportunities and almost be broken by the opponent. The media booth where the reporter was located sighed one after another, and the fans at the scene also exclaimed one after another.
Under the continuous passivity, the situation on the field has changed dramatically.
In the 29th minute, the national football team took a corner kick opportunity and was scored by captain Zhang Linpeng in the chaotic battle, which was also the first time that the national football team shot on target. National football team 1:0 Myanmar.
In the 34th minute, Lin Liangming burst into the box with the ball and broke the goal! National football 2:0 Myanmar.
The starting list of the national football team. Image source: Chinese football team
Yi Bian fought again, Xu Xin lightning scored with a header, but Zhang Linpeng handball first, VAR ruled that the goal was invalid. Then Axon blasted a blast into the goal, because it was offside first, and was also judged invalid.
In the 73rd minute, Wu Lei completed a push and scored after a wonderful pass in the penalty area, and the national football team 3:0 Myanmar.
In the 79th minute, Wu Lei swung past the opponent's goalkeeper and scored single-handedly, and the national football team 4:0 Myanmar. In the end, the score remained until the end of the game.
Long absence from home
For the national football team and fans, this feeling of playing at home has indeed been absent for a long time.
After all, the last time the national football team played at home was back on May 30, 2021, against Guam in the Asian Zone Top 40 match.
Time has passed, and it has been 747 days since that competition.
In the pre-match interview, everyone from the head coach to the players was very happy to return home and couldn't wait to play.
Therefore, it is also understandable that although the opponent Myanmar team is not strong, the "formation" of such a game is slightly grand.
Barracuda Bay Football Stadium in Dalian. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
The home stadium of the national football team debuted after two years, and it also officially opened another new stadium - Dalian Barracuda Bay Professional Football Stadium for Chinese football entering the era of professional football stadiums.
This football stadium surrounded by the sea on three sides is very distinctive, and while the viewing experience is improved, it has also become another coordinate of Chinese football.
Barracuda Bay Football Stadium in Dalian. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
During the pre-match pitch, the players were generally excited when they stepped onto the ground, carefully looking around their new home stadium.
Before this match, the national football team also held a belated retirement ceremony for the old captain Zheng Zhi.
Like the current assistant coaches of the national football team, Shao Jiayi and Chen Tao, now Zheng Zhi has also transformed into a coach, and in his new position, he handed over the baton for the new batch of international footballers to continue to run forward for Chinese football.
Zheng Zhi national team retirement ceremony. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
The "prophecy" did not come true
"Next is going to lose to Vietnam, then to Myanmar, and then no one will lose..."
This is what former international player Fan Zhiyi said after witnessing the national football team's crushing defeat to Thailand many years ago, but it did not become a prophecy of the reality of the national football team step by step.
In recent years, whenever the national football team or the national echelon has lost to Southeast Asian teams such as Vietnam, this classic quote will be turned over.
Fortunately, against Myanmar, the national football team, which returned to the home stadium, still won the victory. Although there are a slight stumbling blocks in the process, after all, the national football team still has certain advantages in strength.
In short, the so-called prophecy is more ridicule and lamentation. Objectively speaking, under the background of the lack of players, the national football team can do its best under the existing conditions, which is the most practical goal in line with the current situation of Chinese football.
The national football team celebrates the goal. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
For the national football team, which is in urgent need of running-in, winning Myanmar has a lot of effect and further strengthens confidence.
On June 20, the national football team will continue to host the warm-up match against the Palestinian team at home in Dalian. The strength of the opponent is gradually increasing, and the national football team is also gradually running-in.
For preparing for the Asian Cup and the World Preliminary Round, this is a good simulation to practice opponents, and I hope the national football team can continue to win!
Source: China-Singapore Sports Forum