In the early morning of June 8, the Chinese team scored two goals in the second half in the first half of the 0-0 draw, and finally defeated the Philippines 2-0, taking the initiative of qualifying into their own hands, but in fact, it was not Wu Lei and Wu Xinghan who scored in this game, but Zhang Linpeng.
In the match against the Philippines, the starting team of the national football team still continued the appearance of the match, and did not change, the front line was still partnered by Wu Lei and Axon, and the combination of the double center-back was still Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng.
Although the Chinese team defeated the Philippine team 2-0, this game is actually a copy of the national football team's victory over the Guam team, the only difference is that this "Guam" is relatively strong, almost all the threatening attacks in the first half come from the Philippines, if the Philippine forward has a stronger ability to seize the opportunity, then in the first half, the national football team is 0-2 behind, and Zhang Linpeng's goal line is also the key to the national football team to ensure a 0-0 draw.
In the 20th minute of the game, Zhang Xizhe's forward pass was cut off by the Philippine team to form a quick counterattack, the opponent divided the ball to the side and directly hoisted the ball into the box, goalkeeper Yan Junling jumped up and hit the ball, but the ball landed at the feet of the Filipino player. The opposing player did not stop the ball and directly stabbed through the goalkeeper, just when the ball slowly rolled towards the goal, Zhang Linqian, who was in place, destroyed the ball with a big foot, avoiding the Chinese team from falling behind.
In November 2019, the national football team against the Philippines, in the 75th minute, the two sides were in a 1-1 draw, the opponent had an almost non-threatening cross, which was kicked into his own door by Zhang Linpeng. It is precisely because of the defeat of this game that the national football team has to start doing calculation problems again. Since that game, Zhang Linpeng has become the target of the majority of fans, after all, before this game, the national football team has just been forced to draw on the road, and the continuous winless has put the Chinese team in a desperate situation, the fans of the Chinese team are also very disappointed, and Zhang Linpeng, who scored the oolong ball, has become the person who carries the pot.
Since 2019, the 2021 match against Guam is the second time that Zhang Linpeng has appeared on the field of world A-class competitions in 2 years. Due to the limited level of the Guam team and the failure to pose any threat to the Chinese team's goal, Zhang Linpeng did not get any opportunities to perform. In the match against the Philippines, Zhang Linpeng's release was worth as much as those two goals.
At that time, although the Chinese team had the initiative on the scene, the actual threatening attack did not come out, but the Philippine team's several counterattacks were very threatening. If the Chinese team takes the lead in conceding the ball, it will be a dwarf from the momentum, and the Philippines, which has scored, no longer needs to invest in the attack, they only need to do a good job of defense, even if they are scored by the national football team, they can also gain 1 point. If the national football team takes the lead in conceding the ball, it will undoubtedly affect the state of the players on the field, more pressing on the defensive line, and more impatient emotions, which will undoubtedly make the national football team more and more distant from the goal, and may be counterproductive, and the opponent will play another counterattack to expand the gap in the score.
If the national football team loses the match with the Philippine team, it will basically bid farewell to the round of 12, and it can be said that Zhang Linpeng's release saved the Chinese team. According to the post-match player ratings, Zhang Linpeng scored the highest score of 7.9 points in the whole game, and in the two statistics of the number of passes and interceptions, Zhang Linpeng was the most in the whole game. 2 years ago, due to Zhang Linpeng's oolong ball, the Chinese team fell into a passive situation, and 2 years later, Zhang Linpeng made a contribution to the crime, and his goal line was released to help the Chinese team retain the last hope of impacting the 2022 World Cup.