The second round of women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics was contested, with China taking on Denmark. In the first round of the match, the Chinese team lost 1-3 to the Czech Republic, while the Danish team had a bye, so this game was their olympic first match. Therefore, the Chinese team was at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness from the beginning. It is worth mentioning that the Winter Olympics is also the first time in the history of Danish women's ice to participate in the Winter Olympic Games.
In this game, the Chinese team replaced the goalkeeper who started in the previous round, replacing Chen Tia with Zhou Jiaying, and Wang Yuting, Yu Baiwei, Miller, Lin Ni and Lin Jiaxin in other positions. What had to be obtained was that due to the injury in the first round, Yu Baiwei was injured in this game.
Only 2 minutes into the start of the first set, Jensen made an illegal collision foul and was sent off by the referee for 2 minutes, and the Chinese team got the opportunity to play more and play less for the first time. Taking the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, Kang Mulan and Yu Baiwei have been given good opportunities to break the goal, but they are all defused by the opposing defender. In the opening 5 minutes, the Chinese team clearly had an offensive advantage, and the number of shots on goal reached 4-1.
In the 8th minute, a powerful shot from the left side of the Danish team was blocked by the Chinese defender, but Fransen in front of the goal made up for the first time. 1-0, Denmark broke the deadlock. After conceding the goal, the Chinese team counterattacked vigorously, and Rebecca's long-range shot was blocked.
In the 11th minute, Rebecca hooked the opposing player on the left side of the defense and was sent off by the referee for 2 minutes, and the opponent was given the opportunity to play more and play less on the field. The Danish team took the opportunity to launch an onslaught. Flanson's powerful shot from outside the perimeter was blocked, and the player in front of the goal made up for the first time and was sealed on the knees of goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying.
At the beginning of the second set, the Chinese team launched an offensive. Hu Baozhen broke through the defense on the right and made a strong shot, which was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 4th minute, Lin Jiaxin broke the ball beautifully on the right side, and the opposing player did not have time to brake and hit the goal panel next to him and fell to the ground, and then left the field injured.
In the 5th minute, Wang Yuting broke the ball in midfield and was divided into the front, Lin Qiqi stopped the ball and shot angrily, which was blocked by the goalkeeper. The Chinese midfielder broke the ball continuously, forming a continuous siege against the opponent, but the Danish goalkeeper played well and continuously blocked the Chinese team's shots. In the 13th minute, Hu Baozhen pushed down the opposing player from behind when grabbing the ball, and was sent off by the referee, and the Danish team got 2 minutes to play less.
In the 17th minute, Yu Baiwei crossed the middle of the road with a half-high ball, and Lin Qiqi's goal pad was shot into the net. 1-1, the Chinese team finally scored a goal, and the two sides returned to the same running line. 1 minute later, Hu Baozhen broke the ball in midfield, zhang Mengying single-handedly faced the goalkeeper with a pump, and then was blocked by the goalkeeper Shen Yong. Since then, the Chinese team has once again created fouls on the other side and gained the opportunity to play more and play less.
At the beginning of the third game, the two teams attacked and defended each other. In the 14th minute, the Chinese midfielder broke the ball and sent it to the front, Hu Baozhen plugged in at high speed, but was stabbed by the goalkeeper to preemptively attack. In the last minute of the game, the Chinese team staged a deadly kill, and Linny received a teammate's inverted triangle pass and easily pushed the goal. 2-1, the Chinese team finally took the lead.
In the final moments, the Danish team made a desperate bet, replacing the goalkeeper with a striker to strengthen the attack. Counting down 31 seconds, the Chinese team broke the ball at the back, and Lin Qiqi's ultra-long-range shot broke through the Dafang gate. 3-1, the Chinese team locked in the victory. This is the second time that the Chinese team has won the Winter Olympics after 12 years, once again creating the history of Chinese ice hockey.
It has to be mentioned that Lin Ni and Lin Qiqi, who won 3 goals from the Chinese team in this game, are all naturalized by blood. They have been the team's main scorers since joining the Chinese team in 2018, and in the four years they have participated in the Russian Women's Ice League, they have combined to produce as many as 203 goals. Among them, Lin Qiqi scored 32 goals and 55 assists, and Linny scored 53 goals and 63 assists, both of which were shortlisted for the 2019-20 Russian Women's Ice League All-Star and helped the team win the league championship for the first time in history. It's well deserved.