On March 15, Beijing time, China's soccer players in Haikou began the third pre-training match, against the powerful
National Team. After a fierce battle, with midfielder Liu Yang and youngster Gao Tianyi each contributing a goal, the Chinese men's soccer team took a solid 2-0 victory in the warm-up match.
In this match, the Chinese team adopted a 532 formation layout, with Yan Junling in goal, Zhu Chenjie, Zheng Zheng and Zhang Linpeng forming a solid center back triangle in the back line, and Liu Yang and Gao Junyi on each flank. In the midfield, Jin Jingdao and Liao Lixiang partner back, Dai Weijun as the front waist to organize the attack, the front line by Liu Binbin and Tan Long, a pair of speedy players to join forces.
Both sides were tied in the first half of the match, and after entering the second half, the Chinese team made tactical adjustments. In the 79th minute, Liu Yang took advantage of a free kick and scored directly into the opponent's goal, breaking the deadlock for his team. Towards the end of the match, Gao Tianyi took a precise pass from Wu Xi and grabbed a header to seal the win.
On the 17th, the Chinese team will join hands with
The national team traveled together on a chartered flight from Haikou to Dubai, UAE. According to the arrangement of head coach Li Xiaopeng, the 20th will be in Sharjah for the
national soccer team
One more warm-up match is scheduled. At present, the CFA is actively contacting local warm-up opponents in Sharjah. If the opponents are not materialized, it is not ruled out that the Chinese team will play with the
The Nationals play an extra matchup.
Tonight, China will announce a list of players heading to Sharjah, which is expected to be kept to around 27. Together with Jiang Guangtai, who is preparing for the tournament in Dubai, and Li Lei of the Swiss Grasshoppers, they will collectively make up the squad for the final two group matches of the World Qualifiers.
