Source: People's Daily Original manuscript
On the evening of September 25, the women's senior group final of the 14th National Games ended the competition, and the united team won 1:0 against Shanghai. Players from both sides braved the pouring rain to fight each other, with a tight rhythm and fierce fighting. In the first half, the united team Wang Shuang instigated, Xiao Yuyi made a wonderful volley to score the winning goal, and neither side could rewrite the score in the second half. So far, the joint team has won four games in this National Games and successfully won the gold medal.
The United team is superior, but it is not easy to win
A total of 8 teams participated in the women's football adult group at the National Games, of which Group A was Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Liaoning and United, and Group B was Shandong, Beijing, Shanghai and Sichuan. The joint team is basically composed of the original team participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games, and its strength is higher than other teams, and the outside world generally believes that the suspense of the championship is not great before the game.
The women's senior final of the 14th Games was fought in the pouring rain. Photo by Wang Xiaoxiao, People's Daily Online
Despite this, the united team's match was not easy to win, with a small victory over the host Shaanxi team in the first game and a difficult reversal of Jiangsu team 2:1 in the second round. According to the format arrangement, the first two rounds of the group stage won consecutively and directly advanced to the final four. In the final four, the united team finally showed some domineering, eliminating Beijing with a big score of 4:0 to advance to the final.
The showdown between the United team and the Shanghai team is quite interesting. United team coach Shui Qingxia was originally the coach of the Shanghai team, this time only as a "transitional manager" to lead the team to participate in the National Games, in addition, the united team of Zhang Xin, Ding Xuan, Xiao Yuyi, Mu Siwen, Yang Lina these 5 players are from the Shanghai team. After the Shanghai team contributed 5 main players to the united team, it could only be led by a few veterans to lead a group of young players to fight, and the overall strength declined seriously. Coupled with fighting in heavy rain, it has a certain impact on the technical and tactical play, but from the perspective of the game process, both sides took it seriously, fought hard, and contributed a high-level game.
United player Wang Shuang in the women's football final of the 14th Games. Photo by Wang Xiaoxiao, People's Daily Online
Shui Qingxia called on the outside world to give the girls more encouragement and applause
Shui Qingxia was drenched in heavy rain and passionately commanded on the sidelines. Although she is only a "transitional manager" and plays against the old owner, as a member of the first generation of "sonorous roses" who are famous in the world, her dedication is admirable. Shui Qingxia's transformation into a head coach after retiring was quite successful, and in just a few years, she single-handedly built the Shanghai women's football team into an absolute hegemon in China, and from this game, she may be able to spy some "tricks" of her success.
After the game, Shui Qingxia said in an interview with the media that since she is now the manager of the united team, she must do her best to do a good job and complete the game well. The outside world has high expectations for Chinese women's football, "I will emphasize more on the spirit of the spirit, let the united team play better football, so that the audience also likes to watch." Shui Qingxia also hopes that the women's football girls will look forward and be more confident and united.
United players celebrated with staff after the final match. Photo by Wang Xiaoxiao, People's Daily Online
Talking about whether she will take over as the coach of the Chinese women's football team, Shui Qingxia believes that being the coach of the Chinese women's football team is an honor and a responsibility, and everyone who works as a coach hopes to be able to do something for the country. If possible, I hope to take on this responsibility. Shui Qingxia also hopes that the outside world can give the girls more encouragement and applause, just like their own children, to promote their growth and improvement, rather than blindly accusing. "No matter who brings it, it is China that is represented on the international stage, and I hope to give them more time."