On February 6, Beijing time, the Women's Ice Hockey Group Stage of the Winter Olympics, the Chinese team played against the Japanese team. This game is important for both sides, the top three of Group B can enter the knockout round, while before the game, China ranked third with 1 win and 1 loss, and Japan ranked first with 1 win and 0 losses. If the Chinese team wants to maintain the third place, it needs to fight for the win. In the first game, the Chinese team conceded a goal and had no choice but to fall behind 0-1. The Chinese team chased the score back, the two sides dragged into the penalty shootout, Miller completed the goal first, and the Chinese team successfully defeated the opponent 2-1, this time replicating the miracle of women's football.
The world rankings of the two teams are actually very different, the Chinese team ranks 20th in the world, Japan is the 6th in the world, and Japan's past record is far stronger than ours. However, we have 13 Chinese naturalized, and the lineup is not bad, and there are many outstanding players to join. With so many Chinese naturalized, the Chinese team did play well, in the first quarter of the game, the two sides had back and forth, the Chinese team did not fall behind. Unfortunately, at the end of this quarter, the Chinese team was not in place to defend, and Japan seized the opportunity to score a goal. The Chinese team's naturalized Miller was whistled for a foul, which also made the Chinese team passive, helplessly behind by 1 goal.
After coming to the second set, China tried to chase points and try to break the goal, but unfortunately, Japan's defense is also very strong, and it is not so easy to break the goal. Fortunately, our defense also rose up, and did not allow Japan to widen the point difference. The two sides tied the set, still maintaining a 0-1 score. The third set turned into a life-and-death innings, and if you tried again, you lost the game. The Chinese team seized the opportunity, the third set just came up without soy milk, Rebecca's long-range shot was saved, hu Baozhen completed the key supplementary shot, chasing the score to a 1-1 draw. The two sides continued to attack and defend each other, but unfortunately did not score in the next extra time. The Chinese team was just a little bit closer to the second goal, and Miller's goal was declared invalid, which was quite helpless.
There was no winner or loser in extra time, and the two sides had to fight a penalty shootout. The first shot from both sides was saved, and goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying made a contribution, blocking multiple shots in a row. At the critical moment, Miller came out and successfully completed the goal, and then Zhou Jiaying successfully blocked Japan's shot, so that the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 2-1, successfully got the ticket to the top 8, and advanced to the knockout round.
The Chinese women's ice hockey team played too well, to know that the gap between each other's ranking is very large, the Japanese team is the sixth in the world, is a strong team that can compete for medals. The Chinese team only ranks twentieth in the world, and the ranking gap between the two teams is very large. However, in the face of such a strong team, the Chinese team played a momentum and fought very tenaciously. In order to block the shot, even some players directly pounced, which was really too hard. Without such a spirit, it is not necessarily possible to beat the Japanese team.
And seeing such a plot, fans also ridiculed it, this plot has seen ah! It's a bit like the women's football team beat Japan before, it is also lagging behind, it is also a difficult reversal, this plot is really too similar. Among them, the naturalized players have made meritorious contributions, whether it is Miller or Zhou Jiaying, they have excellent performances. To be able to enter the top 8, the Chinese team has done a very good job, with such a fighting spirit, I believe that the Chinese team can go further.