On the evening of February 3, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup ushered in a focus battle, with the Chinese women's football team playing against the Japanese women's football team. In the 26th minute of the first half, Riko Ueki broke the goal to help the Japanese women's football team lead 1-0, the Chinese women's football team fell into a desperate situation, the scene was passive, almost unable to pass the half, and the Chinese men's football team was suppressed by the Japanese team, and the coach Shui Qingxia was too difficult.
In the last century, the Chinese women's football team is the strongest team in Asia, once won the Olympic Games and the World Cup runner-up, but also the Asian Cup 8 champions, the number of championships ranked first, into the 21st century, the Chinese women's football team went downhill, the Japanese women's football team began to rise, the last 2 Asian Cup consecutive championships.
In this Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team and the Japanese women's football team played steadily, easily reached the final four, locked the 2023 World Cup seat in advance, and also met in the semi-finals for three consecutive times. According to statistics, the two teams have met in the last 9 times, the Chinese women's football team China women's football team has won 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, and the last 4 times have all lost to the Japanese women's football team.
In terms of starting, the Chinese women's football team sent Wang Shanshan and Tang Jiali to form a double forward, Wang Shuang entered the substitute list, and Wang Xiaoxue, Ma Jun, Zhang Xin, Yao Wei and other main players all appeared.
In the opening 4th minute, Nagano Fukazu pushed forward with a defender, and then directly into the penalty area, Riko Ueki formed a one-knife momentum, and the last kick flew away, and the Chinese women's football team escaped the disaster. In the 13th minute, Shina Iwabuchi's low shot from the left side of the penalty area deflected just wide of the far post. In the opening 15 minutes, the Japanese women's football team completed 4 shots on goal, but the Chinese women's football team did not.
In the 19th minute, the Chinese women's football team tactical corner kick, Wang Shanshan shot in front of the goal was outrageous, was released by the Japanese women's football team, there was no threat. In the 21st minute, Nagano Fenghua sent a straight ball again, Riko Ueki pushed and was blocked by Zhu Yu, and the Chinese women's football backline continued to be suppressed.
In the 26th minute, the Chinese women's football team still did not hold, Miyazawa Hinata crossed from the left, and Riko Ueki's header was headed into the right side of the goal, helping the Japanese women's football team to take a 1-0 lead.
After the lack of Wang Shuang in the front court, the offensive threat of the Chinese women's football team was greatly reduced, allowing the Japanese women's football team to dare to press forward and continue to suppress the Chinese women's football team.
This is the seventh shot of the Japanese women's football team after the opening, knocking on the goal of the Chinese women's football team, if it were not for the Japanese women's football team's ability to seize the opportunity, the Chinese women's football team would have lost more balls.