In the fourth round of Group C of the third stage of the World Preliminaries Asian Zone, facing the Indonesian team at home, although the possession rate was less than three percent, but in the end the national football team won, Baihelam scored a goal first, Zhang Yuning single-handedly pushed and then went to the next city, leading by two goals in the first half, and the national football team united to defend the victory in the second half, and finally defeated the Indonesian team 2-1 at home, ushering in the first victory of the round of 18!
In the first three rounds, the national football team lost to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia, with a goal difference of -10, becoming the worst team of all teams in the three groups of the entire round of 18, so Ivankovic was also under great pressure, and the call for class was very high! In this campaign, in the face of the relatively weak Indonesian team, Ivankovic gave up the parallel midfield position of playing three strong teams before, and re-adopted the diamond-shaped midfield position that he is best at. Zhang Yuning and Bai Helamu partnered with two forwards, the midfield quartet Wei Shihao was forward, Wang Shangyuan was behind, Li Yuanyi and Xie Wenneng were left and right, Jiang Shenglong and Jiang Guangtai were paired with two central defenders, Li Lei and Gao Zhunyi served as two fullbacks, and Wang Dalei was guarding the goal.
The Indonesian team, on the other hand, won three draws in the first three rounds and gained three points, ranking just ahead of the national football team, ranking second to last in Group C. For the national football team, the Indonesian team is only relatively weaker than the previous three opponents, in fact, the Indonesian team has 13 naturalized players and mixed-race players, equivalent to a Netherlands second team, the total value is also 2.5 times that of the national football team, the highest value in the team Hilges, playing for the Eredivisie Twente, personal value up to 10 million euros, while the highest value player on the national football side Wu Lei is only 1.2 million euros. Therefore, for the national football team, it is also very difficult to defeat the Indonesian team. Of course, to get a win in Group C, Indonesia is definitely an opportunity we must take advantage of.
In the first half, the national football team took the lead in scoring in the 21st minute of the game, Baihelamu received the ultimate save from Jiang Shenglong's bottom line, and completed a sweeping shot in the penalty area, breaking through the goal of the Indonesian team, and the national football team led 1-0! Near the end of the first half, the national football team seized the opportunity to go to the next city, from Gao Zhunyi's outside instep a clever straight stopper, Zhang Yuning successfully pushed the offside position with a single knife, and the national football team expanded its lead 2-0! After the goal, Zhang Yuning couldn't help but cry excitedly! In the second half, the Indonesian team counterattacked frantically, and the national football players withstood the pressure to resolve the opponent's multiple threats, but in the 86th minute of the game, through a strong hand toss, the Indonesian team finally pulled back a city, Wang Haijian cleared the siege and turned into an assist, and Tom Hai's shot was refracted into the net!
The injury time of the game reached 9 minutes, the national football team maintained the score of 2-1, and finally ushered in the first victory of the round of 18.