On November 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group G of the Qatar World Cup group match, Cameroon drew with Serbia 3:3.
China News Service, Doha, November 29th (Reporter Bian Liqun) It only took more than 10 minutes from waking up to catching the media bus, and the day's work began in a hurry.
This is my first morning game since the World Cup.
Because most of the games were played at 7pm and 10pm local time, my biological clock was fully adapted to the late game mode.
The game between Cameroon and Serbia was held at the Janub Stadium, located in the coastal city of Al Wakrah in Qatar. It was designed with a unique local dhow, and the seats in the stadium were also sea blue, small and delicate.
Janub Stadium.
Photo by Chinanews.com reporter Bian Liqun
As a person who grew up by the sea, I have a natural affection for this course.
But I really don't like the game time. The game starts at 1 pm, and the feeling of laziness is far higher than the excitement brought by the game.
In order to cater to the Serbian fans, the live DJ also played a melodious symphony, which made people drowsy even more.
Probably also because of the timing of the game, there are a lot of empty seats in the stands.
As for the field, the Serbian players are also quite slow and make frequent mistakes.
The exterior of Janub Stadium.
Photo by Chinanews.com reporter Bian Liqun
Unexpectedly, the pace of the game is very fast.
Neither team is a popular team in the World Cup. The pre-match predictions should not look too good. As a result, the two teams played very openly.
Perhaps they, who lost in the first round, wanted to take three points from their opponents.
In addition, it is also related to the head coach of the Serbian team Stojkovic.
When he was coaching Guangzhou R&F (now Guangzhou City) in the Chinese Super League, he was famous for his offensive football. For example, he was able to score 5:4 with the Guangzhou team at its peak.
In addition to Stojkovic, Gudeli, who was on the Serbian team's bench, also played in the Super League.
Cameroon striker Bassogo is a foreign aid for the Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua.
Ma Ning (left) and Stojkovic stand on the sidelines.
Photo by Chinanews.com reporter Bian Liqun
There is also an element more familiar to Chinese fans on the field-referee Ma Ning, but unfortunately he still serves as the fourth official.
What's more interesting is that after Cameroon opened the scoring, all the players on the bench ran to the field to celebrate. Bassogo, who fell at the end, became "unlucky" and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
Before returning to the bench, Bassogo walked up to Ma Ning, an old acquaintance in the Chinese Super League, and had a good meal of "complaining".
Basogo is shown the yellow card.
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In the Chinese Super League this season, Ma Ning has officiated the Shanghai Shenhua game. At that time, Bassogo started the game, and I happened to be there.
It was a strange feeling to meet again at the World Cup after 3 months.
Including Stojkovic and Ma Ning, they also had "grievances and hatred" in the Super League before.
In the end, Serbia and Cameroon drew 3:3, and even the score was Stojkovic.
As a Chinese reporter, it is too easy to be "outplayed" by the Chinese Super League elements in this game...
However, compared to the former Chinese Super League foreign aid Carrasco and Witsel who met in the match between Belgium and Morocco, this game is still more "down-to-earth".
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