In the arena, the front line is led by naturalized star Fernando and young talent Baiheramu, both of whom are currently in hot form and full of fighting power. While top scorer Wu Lei is absent due to injury, local center forward Zhang Yuning and former Chinese Super League Golden Boot Eickson, as well as Wei Shihao, Xie Pengfei and a host of other attacking masters, are temporarily sitting on the bench. In the midfield, Wang Shangyuan and Jiang Shenglong, who has switched to playing at the back, form a solid barrier. It's clear that the national team will be playing defense in this match if they don't have the strength to play attacking soccer against their opponents, where a point would be enough to ensure their advancement.
The starting lineup mirrors a clear shift in the national team since coach Ivan took charge - a transition from the "Harbor System" to the "Shenhua System". Zhang Lin Miao, Yan Jun Ling and other harbor players are no longer in the starting lineup, and even away from the national team, while Jiang Guangtai became the only starting harbor player, Zhu Chenjie, Xu Hao Yang, Jiang Shenglong and Yang Zexiang and other Shenhua players have appeared. Goalkeeper Wang Dalei also became famous in Shanghai Shenhua, and then transferred to Shandong Taishan. In summary, the "Shenhua system" debut occupies half of the country.
The curtain opened, the national football team will be defense-oriented, facing the offensive strength of South Korea, the two sides 0: 0 handshake. South Korea half six shots on goal, the national football team twice, both sides have mutual offense and defense. Toward halftime, the national football team two excellent scoring opportunities to South Korean players shocked out of a cold sweat. South Korea's ball control rate of 68%, the national football team only 32%. At least in the first half, the starting lineup and tactical arrangement of the national football team were effective. However, in the second half, the defense was in a hurry. In the 60th minute, South Korean player Son Heung-miao passed from the left side of the road, and the national football team was left unchecked, and Lee Gang-in easily broke through the goal. The national soccer team fell into passive. In the 68th minute, Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning came on as substitutes for Fernando and Xie Wenneng. But the actual situation is not as good as imagined, Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning came on the field, but it is difficult to find a good opportunity to score. The national football team is still passive defense, and the offense has nothing to do. Xie Pengfei and Wei Shihao should have been on the field, but the five substitutions have been exhausted, and both of them have no chance to play. Coach Ivan seemed to have no intention of equalizing the score, but he managed to avoid conceding a goal. In the end, the national soccer team lost 0:1, and the only way to turn the situation around was to hope that Singapore would not net three goals against Thailand.
