After the China national team arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, they were received by the North Korean officials.
Due to political factors, North Korea attached great importance to public relations, but there were also suspicions of exaggeration. It seemed that they wanted every foreigner who came to North Korea to think that the country was full of happiness and prosperity.
However, when the national team began training, they were really shocked by the "prosperity" of North Korean football!
They came to the May Day Stadium, which was completed in 1989.
The stadium had a unique shape, in the shape of an umbrella, with a roof composed of 16 semi-circular structures.
The construction area of the stadium reached 207,000 square meters, and the audience capacity reached 150,000 people.
This comprehensive stadium could host football games, as well as other sports competitions.
The stadium had indoor swimming pools, sauna rooms, and other facilities. It also had a complete athlete rest area and recovery area. Even the North Korean Sports Science Laboratory was located here.
Even Qin Xiong, who was used to the top European stadium, Bernabéu, felt absent-minded when he was in the May Day Stadium.
The capacity was almost twice that of Bernabéu!
However, this was a comprehensive stadium, unlike Bernabéu, which was a professional football stadium.
After the training, the China team welcomed the third last game of the world qualifier against the North Korean team in good spirits.
The May Day Stadium, which could accommodate 150,000 people, was full in the evening!
Moreover, the North Korean fans in the stands were neatly dressed. Even the female cheerleaders occupied a large area of the stands. The scenery was really beautiful!
It was the first time that Qin Xiong played a game in such an atmosphere in the stands. He was really curious and observed for a while.
And what made him feel strange was that in the past, even if it was an away game for the national team, he could feel a lot of attention on him at the opponent's home ground!
This was easy to understand. He was a superstar. As long as the fans liked or disliked him, at least they would not ignore his existence!
But in the North Korean team's home ground, he could keenly perceive that in the eyes of the North Korean fans, he seemed to be no different from the other China players.
It was likely that because his body was not as strong as Li Weifeng and Liu Yi, he was not eye-catching!
It was really strange.
It seemed that the North Korean fans did not know his strength at all.
Only the North Korean players would look at him a few more times when they shook hands with him. Their eyes were full of attention and vigilance.
"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to our live broadcast of the sixth round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. China will challenge North Korea in an away game.
Because we are still behind North Korea in points, it is very difficult for China to play in this away game. We need to get three points in this away game to overtake North Korea and become the second team in the group. The top two teams in the group can directly advance to the finals of the World Cup in South Africa. We wish China a triumphant return from this away game.
Today, the North Korean team adopted a defensive formation.
North Korea starting 541.
Goalkeeper: Li Mingguo
Defenders: Cha Jung-hyeok, Li Guangchuan, Li Jun-ri, Park Chol-jin, Zhi Yin-nam.
Midfield: An Yingxue, Pu Nanzhe, Hong Yingzao, Wenguo.
Forward: Zheng Dashi.
China's starting lineup: 442.
Goalkeeper: Yang Zhi
Defenders: Sun Jihai, Li Weifeng, Feng Xiaoting, Sun Xiang.
Midfield: Zhang Pengfei, Liu Yi, Zheng Zhi, Shao Jiayi.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Han Peng.
Well, the game is about to start. I hope China can play well in the game. "
The game began and China took the lead to kick off. Qin Xiong swayed past Pu Nanzhe 40 yards away from the goal in the second minute of the game and made a long shot.
Although the football deviated from the goal, the sudden long shot still startled the North Korean goalkeeper, Li Mingguo.
The atmosphere in the stadium was always high. The North Korean fans in the stands cheered for the team with the same slogan.
It was a very strange atmosphere. It seemed that there was only one sound in the stadium!
This was more prominent than China's home game, which often echoed "China Go!".
Because there was almost no other noise, there was little applause, and the cheers and screams were almost inaudible.
Even the female cheerleaders sitting in the stands seemed to be carrying out a rehearsed performance in the stands …
The North Korean team played very patiently and cautiously at home. They did not need to attack the China team. As long as they could get a draw, they had a high probability of beating the China team and directly advancing to the World Cup finals in South Africa.
But perhaps the North Korean team was still shouldering a "political task" and could not be too weak at home, so they still had to attack.
Zheng Dashi was very impactful, but the China team had honed defensive counterattack tactics over a long period of time. The defense had become stable.
Zheng Zhi and Liu Yi, who had changed from defenders to midfielders, were becoming more and more mature. In addition, the defensive players on the defensive line were rich in game experience. With the combination of the old and the new, the China team's defensive strength had been greatly improved.
The reason why Qin Xiong's performance was not satisfactory when he was absent was that the China team could not break through the offensive situation. They could only mobilize the troops from the backfield to pile up the attacking players, which led to flaws in the defense.
After Qin Xiong's return, the China team's morale was the first to stabilize, and their performance on the field was getting better and better.
The North Korean team used a simple offensive method to attack the China team's defensive line, but it did not have a good effect.
Qin Xiong was the first to perform with an unreasonable selfishness in the front field!
Long shot! Pass! Breakthrough!
Even if the opportunity was bad, he had to finish the shot himself!
In the first 30 minutes, he completed eight shots!
All the shots on the China team were concentrated on him!
This was a very strange statistic, but the China team players took it for granted.
Even if Qin Xiong missed a hundred excellent chances, no teammates would dare to complain or blame him.
Because Qin Xiong brought so much joy and glory to the national team and China's football that he had been deified.
But Qin Xiong was not fooling around.
In the 36th minute of the game, his real intention and the tactical arrangement of the China team really worked.
Because of the constant shooting, he became the most threatening player in the eyes of the North Korean team players.
So they were particularly focused on marking him.
After he broke through the midfield defense line of Pu Namzhe and Ahn Yingxue, the defenders Li Guangchuan and Li Junri came up in horror to surround him.
At this time, Qin Xiong calmly sent a straight kick.
Cha Jung-Hyeok and Pu Chul Jin focused on marking Han Peng, but the real danger was Zhang Pengfei!
He still had the speed advantage in the Asian football competition. In the eyes of the North Korean team, he cut inside the penalty area at a very fast speed, received Qin Xiong's straight ball, and calmly pushed the far corner of the goal!
The goalkeeper, Lee Mingguo, could not save in time and watched the football roll into the goal!
The 51 Day Stadium was silent for a moment!
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