The semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup were launched as scheduled under the expectations of the people, and the Unfavorable News came from the Chinese Women's Football Team before the game, and the number one star in the team, Wang Shuang, could only watch from the sidelines because of a foot injury, facing the strong Japanese women's football team, the lack of Wang Shuang, plus we have not won the opponent for a long time, it seems that this game is destined to be another defeat, perhaps stopping at the semi-finals. But the game was full of surprises, although the Japanese women's football team led twice, but the girls of the Chinese women's football team did not give up and equalized twice! In the final cruel penalty shootout, goalkeeper Zhu Yu played well and saved two penalties from his opponent, and finally the Chinese women's football team defeated the Japanese women's football team and advanced to the final of the Asian Cup.
After the game began, the Japanese team took the lead in attacking, and after only three minutes, the Japanese team played a delicate combination on the left side, and Riko Ueki in the penalty area flew directly without anyone defending. Three minutes later, the Japanese team also played on the right side, Hasegawa only 45 degrees into the box, Ueki Riko again hit the goal, slightly offside. After staring at the attack after the opening of the other side, the girls of the women's football team gradually adapted to the rhythm of the other party, and Lou Jiahui on the right side frequently plugged in, forming a certain local advantage. After losing the ball in the front court, it actively counter-grabbed, which once made the Japanese team look more anxious. In the 19th minute, Zhang Xin broke the ball all the way to the front of the penalty area, and the wonderful pass Wu Chengshu hit the goal and was released from the bottom line by the opponent. A tactical corner kick was then sent out and passed into the penalty area again, and Wang Shanshan's header posed a threat.
In the 26th minute of the game, the Chinese team lost the castle, the Japanese team played a wonderful combination on the left side, Nagano Wind Flower and Lin Suizhi played a two-over-two, the side broke through the defensive magic pass penalty area, Riko Uegi scored a close-range header, and the women's football team fell behind 0:1. After the goal, the Japanese team was in high momentum, and only three minutes later, they formed a threat again, and Riko Ueki behind met the ball and shot hard, slightly off the goalpost. The Chinese women's football team launched an active scramble in the frontcourt, and Tang Jiali and Zhang Xin continuously forced two major defenders, and the effect was more obvious. After taking the lead, the Japanese team stabilized the situation on the field and continued to use the advantage of the feet to mobilize the formation of the women's football girls. At the end of the first half, the Chinese women's football team temporarily trailed the Japanese team 0:1.
Throughout the first half, the Japanese team had an absolute advantage, with a possession rate of 75%, and the number of shots was 9:3, and the Chinese women's football team did not shoot on target. In terms of the number of passes and success rates, the Japanese women's football team also beat the Chinese women's football team. Although the Chinese women's football team is lagging behind in the score, it is not out of control, but in the face of the strong pressure of the Japanese team, how to deal with it after winning the ball will become the main consideration of the water coach.
After the start of the second half, the Chinese women's football team changed two people in a row, Xiao Yuyi and Zhang Rui came on. The substitution gained a miraculous effect, immediate results, the left side of the road continued to play high pressure, Xiao Yuyi direct pass in the penalty area, Wu Chengshu pad shot the goal, the Chinese women's football team equalized! After being equalized, the Japanese team launched a fierce counter-attack, and in the 53rd minute, the Japanese team once again formed a chance on the left side of the road, passing to the front of the big penalty area, and Iwabuchi Shina took the ball and shot it slightly offside. With the deepening of the game, the Japanese team also gradually made a lot of low-level mistakes, and Wang Shanshan in the back line was like a needle in the sea, almost relying on the strength of one person to block many threatening passes from opponents. In the 65th minute, the starting Lou Jiahui was injured, and Gao Chen came off the bench.
In the 72nd minute, the Japanese team continued to cooperate on the right side, played a chance, a long 45-degree diagonal pass, Miyazawa Hatada in the penalty area headed the goal high over the crossbar, and the women's football girls escaped the disaster. In the 81st minute of the game, the goal hero Wu Chengshu was replaced by Wang Yanwen, and two minutes later, the women's football midfielder made a mistake, and the Japanese team seized the opportunity to play a wonderful cooperation in the front of the penalty area, but a foot in the goal was once again released by Wang Shanshan. In the 88th minute, the women's football team broke the ball in front of the field, Xiao Yuyi miao passed Tang Jiali, who was released from the sideline by the opponent at the moment of getting up. In stoppage time, neither side created too good a chance, and finally drew in regular time and entered extra time.
In the fifth minute of extra time, Miyazawa Hinata cut inside with the ball, shook off the defense and directly hit the goal, deflecting out again. In the 97th minute, Shimizu Risha shot hard inside the penalty area and the ball hit the crossbar hard, and the women's football girls escaped the disaster again. In the 103rd minute, japan won a set-piece in front of the field, the women's football team made a defensive error in the penalty area, and Riko Ueki's header broke through the castle, and the Japanese team once again took the lead. Then Shui Qingxia changed two people in a row, Li Ying came on the field to launch a final counterattack, the game went to the last minute, the captain Wang Shanshan received a pass from Zhang Xin, directly forward pad shot to break the goal, the Chinese women's football team tenaciously equalized! The two sides entered into a brutal penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, the Chinese women's football team made four of the five penalties, and the Japanese team made five penalties and three of them! Penalty shootout, defeat Japan to advance to the final!
This game is full of emotions, first of all, the gap between us and the Japanese women's football team is relatively large, coupled with the lack of Wang Shuang, the women's football girls can tenaciously defeat the opponent, which makes us extremely moved and awe-inspiring, and the sonorous rose blooms again!
After the game, Wang Shuang, who failed to play due to injury, posted on social media for the first time: Sisters, NB! Be proud of you, you can always believe in the Chinese women's football team! And the People's Daily was also moved to publish an article: The fighting spirit and attitude of the girls are really commendable, especially the lineup is not neat, facing an opponent several times stronger, it is even more valuable, you have set an example!
Throughout the game, the Japanese women's football team occupied an absolute advantage in terms of possession, the number of shots on goal, or other important parameters. But the Chinese women's football team is not afraid of the opponent, even if its own cooperation is not as skilled as the opponent, after winning the ball, it still dares to express itself, which is a spirit.
In contrast to the previous few days, the Chinese men's football team and the Japanese men's football team in the round of 12, the Chinese men's football team faced the Japanese team's embarrassment, not only lost to the opponent in an all-round way, the whole game did not see any progress and hope, only left us with despair. And what do the women's football girls do? Although the strength is not as good as the opponent, but use their own advantages, in the limited opportunities, to fully perform, this is the hope. I don't know how our men's football comrades will feel when they see the performance of women's football girls.
In addition, we would like to commend Shui Qingxia's guidance in particular. As we all know, the women's football team wants to win the Asian Cup, the first few group stages and quarter-finals, did not encounter any pressure, the biggest challenge is this game against the Japanese women's football team. Shui Qingxia is very aware of the team's disadvantages, so in the formulation of tactics, the preparation is very well, whether it is local coordination or passing after the break, as well as the changes after the fall, and the purpose after the substitution, all of which are in place.
Shui Qingxia, like Li Xiaopeng, has not taken over the national team for a long time. But why do two people have very different effects on men's and women's soccer? This game is enough for the comrades of the men's football team and Li Xiaopeng to be ashamed! And our football managers think hard about it.
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