Despite the advantages at the start, as the South Korean team changed its strategy and quickly grasped the initiative of the game, it then scored two goals in a row to end the first half with a 2-0 lead over China. As for the reasons for the Chinese team's backwardness, Huang Jianxiang believes that the main loss is strategic, while Xu Yang pointed out that Wang Shuang was limited by the opponent's focus.
The final of the Asian Cup for women's football began, and the Chinese women's football team took on the Korean women's football team. In the semi-finals that ended earlier, the Chinese women's football team played 120 minutes before eliminating the Japanese women's football team on penalties, while the South Korean team beat the Philippines 2-0 in 90 minutes. In this campaign, the Chinese women's football team played the same 442 formation in the semifinals, with Wang Shuang and Tang Jiali partnering in the front, midfielders Wu Chengshu, Yao Lingwei, Gao Chen and Zhang Xin, and the back line being Yao Wei, Wang Shanshan, Wang Xiaoxue and Lou Jiahui, and the goalkeeper position Zhu Yu.
In the 9th minute, Wu Chengshu broke through with the ball on the right side, the low flat ball was passed to the penalty area, Wang Shuang pushed the ball and was blocked by the opposing defender, and the goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball. In the first 20 minutes, the Chinese team occupied the advantage on the field, but then, the South Korean team stepped up the pressing in the midfield, which made the Chinese team's passing not as easy as before, and it was difficult to pass the ball to the front court calmly.
In the 26th minute, the Chinese team's midfield pass was broken, and the South Korean team broke the ball to play a quick counterattack, penetrating the left side of Yao Weizhen's guard, and Cui Youli wrapped up and easily broke the goal. 1-0, South Korea broke the deadlock. After leading by one goal, the morale of the South Korean team was greatly boosted, while the morale of the Chinese team was greatly damaged. A minute later, South Korea's cross from the right was met by Chinese goalkeeper Zhu Yu, who made a heroic save and saved the opponent's header. Witnessing the passive scene of the Chinese team, the Chinese team coach Shui Qingxia was very anxious.
As for the reason why the Chinese team was passive in the opening, Xu Yang believes that Wang Shuang was limited by the focus of the South Korean team in this game, and the characteristics were not played out at all, because the defense of the South Korean team often made her unable to appear in the key area.
Huang Jianxiang believes that the Chinese team started well, but the South Korean team then made great strategic progress, and it became difficult for the Chinese team to play the ball through the high pressure of the midfield. The Chinese team conceded a goal in the first half, and it was the South Korean team that hit it through a counterattack after breaking the ball in front of the field.
In the 45th minute, the South Korean player broke into the penalty area with the ball, Yao Lingwei fell to the ground in the process of defending, and her right hand was unfortunately hit by the ball. The referee then looked at the VAR and decided on a penalty. Chi Xiaoran took the penalty, and although Zhu Yu judged the right direction, he still failed to save the ball. 0-2, the Chinese team fell into a desperate situation, leaving the Chinese team equalizing or even overtaking time is not much.
In this regard, Huang Jianxiang encouraged: I believe in the Chinese team, they will not easily give up this game, there will be a way.