At the Al Cohall Stadium, the atmosphere was fanatical and the earth-shaking cheers were heard one after another. After the World Cup 1/8 finals between the Chinese team and Mexico started, a scene of cautious testing each other was presented.

Whether it is the Chinese team or the Mexican team, they will actually face today's game conservatively, especially their bottom line is that even if they play overtime, there is no problem in playing penalty shootouts!

But you cannot lose or get out because of your own radicalism!

Mexico's overall strength has not become stronger after the previous generation of stars withdrew from the national team stage. Among the familiar previous generation of stars, Dos Santos and Little Pea Hernandez, and now the players in the team are not very star-stirring!

However, under Martino's training, the Mexico team also made a living by defending counterattack.

Antuna on the right side, Pizarro on the left side, the midfield is supplemented by Pine and Gutierrez, and Gimenes, who is working hard in the Premier League on the front line, is a powerful siege weapon to disrupt the opponent's defense.

Although Mexico's tactics are simple, after Martino injected with Argentine football concept, the team's control over the game and passing organization was strengthened.

Especially the sense of rhythm of the game has become clean and neat. I will never delay the ball and let myself fall into the offensive quagmire. If I can fight, I will fight. If I can’t fight, I will retreat to defend and look for a counterattack opportunity!

The key to fighting a defensive counterattack is to create opportunities for counterattack. If you always invest hugely in the positional battle, you will obviously be unable to launch a counterattack.

There is no doubt that the Chinese team is very similar in rhythm to Mexico, so the two teams tried to attack each other within 10 minutes after the start of the game and played very simply.

But after the test period, the counterattacks of the two teams showed climaxes at Al Kohall Stadium!

In the 13th minute of the game, the midfielder of Pine made a long pass to find Jimenes. The latter received the header on the penalty area line and went to find Pizarro who cut inside. Although the latter touched the ball first when cutting into the penalty area, he stopped the ball with his chest but failed to control his strength. The football bounced out of its own ball control range. Cheng Renjun took the lead and blocked Pizarro behind him, watching the football bounce out of the baseline.

Martino made a gesture on the sidelines to make the team retreat and prepare to defend.

The Chinese team has to fight a positional battle, which is what Mexico likes, and the Chinese team plays very simply in a positional battle.

In the 15th minute of the game, the Chinese team made a fast break in the frontcourt. Zhao Fenghua stopped and spiked the ball with the interference of Gutierrez and defense, because he had seen Diego Reyes rushing up to intercept him, but at this time he passed the ball straight behind Reyes!

Reyes stopped suddenly and turned around and saw Wu Lei hit the ball with a shot.

Luo Cheng cut inside the wing and although he was a little far from the goal, he still made a decisive shot!

The Chinese team's forward trident, who did not make a debut in the final game of the group stage, is energetic today. The best scorer in this World Cup is Luo Cheng, and his performance has attracted more than imagined attention from the outside world.

The shot was so powerful that the football flew straight above the corner of the goal!

Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa ran a few quick steps before jumping!

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the upper left corner of the goal, Ochoa blocked the ball in the air like a superman!

Defender Arauyo immediately returned to the small penalty area and turned halfway around to clear the ball out of the sideline.

call!

All Chinese fans exclaimed!

Mexican fans are still scared!

"Luo Cheng almost scored a long shot! If this ball is in, it will definitely be a world wave!

Ochoa! The 37-year-old Ochoa is as agile as the 27-year-old!

Mexico has a really good goalkeeper!

The Chinese team's forward line obviously began to be active in the game. They sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the last game. It can be said that Situ Yunbing boldly used people in the last game to give the main front line a full rest. Today, the Chinese team's forward line has absolutely an advantage in physical fitness at least!"

Martino held his glasses on the sidelines. The danger just now really shocked!

The Chinese team has a strong forward line, which has been proven in the group stage.

7 goals from 5 different players!

Mexico needs to be more cautious in positional battles and defense!

With this dangerous situation, Martino naturally made a defensive adjustment, allowing the midfield line to retreat to the front of the penalty area, avoiding being cut in by the Chinese winger and shooting long shots!

In the 18th minute of the game, the Chinese team made a fast break in the frontcourt. Zhao Fenghua came to the dangerous offensive area and then received Luo Cheng's pass from the side. When he rushed in the undercover to press, Zhao Fenghua pretended to take the ball but pulled the ball down and turned to the other side. He looked like he was strolling in a vain, but the opponent was in a hurry.

After the group stage, when European media summarized the players who performed well in the World Cup group stage, Zhao Fenghua was able to rank in the top five among all participating teams!

He sorted out the Chinese team's midfield offense and defense well, and also constantly delivered threatening balls!

Although he lacks stronger impact and aura on the World Cup stage compared to those players who are already considered a world-class midfielder, he is already outstanding in stability.

When Zhao Fenghua continued to dribble forward, Gutierrez blocked his front. At this time, Zhao Fenghua shortly passed the ball to the right in front of the penalty area. Gutierrez still guarded Zhao Fenghua. If Reyes rushed to press Luo Xin.

