In the 1 / 8 final of the Asian Cup on the evening of the 20th, China reversed Thailand 2-1 and advanced to the top 8. The national football team has not won a victory in the knockout of international competitions in recent 15 years. This game ended the embarrassing record of the Chinese men’s football team.

Lippi played the best card in his hand in this game, but after the opening, the Thai team, known as “the strongest staffing in history”, did not lose on the scene. In the first 30 minutes, the Thai team won five corners and seized the opportunity in the fifth corner to break Yan Junling’s ten finger pass by Yade. The score fell behind, and the rhythm of the national football team was disrupted for a time. No threatening attack could be organized before the end of the first half.

After Yi Bian, the Chinese team strengthened the closing down in the middle and front court and began to gradually control the rhythm of the field. In the 63rd minute, Lippi replaced Yu Dabao and Liu Yang with Xiao Zhi and Jin Jingdao. This replacement soon achieved results. In the 67th minute, Xiao Zhi took Zheng Zhi’s Cross and hit the door with a head hammer. After being saved by the other goalkeeper, he made up a shot and broke the door. Both sides returned to the same starting line 1-1. Four minutes later, Gao Lin’s breakthrough won the penalty opportunity for the Chinese team, and personally took the penalty to help the Chinese team surpass 2-1. The score hasn’t changed since.