On the evening of February 4, Beijing time, in the semi-finals of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 6:5 (penalty 4:3) and advanced to the final of the tournament again after 14 years. Facing a Japanese team whose overall strength is stronger than its own, the Chinese team spelled out a victory in the absence of the core Wang Shuang due to injury and the uneven defense.
In the 25th minute, Ritsuko Ueki of the Japanese team took the lead. In the 46th minute, Wu Chengshu grabbed a point in front of the goal to equalize. In the 12th minute of extra time, Riko Ueki scored twice. In the 119th minute of the game, captain Wang Shanshan received Zhang Xin's cross, and the penalty area wrapped up the snatch point to score a goal, dragging the game into a penalty shootout. Twice behind, twice equalized, the girls always maintain a high morale and team thinking unity. Penalty shootout, Chinese goalkeeper Zhu Yu saved the opponent's penalty in the first and fifth rounds. Captain Wang Shanshan withstood the pressure and helped the Chinese women's football team defeat Japan 6:5 on aggregate to advance to the final of the Asian Cup.
(Editor: Zhu Wenhao)
![End the dream of a japanese women's football team's three consecutive championships! Zhu Yu is the savior of the penalty shootout, and China advances to the final 6-5![fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)