On September 9, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team sat in Chengdu to face the Malaysian team. In the first half, Malaysia launched a counterattack, Fassel Haring pushed forward into the far corner, and Lin Liangming's volley hit his teammate and scored; In the second half, Li Shuai was seriously injured and sent to the hospital, and neither side achieved anything. In the end, the Chinese men's football team drew 1-1 at home to Malaysia.
The Chinese men's team, currently ranked 80th in the world, won two consecutive warm-up matches in the last training camp in Dalian, beating Myanmar 4-0 and Palestine 2-0. The warm-up match was played in Chengdu against Southeast Asian powerhouse Malaysia, and coach Jankovic is hoping to beat his opponent to win three in a row. This is a way to build your team, boost morale and lay a solid foundation for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Malaysia is ranked 136th in the world, 56th behind the Chinese men's team, but in the previous warm-up matches, Malaysia performed well, beating our new rivals Thailand 1-0 and drawing 2-2 against West Asian powerhouse Syria.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team in this match is as follows: the goalkeeper is Yan Junling, the defenders are Li Shuai, Gao Junyi, Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng, the midfield is Lin Liangming, Wu Xi, Li Ke and Deng Hanwen, and the strikers are paired by Wu Lei and Axon.
After the start of the game, the Malaysian team was full of confidence and launched an attack against the customer, and the Chinese team immediately fell into passivity. In the second minute, Malaysia broke through the player guarded by Yan Junling, and the linesman believed that the away team was offside and the goal was invalid. In the 10th minute, Malaysia made a comeback when they counter-attacked with the ball Ahiar Rashid sending in a straight shot from the edge of the box and Fassel Haring cutting in the far corner to give China a 1-0 trail to Malaysia.
In the 36th minute of the game, the Malaysian defender made a mistake, Lin Liangming won the ball and volleyed, the ball hit Chen Junren and refracted into the net, and the Chinese team equalized 1-1.
In the second half, Xie Pengfei, who came off the bench, performed well, but unfortunately his shot was deflected, and the wonderful pass to his teammates did not form a score. In the 84th minute, left-back Li Shuai collided with the opposing player while scramling for a header, and after falling to the ground, the team doctor entered the hospital, and then the ambulance directly pulled Li Shuai away in the field, hoping that it would not be a big problem.
In the 88th minute, Xu Xin shot from distance, and in the 89th minute, Wu Lei scored with a header, although it was a great threat, but neither scored. In the end, the Chinese men's football team forced a 1-1 draw with the Southeast Asian powerhouse, breaking out a big upset.
For this match, the Chinese fans were obviously very disappointed, and some fans who were watching the game were even very emotional, shouting "return money" to express their dissatisfaction.
Not only the fans, but also the Chinese men's football coach was very dissatisfied with the result, saying in the press conference after the game: "We didn't play well in the first half, specifically because of the imbalance in attack and defense, lack of motivation, and poor emotional control. ”
He also said: "In the second half we did create chances and increase consistency, but football is not magic, you can get back to form and score goals. ”
In a word, the Chinese men's football team members want to win and fear losing in the game, worry too much, play conservatively, defend the wood, and face a team like Malaysia do not dare to let go of the attack, but are counterattacked by the opponent to score the first goal. In the second half, although the attack improved, the players grasped the opportunity in front of goal too poorly, missed many must-score opportunities, no wonder the fans were anxious to "return the money".