In the 7th minute of the game, Zheng Zhi made a long pass from the backcourt, and high center Yang Xu headed over to find Zhao Yang who was advancing.
The Kazakh center back judged Yang Xu's intention, took the lead and headed the ball to his teammate - Nussebayev, the core of Astana's offense.
Nussebayev stopped the ball with his chest and then passed the ball over the top and hit the Chinese team behind.
Forward Izhnishenko ran a little too fast and was offside when he made the pass.
Although the ball was offside, it also shocked the Chinese team into a cold sweat.
Afterwards, the Chinese team did not dare to press so unscrupulously.
Kazakhstan gradually stepped up its offensive.
In the 13th minute, Kazakhstan suddenly changed its rhythm and started pressing in the frontcourt.
The Chinese team lacked adaptability. When the defender passed the ball to Zheng Zhi, he was intercepted by Kazakhstan's core midfielder Nussebayev and counterattacked on the spot.
Nusaybayev passed forward Izhnishenko.
Izhnishenko hit the gap, and forward Muzkov followed up with a powerful volley without stopping the ball.
The ball hit the leg of Zhao Jian who came to defend him and went out of the baseline.
Corner kick!
Kazakhstan midfielder Nusaybayev takes a corner kick.
The arcing ball was driven into the penalty area, and Wang Lei took the initiative to grab the first point.
The Kazakh player jumped to interfere, and Wang Lei threw the ball away.
Huaguo forward Yang Xu grabbed the spot and shook his head to push the ball out of the penalty area.
Zhao Yang did not participate in defense. He was the player responsible for counterattacks from the outside.
When Yang Xu made a clearance, Zhao Yang quickly predicted and went to grab the landing spot.
Zhao Yang rushed to the landing point immediately and picked the ball with his feet, trying to beat the Kazakhstan avant-garde Muzkov who was rushing over.
However, Muzikov had no intention of stealing the ball. He ran directly into Zhao Yang and knocked Zhao Yang to the ground.
Beep!
The referee's whistle sounds.
Yellow card! Free kick!
It's cost-effective to stop a quick counterattack with a yellow card and a free kick in the backcourt.
The Kazakhstani players were very professional and did not force the referee. One person stopped Zhao Yang from taking a quick free kick, and the others quickly returned to their positions.
Without the opportunity for a fast break, the Chinese team organized the attack from the backcourt, constantly passing the ball from the side, looking for Kazakhstan's loopholes.
Kazakhstan no longer had the trouble of a counterattack and quickly came out to press the Chinese team.
This time, the Chinese team was fully prepared. Zhao Yang also moved back several meters to meet the midfielder. Kazakhstan's fierce pressing did not pose any threat to the Chinese team.
In the 17th minute of the game, Zheng Zhi took the ball in the middle, dodged the opponent's pressing, and passed the ball diagonally to Zhao Yang. Zhao Yang directly made a wall and hit behind the Kazakhstan defender.
This pass is for Yang Xu who is penetrating forward.
Zhao Yang's wall-hitting pass is very skillful. If you go slower, Yang Xu will be offside.
Yang Xu grabbed the spot, stopped the ball, turned around and hit the goal.
Yang Xu was slow. When he shot, the defender had already arrived, jumped in and blocked the ball, and blocked the ball out of the baseline.
Corner kick!
This collaboration won a round of warm applause from the fans.
But there were also a lot of regrets mixed in.
Many people believe that if Zhao Yang and Yang Xu reversed their positions, with Zhao Yang's speed, the ball would probably have been made.
But this can only be a beautiful imagination.
If he had changed his position, Yang Xu would not have been able to pass such a ball to Zhao Yang. He did not have the skills and awareness.
Zheng Zhi, captain of the Chinese national team, came to the corner flag area to take the penalty, while Zhao Yang and Yang Xu went to the penalty area to grab points.
Zheng Zhi drove the ball low and forward, trying to coordinate with a corner kick.
