After the men's world preliminary tournament, the women's Asian Cup became the focus of attention of fans across the country. In the first semi-final match, the South Korean team ushered in the challenge of the Philippine team, for the Chinese team, they all look forward to the Philippines to continue the previous dark horse nature, once again cold to block South Korea, so that the Chinese women's football team in the final opponent strength will not be so strong.
The best result of the Korean team in the history of the Asian Cup was the third place in 2003, which means that they have never reached the stage of the final. The Philippines is the most impressive team in this Asian Cup so far, beating the Thai women's team 1-0 in the group stage, followed by a 6-0 victory over Indonesia, although the loss to Australia did not affect their strong entry into the knockout stage as the second in the group. In the quarter-finals, the Philippines faced the challenge of Chinese Taipei, drawing 1-1 in the regular time, and the Philippines won 4-3 in the penalty shootout to advance to the quarter-finals.
For south Korea, they did not encounter any difficulties in the group stage, winning 3-0 against Vietnam in the first round, then taking Myanmar 2-0, and meeting Japan in the last round, and the two sides shook hands 1-1. Facing Australia, the biggest favourite to win the championship in the knockout stage, the South Korean team completed the world wave long-range shot in 87 minutes in a comprehensively passive situation, helping the team eliminate the opponent 1-0, which is also the biggest cold goal of this Asian Cup so far. For the Korean team, it is now only one step away from creating history in the Asian Cup.
As soon as the game came up, the South Korean team showed a ferocious attack, and in the 4th minute, it had a good opportunity to get a corner kick on the right side, and as a result, the ball was sent to the back point position, Cho Chao-hyun flew to the top to break through the philippine gate, the score came to 1-0, and the South Korean team also made a fantastic start, which had a profound impact on the trend of the whole game. In the 34th minute, Sun Huayan helped the team to the next city during the counter-attack, and the score came to 2-0. Throughout the game, the South Korean team got 72% of the possession, the number of shots on goal also led 11-6, and the number of shots on target came to a disparity of 7-1. It can be said that the South Korean team won a complete victory with impeccable performance, from the upset defeat to the 2-0 easy victory over the Philippines, the Korean team not only made history, but also became the first favorite to win the championship.
For the Chinese women's football team, if you want to win the championship, you must pass the south Korean barrier, which is currently ranked 18th in the world and the third in Asia, and is becoming the biggest obstacle to the Chinese team. You know, in the 2015 friendly match and the East Asian Cup women's football match, the Chinese team lost to the South Korean team 2-3 and 0-1 respectively, eating two consecutive defeats, so the strength of the Korean team should not be underestimated. Previously, the men's football team once had not defeated South Korea for 32 years, creating a fearful Korean fear among fans, this time it depends on whether the women's football girls can avenge the national football team, hit South Korea on the highest stage in Asia, and win the final championship.
Perhaps limited by the small influence of the Chinese women's football team and limited market resources, the CCTV of this Asian Cup has never broadcast a game, which is very regrettable and even angry among the fans. After all, the men's football team lost one after another, CCTV's love for him did not diminish at all, and even once defended the loss of the national football team, but the women's football team is a series of victories, singing and advancing, as CCTV is very necessary to listen to the voices of the fans, even if it is to broadcast a game of Chinese women's football, it will also make the fans feel happy in the Spring Festival.