After Luo Xin cut inward, he found that there was no good chance to take a long shot directly, so he made a move to continue to cut inward to make the Mexican defense line close, and then suddenly changed direction and went to the outside line to kill veteran Moreno!

Following the penalty area line to the bottom line, Luo Xin swept the ball across the front of the goal!

Wu Lei quickly followed up with a diagonal insertion to grab the front point and shot!

Just as he shot, defender Alvarez made a direct tackle and blocked the ball out of the baseline!

Another wave of offensives in China formed a shot, but this time the Mexico defense line was done well!

Martino looked solemn, and the Chinese team's forward strength was much stronger than he thought!

Three minutes later, when Luo Cheng made a cross from the wing and was blocked directly by Rodriguez, Pi Nei controlled the ball in the backcourt. Seeing Zhao Fenghua retreating, he knew that he had to get the ball as soon as possible, otherwise Mexico would not even have a chance to counterattack!

So the Nei passed the ball diagonally to the left of the midfield, and veteran Moreno quickly stepped forward on the side and then passed the ball straight ahead.

Pizarro stopped the ball in the left side of the offensive dangerous area, and turned around and rushed forward quickly. Because Mexico's follow-up in the middle was slow, Zhang Zhibang decisively assisted in the defense of the side. Just when he was about to reach Pizarro, the latter stopped the ball and retreated, and then passed the ball with a diagonal pass to the left side in front of the penalty area.

Center Jimenes responded here with her back. Before Bai Yuanfan could come forward to defend, Jimenes spiked the ball and turned around and connected the shot!

The football flew straight to the lower left position in the middle of the goal. The ball came suddenly. Chen Jingjie's vision was blocked at the beginning, so the save movement was a little slow, but fortunately he could barely block the ball out of the bottom line!

After completing the save, he raised his hand to his teammates and said that he was fine. Bai Yuanfan just happened to block his sight and could not see Jimenes turn around with the ball.

"Chen Jingjie saved Jimenes' shot! Mexico's counterattack also began to threaten!

The Chinese team needs to improve their defensive aggression and cannot allow their opponents to shoot in the penalty area so easily!"

Situ Yunbing also hit his left palm with his right fist on the sidelines, with a tough expression. The message conveyed to the team was to be tougher and more decisive in defense!

After all, Mexico is also fighting back, with only a few people on the offensive end. If Gimenes retreats to respond, Bai Yuanfan will decisively push forward, because other Mexico's offensive players will have teammates to keep a guard against restrictions!

Perhaps because it was a knockout match, Bai Yuanfan also had some concerns, fearing that he would expose his room in the penalty area to be used by his opponent!

Regardless, the knockout stage is always stressful, especially for defensive players.

They are different from offensive players. Offensive players can make mistakes from beginning to end. As long as they are right, one chance, or one goal, they may turn the world around. However, as long as the defensive players make mistakes once, no matter how many times they are right, they will become eternal sinners.

Mexico's corner kick offense failed to threaten, and not many players were involved in the attack.

After the Chinese team's defense became aggressive and tough, this made them continue to put pressure on the Mexican defense line.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Gutierrez received a pass from Pizarro in the frontcourt and found the target. Zhao Fenghua rushed to press him. Gutierrez suddenly dribbled the ball and changed direction to get rid of it, but immediately followed Huang Bozhou to kill and tackle the ball and broke the ball.

Zhao Fenghua turned around and quickly stepped forward to drive the ball to advance the offense. Seeing this, Nei Shou quickly retreated.

After Zhao Fenghua dribbled into the dangerous area of ​​the offensive, he rushed into the undercover to send a shovel to intercept it!

Zhao Fenghua calmly spiked the ball and changed direction to dodge it, and then passed the ball diagonally in front of Reyes to the left in front of the penalty area.

Wu Lei took the initiative to pick up the ball and ran towards the sideline, which surprised Arauyo, who was on the top defense. The defender Rodriguez, who was about to step forward to steal Wu Lei, was about to pass the ball from Rodriguez and Arauyo!

Rodriguez turned around and looked at Luo Cheng’s figure!

Luo Cheng cuts inside the outside and breaks into the penalty area. After receiving Wu Lei's pass, he has already penetrated Mexico's defense line.

When Alvarez came quickly towards him, Luo Cheng decisively passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area!

Because Luo Xin is about to reach the position at that end!

Just as the football fell, Ochoa ran quickly towards the right goal post. Alvarez and Araujo were powerless, and 34-year-old veteran Moreno was also freed by Roxin!

Seeing that Luo Xin was about to head the ball directly, someone jumped from his eyes and pushed the ball out of the baseline!

Mid-back Diego Reyes!

Nearly 30,000 Chinese fans in the stands of Al Kohall Stadium sighed and couldn't help but hold their heads with their hands!

Without Reyes' rescue, Luo Xin would almost face the mid-air gate!
Chapter completed!