The Kazakh player grabbed the spot and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.
Huaguo midfielder Rong Hao got the ball and lobbed it into the penalty area again.
Rong Hao's pass was a bit risky this time. The Kazakh players had already spread out. Once they caught the landing spot, there might be an opportunity for a quick counterattack.
Sure enough, Rong Hao's pass was not high enough and was intercepted by a Kazakh player, who headed the ball to his teammate.
The Kazakhstan defender launched a quick counterattack with a long pass.
Midfielder Nusselbayev headed the ball backwards, and forward Izhnishenko advanced at high speed, throwing away the Chinese defender and creating a one-on-one goal.
Goalkeeper Wang Lei quickly attacked,
After Izhnishenko caught up with the ball, he did not dribble, adjusted his steps, and shot directly.
Wang Lei is a very talented goalkeeper. He is not as stable as Cheng Cheng in goalkeeping, but he often performs miraculously.
The angle of Izhnishenko's shot was already very tricky, but Wang Lei fell to the ground and used his toes to block the ball out of the baseline under almost impossible circumstances.
"pretty!"
"This reaction!"
"Wang Lei saved the team."
"Cheng Cheng would definitely not be able to do it."
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In the stands, there was thunderous applause, and the fans praised Wang Lei for this wonderful save.
Izhnishenko shook his fist in great annoyance.
He almost celebrated this goal.
Kazakhstan wins a corner kick.
Nusaybayev passed the ball into the penalty area. This time Wang Lei did not attack rashly, but just stood on the goal line and watched his teammates compete for the top.
Kazakhstan central defender Lima is tall and strong. He had the upper hand in the blocking position with Feng Xiaoting. However, due to Feng Xiaoting's interference, Malley's header also missed the target and flew out of the baseline.
As time goes by, Kazakhstan gradually takes the initiative on the field.
Zhao Yang had to continue to retreat, forming a five-man midfield to compete with Kazakhstan.
Zhao Yang retreated, and Yang Xu was the only one in front.
Yang Xu is not fast and his skills are average.
Kazakhstan did not have to worry about its own defense line at all. The two full-backs moved forward without any worries, posing a great threat to the two wings of the Chinese team.
The Chinese team has a numerical advantage in the midfield, so Kazakhstan reduces the competition with the Chinese team in the midfield, directly passes the ball from the backcourt to the wing, and uses the numerical advantage on the wing to attack the national football team's penalty area.
In the 30th minute, Kazakhstan once again passed a long pass over the top from the right, and the full-back Akhmetov moved forward to get the ball and passed it back to the front of the penalty area.
It’s Izhnishenko again!
He was in good condition today and was running very actively.
Seizing the spot, Izhnishenko volleyed hard from a small angle.
China goalkeeper Wang Lei reacted extremely quickly. He jumped up and blocked the ball out of the baseline again.
Kazakhstan gets another corner kick opportunity.
The Chinese team is known as the leading team, and it is not weaker than Kazakhstan in high-altitude balls.
Zhang Peng squeezed away his opponent and headed the ball to make a clearance.
In the 39th minute, Kazakhstan forward Yuri retreated to the midfield to get the ball, and then made an overhead pass to his forward teammate Izhnishenko.
Kazakhstan continued to play long passes, and the defenders of the Chinese team were also on guard.
The purpose of Yuri's long pass was seen through by Zhang Peng, who cleared the ball before Izhnishenko.
Kazakhstan took a corner kick, and Feng Xiaoting, deputy director of the national football team, grabbed the spot and jumped high to push the ball away.
Zhao Yang cleverly grabbed the spot, but the Kazakhstan player was a step too slow when he came over, and Zhao Yang easily passed him through the crotch.
Yang Xu defended a corner kick in the penalty area, and Zhao Yang was already the leading player.
Zhao Yang had no one to pass to, so after getting the ball, he could only rush along the left road towards the baseline.