On February 3, Beijing time, the semi-final of the Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team played against Japan. Wang Shuang failed to play due to injury, and in the 26th minute, Riko Ueki took the lead for Japan. In the 46th minute, Xiao Yuyi assisted Wu Chengshu to score a goal to equalize. The two teams drew 1-1 in 90 minutes, and in extra time, Riko Ueki scored again, and in the 119th minute, Wang Shanshan equalized again. In the penalty shootout, Zhu Yu saved penalties twice, and the Chinese women's football team defeated Japan 6-5 to enter the final.
In this Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team won two consecutive group stages, defeated Vietnam in the quarterfinals, and entered the final four. Japan won 2 and drew 1 in the group stage and beat Thailand 7-0 in the quarterfinals. In this match, Wang Shuang did not start because of an injury in training. Wang Shanshan retreated to play center-back and partnered with Wang Xiaoxue. Ma Jun and Yao Lingwei double back, Zhang Xin front waist, Tang Jiali, Wu Chengshu and Zhang Linyan started.
After the start of the game, in the 4th minute, the Japanese team played a wonderful match, and Riko Ueki on the right side hit the goal high, and this attack was also very threatening. In the 6th minute, the Japanese team's cross from the right once again created a threat, but the Japanese forward did not cover the ball in front of the goal, and the ball was out of the bottom line. In the 13th minute, Japan's Shina Iwabuchi made a left-footed shot inside the penalty area, and the ball was slightly offside.
In the 19th minute, the Chinese women's football team counterattacked as a threat, Wu Chengshu's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked out of the bottom line, the tactical corner opportunity was crossed, and Wang Shanshan in the penalty area unfortunately did not form a goal. In the 21st minute, the Japanese team played in the penalty area after the front of the penalty area, Riko Ueki's shot was blocked by Zhu Yu, this ball Japan team is suspected of handball, but the referee did not blow the penalty. In the 26th minute, Japan took the lead, the Japanese team on the left side played a match, Miyazawa Hinata crossed, Uegi Riko headed the goal to win, the Japanese team led 1-0.
In the 32nd minute, the Japanese team crossed from the right, Lou Jiahui rose to the top, and Riko Ueki's shot was slightly offside. The Chinese women's football team has difficulty getting opportunities on the offensive end, Tang Jiali is limited by the opponent, and Zhang Linyan and Wu Chengshu do not have the opportunity to take the ball on the flanks. The Japanese team still had relatively easy possession of the ball, and in the 45th minute, Miyazawa's long-range shot was deflected, and this foot was also a threat. In the first half, the Chinese women's football team trailed Japan 0-1.
In the second half, Zhang Rui and Xiao Yuyi replaced Ma Jun and Zhang Linyan. In the 46th minute, the Chinese women's football team equalized, the Chinese women's football team on the left side played a cooperation, Zhang Xin passed to Yao Wei, Yao Wei accurately passed the ball to Xiao Yuyi, Xiao Yuyi crossed in the penalty area, wu Chengshu, who was in place, scored the ball, and the score on the court was rewritten to a 1-1 draw. In the 53rd minute, Japan's Shina Iwabuchi's shot from inside the penalty area was slightly offside, which was still very dangerous.
In the 65th minute, Lou Jiahui was replaced by Gao Chen due to injury, Lou Jiahui was injured in the waist in the first half, and she still insisted on the injury in the second half, but after this fight, the injury worsened and she could not hold on to the game. In the 74th minute, Zhu Yu and Yao Wei made a mistake, the Japanese team inverted the triangle cross in the penalty area, and riko Ueki in the penalty area deflected out, and the mistake of the Chinese women's football team was also very dangerous.
In the 81st minute, Wang Yanwen replaced Wu Chengshu. In the 86th minute, the Japanese team had a good chance to shoot, but the shot was high, and the referee also blew offside. In the 89th minute, Xiao Yuyi sent a straight plug after stealing in front of the field, Tang Jiali failed to form a goal, and the Japanese defender broke the siege. Four minutes of stoppage time, neither team scored, and went into extra time 1-1.
In the 95th minute of the extra-time showdown, Wang Yanwen returned to the penalty area in time to defuse the Japanese team's threatening pass. In the 97th minute, the Japanese team got a chance after consecutive cooperation, and Shimizu Isa's shot hit the crossbar to pop up. In the 103rd minute, japan once again took the lead, the combination of free kicks, Riko Ueki in the penalty area headed the goal, this ball video referee confirmed that there was no offside, the Japanese team scored valid, 2-1 lead. In the 106th minute, Wang Xiaoxue made a mistake, Zhu Yu pounced on the opponent's threat to hit the goal, followed by Zhu Yu pounced on the opponent's goal, and the two consecutive saves were wonderful.
In the second half of overtime, Yang Lina replaced Yao Lingwei and Li Ying replaced Tang Jiali. Li Ying made a corner kick after coming on the field, but the corner did not pose a threat. In the 119th minute, the Chinese women's football team stubbornly equalized, Wang Yanwen made a set-piece, the Chinese women's football team cross was blocked, Zhang Xin crossed on the left, and the captain of the penalty area Wang Shanshan copied the goal to win the goal, and the Chinese women's football team chased a 2-2 draw, and the game entered a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Zhu Yu saved the first penalty of the Japanese team, Zhang Xin's penalty unfortunately failed to hit, and the first goal of the two teams did not score. Japan's second penalty was hit, and China's Zhang Rui scored. The third penalty, Qing Shui Lisha scored, and The Chinese team Yang Lina hit it. On the fourth penalty, the Japanese team hit again, and the Chinese team Gao Chen also scored. Fifth, the Japanese team was saved by Zhu Yu, Wang Shanshan hit the penalty, and the Chinese women's football team narrowly defeated Japan 6-5 and entered the final, which is also the second time that the Chinese women's football team has entered the final of the Asian Cup after 14 years.
China Women's Football Team Starts: 1-Zhu Yu, 3-Wang Xiaoxue, 5-Ma Jun (46 mins 10-Zhang Rui), 6-Zhang Xin, 8-Yao Wei, 11-Wang Shanshan, 14-Lou Jiahui (65 mins 23-Gao Chen), 15-Wu Chengshu (81 mins 9-Wang Yanwen), 16-Yao Lingwei, 18-Tang Jiali, 19-Zhang Linyan (46 mins 20-Xiao Yuyi)
Japanese women's starting lineups: 2- Shimizu Pear Yarn, 3 - Minami Moe-hwa, 4 - Saeki Kumagaya, 10-Mana iwabuchi, 12-MaruHira Nobuya, 14-Hasegawa, 15-Kaze Nagano, 16 -Kaori Hayashita, 18-Koya Yamashita, 19-Ritsuko Uegigi, 23-Miyazawa Hatta
(Taishan Evening News Niu Zhiming )