The women's Asian Cup match is in full swing, in a high-point semi-final, the Chinese women's football team equalized twice after falling behind twice, and finally defeated Japan 4:3 in the penalty shootout, and finally advanced to the final!
It can be said that the entire Chinese women's football team was suppressed by Japan's pass control, and the possession rate was less than half of the opponent's, but it was in such an adversity that the women's football girls seized several fleeting opportunities and transformed them into goals, staging a good play against the wind! During the New Year, a wonderful performance was presented for all The Chinese people, but unfortunately there was no CCTV broadcast.
In the first half of the game, the Japanese team firmly controlled the situation, and the Chinese team's tactics were defensive counterattacks, mainly defensive. In the first 20 minutes, several small counter-attacks were organized, but most of the time it was still passive defense. Even so, it did not stop the Japanese team's attack. In the 26th minute, Riko Ueki scored with a header to rewrite the score to 1-0.
The situation of the Chinese team has become very passive, because the main energy of the players is used in defense, after a long period of high-intensity running, physical strength has reached an extreme, it is likely to make mistakes again in defense, and the other side will extend the lead. Fortunately, the women's football girls stubbornly survived, even if the situation in the second half of the first half was passive, they also firmly guarded the goal.
In the second half, the Chinese women's football team changed its momentum, and Xiao Yuyi, who had just been replaced, made a great contribution. She made a brilliant cross on the left and followed up with Wu Chengshu in front of the goal to face the follow-up of the defender and did not hesitate to pad the goal, 1:1! The Chinese women's football team stubbornly equalized the score, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
The two teams have been in a stalemate since then, with both sides experiencing a decline in physical strength and a decline in the quality and coordination of passes. Even so, Japan got a few good opportunities, but they didn't take advantage of them. Especially after the Japanese head coach replaced the No. 10 general in the team, he basically did not organize a too effective attack.
The game went into extra time, which was a severe test for the Chinese women's football team, because they spent more physical energy in this game and poured too much effort into the defensive end.
Sure enough, in the 13th minute of extra time, Riko Ueki received a cross from a teammate's set-piece and scored the goal again, rewriting the score to 2:1. The Chinese women's football team was forced into a desperate situation at this time, and with only more than 10 minutes left in the game, the hope of an equalizer was slim.
But! They did wonders! 2 minutes before the end of the game, the Chinese team got a valuable set-piece opportunity, after Zhang Xin failed to pass the ball, her teammates kicked the ball out, and she met the ball with another exquisite cross! Captain Wang Shanshan took advantage of a right foot pad ball in front of the goal, and with a wonderful arc, the ball entered the net! The Chinese women's football team equalized again!
The balance of victory has already fallen to the Chinese team, and in the case of taking advantage of the scene, the Japanese team did not take advantage of the score in the slightest, and the two sides entered a more exciting penalty shootout.
In this battle, the protagonist is undoubtedly the Chinese women's football goalkeeper Zhu Yu, she saved the first and fifth penalties of the Japanese team, and with the captain Wang Shanshan's last penalty steady, the Chinese women's football team defeated Japan 4:3 in the penalty shootout and entered the final!
The winner of this game is undoubtedly Shui Qingxia's substitution, and it is her two decisive changes that allow the Chinese team to seize the opportunity to turn the tide of the battle. First, in the second half, he replaced Xiao Yuyi, who gave a wonderful assist as soon as he came on. In the case of exhaustion of both sides, two offensive players were replaced in extra time, releasing a clear signal: attack! They finally got results, and the replacement players liberated Wang Shanshan, allowing her to get a great opportunity and seize it in the end.
After the game, head coach Shui Qingxia became the object of warm praise from fans, and it can be seen that most fans understand the ball. As a result, some fans have begun to compare the gap between the level of men's and women's football coaches, and the names of Jia Xiuquan, Li Tie and others are impressively listed, which can only be said that the contrast is too obvious!