The start time of the group stage is basically 9 am and 15 pm.
However, in order to take care of the opening ceremony, the opening game time was postponed, as was the case with other games held on the same day.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on August 11, with a whistle from the referee, the 2007 China High School Student Football League National Finals Group G match between Guizhou Province Meijiang Middle School VS Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel No. 1 Middle School officially kicked off.
The football field of Tianjin No. 9 Middle School has no stands, and the two foreign teams can't attract many spectators. There are only two teams' coaches, substitutes, team doctors, and a small number of teachers and students in Tianjin No. 9 Middle School who are in charge of reception work.
Of course, there is also a young reporter with a camera hanging up. It is probably a trainee reporter of Tianjin TV Station who is responsible for the press release recording of this game.
Everyone wanted to see a high-level two-province championship duel.
However, the scene at the beginning of the game made the coaches of the two teams on the sidelines look at each other. The teachers and students of Tianjin No. 9 Middle School, who were neutral spectators, also laughed.
It turned out that when the Inner Mongolia Baotou No. 1 Middle School kicked off, except for Lu Wenbin who ran across the center line to the opponent's half, none of the other players passed the half.
Also, the defender and midfielder all retracted to within 30 meters of the goal.
For a team from Guizhou, it is not a problem to retract the defense at the beginning of the game without getting the kick-off right to prevent the opponent's opening fast break.
But what is unexpected is that Baotou No. 1 Middle School in Inner Mongolia, which got the kick-off right, also did exactly the same as Meijiang Middle School.
Not only did they pass the ball all the way back, but most of the players did not run forward and rushed across the center line to attack, but retracted to their own half to prepare for defense.
As a result, most of the two teams retracted their halftime, leaving only Lu Wenbin and a striker of the opposing team near the center line with big eyes and small eyes. The scene was quite funny.
Meijiang Middle School does not have the ball right at the feet, shrinking back to defense and waiting for the opponent's offense are justified.
But Bao Gang No. 1 Middle School, who owns the ball, did the same. After kick-off, instead of attacking, it passed back to the backcourt and passed the ball back and forth. It seemed very funny.
Obviously, both teams are guarding against the risk of conceding the ball in the opening game. Even Bao Gang Yizhong, who has the ball, is overly cautious, for fear that the ball will be robbed by the opponent.
Although this funny scene only lasted more than ten seconds, Baogang No. 1 High School realized the problem from the laughter of the audience. The player with the ball rushed to the Meijiang Middle School halftime with the ball, and other players also started to Move forward and prepare to attack.
But this funny scene jointly created by Meijiang Middle School and Baotou Steel No. 1 Middle School has been reflected in the minds of the audience on the sidelines. They don't know how far it will go and how many people will laugh at it.
If it were reported by that reporter, Meijiang Middle School and Baotou No. 1 Middle School would be ashamed.
After Baotou No. 1 Middle School started offensive, the game finally returned to normal. Baotou No. 1 Middle School, which has the ball, was responsible for the offense, while Meijiang Middle School shrank the defense.
Although the game has returned to normal, Baotou Steel still played very cautiously.
Although they are the champions of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, they represent Inner Mongolia in the national finals for the first time. They have no experience and are not strong enough. It is natural to play cautiously.
As for Meijiang Middle School, the defensive counterattack was originally played. In addition to the first group stage, the opponent's strength is unknown, and it is inevitable to play conservatively.
Until the start of the game 10 minutes, neither side had a shot within the range of the goal frame.
When the Baotou No. 1 Middle School attacked, all the members of Meijiang Middle School except Lu Wenbin returned to the defense, and the Baotou No. 1 Middle School couldn't find the opportunity to shoot at all.
When Meijiang Middle School fought back, all the members of Baotou Steel No. 1 Middle School returned to defense to guard against death.
Although Lu Wenbin's basic skills are very high and comparable to professional players, he is only 17 years old after all, and it is the first time to participate in the national finals. Lu Wenbin is a little nervous and plays abnormally.
Two counter-attack opportunities in the first 10 minutes, Lu Wenbin only seized one shot to complete the goal. However, even with this shot, he failed to hit the door frame, but flew out of the crossbar.
Ten minutes later, the tension in Lu Wenbin's heart gradually disappeared and he played better and better.
Although through the formation and the performance in the first 10 minutes, Baotou Steel No. 1 Middle School has already known that Lu Wenbin is the sharp-sword figure who fought back at Meijiang Middle School, and his strength is certainly good.
However, Lu Wenbin's two counterattacks only resulted in one shot, and he has not yet played within the range of our door frame. The players of Baotou Steel No. 1 Middle School made mistakes in judging Lu Wenbin's strength and did not attract attention.
Baotou Steel No. 1 High School did not know Lu Wenbin's true strength, nor did he conduct a multi-player co-defense siege against Lu Wenbin.
This gave Lu Wenbin a chance to perform.
In the 17th minute, Lu Wenbin got another chance to fight back.
However, after passing a man, he shot and missed the goal post under the interference of the last central defender of the opponent and still did not hit the goal frame.
This missed shot still did not attract the attention of Baotou No. 1 Middle School players.
It's really hard for a person who has never understood him, and who has not scored or assisted yet, to take seriously from the bottom of my heart.
Even if Lu Wenbin is a little faster and dribbling better, after all, the game has just begun, and people who have never known him before will not have the mentality of a rival.
Instead, it is the attitude that Meijiang Middle School has been unable to stick to, which gave the players of Baotou No. 1 Middle School who were in a nervous mood a reassurance.
Meijiang Middle School put forward such a tactic and attitude when it came up to prove that Meijiang Middle School is not strong enough. If you are really strong, you should stand up and fight your opponents openly, rather than defensively.
And now, there is only one Lu Wenbin in Meijiang Middle School cruising in front, and the others are huddled behind to defend, for fear of being scored.
This kind of tactics and attitude show that it is a weak team.
Group G seed team Shanghai Datong Middle School will definitely occupy one place, Inner Mongolia Baotou No. 1 Middle School, Qinghai Province Xining No. 1 Middle School, and Guizhou Province Meijiang Middle School will compete for another place.
Since Meijiang Middle School is weak, then Baotou No.1 Middle School may try to win at Meijiang No.1 Middle School, and then tie the game with Xining No.1 Middle School, and have a chance to compete for another qualifying spot.
So, the players of Inner Mongolia Baotou No. 1 Middle School, who were very nervous and played cautiously at the beginning, gradually became more confident, and even the full-backs began to rush to assist, and they would not come back.
Such an approach, of course, is in line with the wishes of the coaches of Meijiang Middle School.