In the first match of the group stage, the China Olympic team would be under a lot of psychological pressure. Fortunately, there was Qin Xiong holding the line, so they would not panic.
None of the New Zealand players had played against Qin Xiong before, but Qin Xiong's reputation had spread throughout the game.
They did not dare to act rashly and were slightly conservative after the game started. When Qin Xiong broke through Henderson and Olde from the right side in the fourth minute of the game and passed from the bottom, the New Zealand team felt the gap in technical ability with Qin Xiong.
If it were not for the tight defense formed by two defensive midfielders and a full back, which made Qin Xiong unable to find space, Qin Xiong would have been able to form a shot himself.
He created a long shot opportunity for Zhou Haibin, who plugged in from the back.
Unfortunately, Zhou Haibin's long shot was an anti-aircraft gun.
The fans in the stands watched with great enthusiasm and kept cheering for the China team.
The New Zealand team's conservatism made their offense pose no threat.
With Li Weifeng and Liu Yi in the defensive center and leading the midfield and rear defensive line, the China team's defense performed very smoothly without great offensive pressure.
In the eighth minute of the game, Qin Xiong moved to the left side again. After receiving Zhao Xuyuan's pass, he dribbled the ball on the left side and broke through Jenkins. In front of the penalty area, he turned inside and cut across the area in front of the penalty area. He dribbled and paused to avoid Pefuli's interception before finding an angle to shoot and shot out.
The football flew past the head of the full back, Nelson. Nelson turned his head to look and was shocked to see the football hanging in the top right corner of the goal, the dead corner!
"The China team has scored! Qin Xiong opened the scoring for the China team. The New Zealand team lacked top-level experience and were at a loss to deal with Qin Xiong's wide range of flexible running and superb dribbling breakthroughs. Qin Xiong helped the China team take the lead with his iconic long shot after dribbling horizontally in front of the penalty area. "
Seeing Qin Xiong break the goal, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly exploded to the peak. Dujković and Yan Tiesheng on the sidelines also stood up and applauded.
The China Olympic team's players relieved most of the pressure and took the lead!
Naturally, they would feel more relaxed.
Team New Zealand was at a loss.
It was as if they were playing football in a completely different world from Qin Xiong.
Whether it was his dribbling speed, positioning awareness, or improvisation, Qin Xiong seemed to be under no pressure at all. He was not nervous at all.
Qin Xiong simply celebrated the goal and then returned to the other half of the field with his teammates to wait for the game to restart.
After the match started, New Zealand, who was trailing behind, had yet to recover from the pressure of being scored by Qin Xiong at the start of the match. They still faced the match with a conservative attitude.
At this time, China's Olympic team was a little complacent, or rather, they thought they could suppress their opponents.
The players in the backfield began to push forward, and the players frequently plugged in from the back to assist.
However, this gave New Zealand a very good chance to counterattack.
In the 15th minute of the game, Henderson of New Zealand's team launched a counterattack from the flank. The pass from the flank almost found the center forward, Killen. If it were not for Li Weifeng's header out of the end line, China's Olympic team would have been doomed.
Five minutes later, Qin Xiong's long shot in front of the penalty area was blocked out of the end line. China's Olympic team's attack from the corner was fruitless. Team New Zealand launched a quick counterattack. The striker, Brocchi, faced the goalkeeper, Qiu Shengjiong alone. Brocchi's push shot slid out of the goal and missed the best opportunity.
After the goal, China's team could not play the threatening offensive as before. There were too many players plugging in from the back. Everyone wanted to perform, which caused the originally simple offensive tactics to become complicated. The effect did not increase but instead decreased.
In the 27th minute of the game, Qin Xiong saw the full backs and midfielders rushing forward after he retreated to control the ball. He stepped on the ball in place and waited for the New Zealand players to come to snatch it. Then, he suddenly started to dodge and then hung the ball into the penalty area. Han Peng swung his head and shot over the crossbar.
When the attacking players who were not forwards retreated, they were surprised to see Qin Xiong's serious expression. It was a little scary. After they ran back to their defensive zone, Qin Xiong turned around and pointed at them and shouted, "Go back! Execute the tactical play arranged by the coach! "
Whether it was Zhao Xunfu in the midfield or Feng Xiaoting on the defensive line, as well as the other players, all of them were a little frightened.
Qin Xiong rarely lost his temper. At least he gave people the image of being gentle, humble, and approachable.
It was rare for him to fly into a rage on the field.
What tactics did China's Olympic team have?
Defensive counterattack!
But now they were playing positional play, which was obviously the opposite of the original intention of the tactical design.
It was not that Qin Xiong could not bear to see his teammates in the limelight, but China's Olympic team was also going to enter the national team in the future.
In the Asian competition, China's team had a certain strength to play positional play and frontal attack, but they also had to pick soft persimmons to pinch.
And on the world stage, who could China's team compete with in positional play and frontal confrontation?
They could only play defensive counterattack!
If they thought they could abandon the tactical design and play freely just because they were in the lead, then China's team would not go far at all!
It was precisely because of the weak foundation of football that China's team needed a strong tactical execution ability and efficiency to move forward!
Qin Xiong's idea was not to instill in them that the China Olympic team was just a stage of growth. In the future, they might have to enter the national team. That was the real battlefield.
Take this Olympic men's football competition for example.
What was New Zealand?
What was the strength of the Brazilian team in the same group with Ronaldinho, Diego, Pato, and Marcelo, who played for the top European clubs?
What was the strength of the Argentinian team with Messi, Mascherano, Riquelme, Di Maria, Gago, Zabaleta, and other famous players or superstars?
Qin Xiong either did not come to participate in the game. Since he was here, of course, he had to fight for the honor and work hard to win!
So, even though the opponent was New Zealand and the China Olympic team was in the lead, if he thought there was a problem with the team, as the captain, he would point it out immediately.
After Qin Xiong's repeated request with a cold face, the China Olympic team resumed their posture on the field at the beginning of the game.
Defensive counterattack.
New Zealand had to invest in the offense because they were behind in the score. They had also gotten good shooting opportunities through several counterattacks before.
Unfortunately, after China's Olympic team was conservative, their offensive creativity was curbed, and China's Olympic team seized the opponent's counterattack opportunities.
In the 44th minute of the game, Qin Xiong sent a one-handed ball to Han Peng in front of the penalty area. Han Peng was pulled down by his opponent from behind and won a penalty kick for China's team, which led to New Zealand's Hogg being sent off with a red card!
Qin Xiong scored the penalty kick in one move, and China's Olympic team was in the lead with two goals!
The second half of the game was dull. The New Zealand team was afraid of being counterattacked because they were outnumbered and did not dare to invest too much in the offense. Under the leadership of Qin Xiong, China's Olympic team defeated the New Zealand team with two goals and got a good start in the group stage.
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