China won three games in a row in the group stage, while Australia lost to South Korea 0-/kloc-0-0 after winning the first two games in a row and scoring eight goals. Since Australia was incorporated into the Asian football map, the two sides have had four international A-level competitions, and the national football team has a slight advantage of 2 wins 1 draw 1 negative. In this battle, Perrin adjusted the national football team. Partner with Zhang as a central defender and return to his accustomed left-back position. Zheng Zhi, Wu and Cai Huikang formed three midfield combinations, while, and Ji Xiang hit the frontcourt.
Despite the rain before the game, the fans still created a warm atmosphere. The more dominant Australian fans generally wear yellow jerseys, while the "red tone" of Chinese and China fans is more prominent, and the scene of singing the national anthem in unison is particularly shocking. At the beginning, there was a scene where many people continued to fight on the sidewalk. China was determined to get the ball, and Lei Wu rushed to catch goalkeeper Ryan in the 5th minute. When Lei Wu's toe almost touched the ball, Ryan hurriedly kicked it out. In the 7 th minute, Cai Huikang quickly launched a fast break after breaking the ball in the backcourt. After Lei Wu got rid of Wilkinson, he was knocked down by sainsbury on the left [click to watch the video]. After the referee whistled and awarded China a free kick, Australian captain Jedinak stepped on Lei Wu's calf behind him, then continued to ride on Lei Wu, and finally shook hands with Lei Wu in a friendly manner. China's free kick was intercepted by the Australian wall.
Although Australia established a 70% possession advantage in the first quarter of an hour, it did not form a substantive offensive. 14 minutes, Lei Wu's fast break created chaos again, and sainsbury, the last man in the Australian defence, struggled to destroy the ball. In the first17th minute, Cai Huikang, who had a steal, once again stole the famous Bresiano. Just when Cai Huikang fell to the ground injured by Bresciano's trampling action, the small-angle attack on Lei Wu Middle Road was blocked by sainsbury. China formed a relay header in the corner kick attack, and Ji Xiang's goal was confiscated by Ryan. Two minutes later, Ren Hang's forward winger was kicked down by Jedinak behind him, and Jedinak was furious after receiving a yellow card [click to watch the video]. 2 1 min, Wu knocks back in front of Zhang chengdong's baseline, and both Ji Xiang meet in place but interfere with each other. Ji Xiang missed the ball.
Cruise, Leckie and Davidson were punished for free kicks many times, but referee Jin Zhonghe from South Korea made an accurate judgment and ignored them. Australian players complained and Australian fans even booed. In the middle of the first half, the Australian Open finally got a corner kick and a free kick, and Jedinak's small-angle header was blocked by Wang [click to watch the video]. In the 28th minute, after Ji Xiang got rid of the ball on the right, he quickly passed it obliquely. Wu Lei's forward insertion was offside, and the slow motion showed that the penalty seemed controversial [click to watch the video]. 1 minute later, an inside shot was formed on the right side with skilled Australians, and Wang blocked the ball [click to watch the video]. Australia's ownership rate has reached 75%. China fans at the scene chanted "Come on".
In the 35th minute, after Cai Huikang finished the tackle, the referee decided that Ji Xiang's previous action was a foul. Bresciano took a free kick on the right, and sainsbury's front plug was slightly higher than the crossbar. Three minutes later, Leckie found Cahill on the left, and Ren Hang retreated to Cahill in time to interfere with his header [click to watch the video]. In the 42nd minute, Bresciano first knocked down Ji Xiang in the side fight, and then pushed down Ren Hang after the referee ruled the foul ball. The referee gave two players a verbal warning. Jedinak was convicted of a foul after knocking down Wu Lei and continued to complain about the penalty. When both sides applauded, he obviously patted Lei Wu's palm with great strength. The two sides fought 0-0 at halftime.
In the first half of the first half, Mei Fang was injured in the confrontation with Leckie. After insisting on the first half, the national football team replaced him with Jiang Zhipeng, and Ren Hang returned to the position of central defender. Australia made a series of attacks at the beginning of the second half, and scored in the 49th minute-Cahill pushed the ball near Zheng Zhi's right temple when the corner kicked high. Zheng Zhi fell to the ground, Frandzic hit the ball into the penalty area, Cahill shot from a small angle with a barb beside the fallen Zheng Zhi [click to watch the goal video], and the Australian Open 1-0 led. When Zheng Zhi fell to the ground, China obviously hesitated.
After conceding the goal, the formation of China team was advanced; While the Australian team used China's backcourt gap to play diagonally. In the 53rd minute, Wu Zhonglu's error in protecting the ball was intercepted, and Zhang put it down in front of the restricted area and got a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Zheng Zhi instigated the right cross, and the Australian defense blocked the ball, and Jiang Zhipeng shot high. Zhang kept waving his arms and gestured to move forward in formation. In the 59th minute, his powerful shot from the perimeter caused Ryan to throw away from him, and Frandzic kicked the ball away before rushing to the landing point Wu Lei [click to watch the video].
In the 60th minute, Cahill obliquely crosses the left side of the restricted area, ferries the header to the door and shoots Wang from close range [click to watch the video]. 1 minute later, Cahill threatened again. He turned and shot low under the defense of Zhang Chengdong and was saved by Wang [click to watch the video]. In the 63rd minute, an Australian corner kick, sainsbury's header was blocked by Wang. Australia's continuous threats finally scored again in the 65 th minute-Australia's three-man attack cross on the left. Cahill was the only offensive player who met in the penalty area, but he grabbed the landing point between Ren Hang and Jiang Zhipeng and headed the ball into the dead corner of the goal, and the score expanded to 2-0.
In the passive situation, the formation of China team was pushed forward, and the domestic fans were also shouting "Enter One" neatly. In the 70th minute, Jiang Zhipeng's peripheral low shot caused Ryan to throw the ball away, and Wu Lei's small-angle header was confiscated by Ryan who got up quickly [click to watch the video]; 1 minute later, Zheng Zhi's right wing missed [click to watch the video]. China once replaced Sun Ke's position in Shanghai. In the 75th minute, China took a corner kick, and its header missed the goal. 1 minute later, Wu's attack outside the restricted area was turned back after being attracted by the attack on Haibin Road. Since then, the attack on the right side of the sea has been blocked again. In the 79th minute, before breaking through the bottom line, Wu's forward attack was instantly pulled down by the other side's clearance. China made the last substitution adjustment, replacing Wu with Yang Xu.
In the 84th minute, China scored a foul ball in the backcourt. Milligan took the ball all the way into the penalty area and was blocked by Wang in the face of the goalkeeper's attack [click to watch the video]. In the final stage, the Australian Open used counterattack and fast break to form an attack many times, and milligan was saved by Wang in the 89th minute. After that, Wang rushed out of the restricted area, destroying the impact of Burns. In the end, China lost 0-2 and missed the Asian Cup semi-finals. China's appearance lineup: 23- Wang; 2- Ren Hang, 3- Mei (46 minutes, 4- Jiang Zhipeng), 5- Zhang, 17- Zhang Chengdong; 10- Zheng Zhi, 15- Wu (83 minutes, 9- Yang Xu), 8- Cai Huikang; 14- Ji Xiang, 17- Lei Wu, 16- Sun Ke (72 minutes, 2 1- Hai)
Australian team appearance lineup: 1- Ryan; 3- Davidson, 20- sainsbury, 22- Wilkinson, 2- Frandzic; 23- Bresciano (62 minutes, 14- Troisi), 15- jedinak, 2 1- longo; 7- Leckie (69 minutes, 16- Burns), 4- Cahill (8 1 minute, 5- Millikan), 10- Cruise.