After the game started, Lebanon took the lead and launched an attack on the Chinese team.
Although Lebanon lost all three games in the first three rounds of the group stage and ranked last with 0 points, it has not been eliminated early. If Lebanon can win all three games in the next three rounds and get 9 points, it may not be impossible to qualify.
Of course, the chances of this happening are not high. But even if the chances are low, we should strive for it for the sake of national honor.
Therefore, Lebanon had no choice. Even though they knew that this was the Chinese team's home court and that the Chinese team was clearly playing a defensive counterattack and had a super shooter like Lu Wenbin, they could only take the initiative to attack.
The Chinese team naturally wanted it very much.
They were originally playing a defensive counterattack, so Lebanon's proactive attack was just what they wanted. Not only could it train their new 451 formation, but it could also provide them with more offensive opportunities because of the empty Lebanese backcourt defense.
However, the lack of coordination between Lu Wenbin and his teammates and the gap in strength are indeed a big problem.
For example, in the 10th minute, midfielder Zhao Xuri intercepted Lebanon's attack and passed the ball to Deng Zhuoxiang near the center line. Lu Wenbin in the front immediately changed direction and shook off two defensive players and rushed towards Lebanon's penalty area, trying to make an offside.
As a result, after receiving the ball, Deng Zhuoxiang did not pass it, but took a step forward and then passed it straight.
This tiny time difference put Lu Wenbin in an offside position and the counterattack failed.
In addition to this time, there was another time when Yu Hai made a cross from the bottom. Lu Wenbin shook off the defender without any sudden braking and ran into a gap at the top of the penalty area. If Yu Hai's cross was in place, Lu Wenbin would have a high chance of scoring a goal by shooting on the penalty area line.
But Yu Hai, like the Lebanese defenders, did not expect Lu Wenbin to suddenly brake and pass the ball into the penalty area, but it was easily cleared by the opponent's defender.
In addition to the poor coordination between passing and running, there is also the quality of the passing.
The pass was either too big or too small, too high or too crooked, which might be due to the teammates' fatigue from flying back and forth between China and the Middle East.
But no matter what the reason, Lu Wenbin played very awkwardly.
Given the third-rate Asian level of Lebanese players and defense, if Lu Wenbin had the passing support of Salihovic, Eduardo and others, he would probably have scored twice in the first 30 minutes.
But in this home game that the fans were paying close attention to, Lu Wenbin still hadn't scored a single goal after 30 minutes.
The only time Lu Wenbin dribbled the ball to counterattack, he was tackled by the opponent because of a dribbling error, and it ended before he could even shoot.
Fortunately, although there was no goal, Lu Wenbin always put enormous pressure on the Lebanese defense, making their defenders afraid to press forward and assist.
The team's strength was not good to begin with, and the defense was held back by Lu Wenbin alone, so Lebanon was unable to score a goal.
It was not until the 33rd minute that the Chinese team finally launched a rare successful counterattack.
Lebanon's attack was intercepted and the Chinese team quickly counterattacked, getting the ball to the front court in just three passes.
Lu Wenbin shook off the defender by changing direction and created a gap near the corner of the penalty area. Zheng Zhi, who was dribbling the ball, made a good pass, and Lu Wenbin made a curved shot at the corner of the penalty area without stopping the ball.
The ball passed over the goalkeeper's hand and flew into the far corner.
Lu Wenbin finally scored the first goal of the game, giving the Chinese team a 1-0 lead.
In an instant, the entire Huanglong Sports Center was boiling.
After anxiously waiting for 33 minutes, tens of thousands of fans finally waited for Lu Wenbin's first goal at home and finally waited for the Chinese team to take the lead.
Countless fans waved the five-star red flag, shouted Lu Wenbin's name, and made huge cheers and screams.
The entire stadium became a sea of red.
The CCTV commentator also said excitedly: "Although the Chinese national football team teammates did not cooperate well with Lu Wenbin and wasted a lot of opportunities, in the 33rd minute of the first half, Zheng Zhi finally made a good pass and assisted Lu Wenbin to score the first goal of the Chinese team in this game. The Chinese team is leading 1-0!"
After falling behind, Lebanon attacked more anxiously in an attempt to equalize the score.
But their attack was never able to break through the Chinese team's defense, and after just 2 minutes they gave the Chinese team another chance to attack.
In the 36th minute, Lebanon, which was too eager to attack, was intercepted by the Chinese team and launched a counterattack.
This time Lu Wenbin did not wait for the ball in front, but retreated to the midfield to get the ball, then used his 18/20 speed to dribble the ball quickly, and used his 20/20 physique to knock away the Lebanese defender, forcefully overtake into the penalty area, and successfully shot into the far corner facing the goalkeeper.
When Lu Wenbin used his speed to take down two Lebanese defenders and scored a goal, the fans in the stadium cheered even louder.
The CCTV commentator exclaimed: "Lu Wenbin's speed is too fast. Even with the ball, he is running like lightning. The Lebanese defender couldn't catch up with him. Lu Wenbin's speed is definitely the top level among Asian players."
Within just 3 minutes, before the fans had stopped cheering for Lu Wenbin's previous goal, Lu Wenbin scored another goal, making it his second goal and helping the Chinese team lead Lebanon 2-0.
The speed of scoring such a goal is really too fast.
But everyone likes it.
After falling behind 0-2, the Lebanese players, who were already very tired from the long flight, became deflated and lost their fighting spirit.
We were two goals behind and our opponent was a pervert like Lu Wenbin. The more we thought about it, the more desperate we felt.
So, in the next few minutes, Lebanon didn't launch any decent attack and the first half of the game was over.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and Lebanon's morale remained unchanged.
Even if they managed to attack, they were still unable to threaten the Chinese team's goal, and the threat was even lower than in the first half.
On the contrary, the Chinese team took advantage of Lebanon's weak offense and used official matches to practice their offensive tactics.
However, there were only a few players in the frontcourt, and Gao Hongbo made substitutions in the second half. The teammates did not cooperate well enough, and Lu Wenbin did not score any more goals in the second half.
Lu Wenbin did not score a goal, and neither did his other teammates.
Most importantly, the Chinese team had a solid defense and kept the opponent scoreless, preventing Lebanon from scoring a goal in 90 minutes.
There is always a benefit to having one more person in the back line.
The two sides finally ended the game with a score of 2-0. The Chinese team won 2-0 at home thanks to Lu Wenbin's two goals.
It seems that not many goals were scored and it was not a big win, but considering the fatigue of traveling back and forth between China and the Middle East, this result is already pretty good and the fans did not ask for too much.
Lu Wenbin scored twice and China won the game, which was the most perfect script in the minds of Chinese fans.