In the first round of women's ice hockey at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team faced the Czech Republic. Before the game, the Chinese team ranked 20th in the world, while the Czech Republic team ranked 7th in the world, which is a strong team in the world's top group. The Winter Olympics are divided into two groups, with the top 5 teams in the world ranking entering Group A, while the 5 teams from China, Japan, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Sweden enter Group B. According to the rules, the top 3 in Group B were given the right to qualify, and 5 teams in Group A advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the 9th minute of the first set, Zhang Xifang broke the ball and counter-attacked the shot, which was blocked by the goalkeeper kneeling. In the 11th minute, Radova's long-range shot near the midline hit the ice knife of Chinese player Rebecca, which was refracted and drilled into the goal guarded by Chen Tia. 0-1, the Chinese team fell behind.
In the 13th minute, Wang Yuting broke the ball and counter-attacked, but was blocked by Pezlova, who was sent off for 2 minutes for a foul. Subsequently, the Czech team broke the ball and counterattacked, and in front of the cross, the Chinese team almost sealed the ball on the goal line.
In the 4nd minute of the second set, the Czech Republic counter-attacked with a broken ball at the back, and Korisova had the ball drive straight in and scored a low shot against the goalkeeper. 2-0, the Chinese team conceded two goals in a row.
In the 5th minute, the Chinese team broke the ball at the back and counterattacked wonderfully, and Linney shot a strong shot from the left and was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 6th minute, The Chinese team Fei Anna was sent off for a foul while defending, once again facing the dangerous situation of playing one less person in 2 minutes. In the 8th minute, Czech Khorarkova knocked down Zhang Xifang and was convicted of a foul and was sent off for 2 minutes.
A minute later, the Chinese team took advantage of the opportunity to play more and play less to pull back a point. Lynny crossed the left side of the field in midfield and Miller scored a powerful shot through the goal to make it 1-2.
This is the first goal scored by the Chinese women's ice hockey team again in the Winter Olympics after 12 years, and as a naturalized striker, Miller has created Chinese ice hockey history. It is worth mentioning that since joining the Chinese team in 2018, the 26-year-old sharpshooter has contributed 39 goals and 37 assists to the team in the past 4 years (with the team to participate in the Russian Women's Ice League and the Canadian Women's Ice League), and single-handedly created 76 goals. It can be seen that its strength is not bad.
In the 15th minute, the Chinese team broke the ball and played a quick counterattack, Hu Baozhen single-handedly faced the goalkeeper with a low shot from a small angle, which was bravely saved by the latter. In the final minutes, the Czech team launched a counterattack, and the Chinese team relied on the excellent performance of goalkeeper Chen Tia to save the opponent's shot several times.
At the beginning of the third game, the Chinese team was still very passive, being pressed by the other side. In the 3rd minute, the Kang Mulan midfielder was knocked down, but the referee did not blow. In the 4th minute, the Chinese midfielder counterattacked with a steal, Linny single-handedly faced the goalkeeper's shot was saved, and the midfielder followed up with the shot and hit the upright. Subsequently, Chen Tia pounced on the opponent again.
In the 5th minute, the Czech Republic took advantage of the chinese team's substitution space, and Pepezlova broke through the crotch with a single knife through the counterattack, and the Chinese team's strong attack was unsuccessfully counterattacked by the other side. 1 to 3.
In the 14th minute, The Chinese team Fei Anna hooked a foul and was sent off by the referee for 2 minutes. Before the final match, the Chinese team scored a goal, but was awarded a foul by the referee, so the goal was cancelled. In the end, the Chinese team lost 1-3 to the Czech team and suffered a black opening of the Winter Olympics. In the next game, the Chinese team will face the world's 11th-ranked Danish team and fight for the qualification again.