People's Daily Beijing, February 6 (Ou Xingrong) On the evening of February 6, Beijing time, the final of the 2022 Women's Asian Cup kicked off. In the first half, the Chinese women's football team fell behind by two goals, and in the second half, Tang Jiali and Zhang Linyan equalized, and in the stoppage time, Xiao Yuyi scored a killer goal, and finally reversed the South Korean women's football team 3:2, regaining the Asian Cup after sixteen years.
The Chinese women's football players celebrated the goal. Image source: Chinese women's football official Micro
In this Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football girls first defeated the Chinese Taipei women's football team 4-0 in the group stage and defeated the Iranian women's football team 7-0 to qualify early. In the quarter-finals, it defeated the Vietnamese women's football team 3:1. In the semi-final against the Japanese women's football team, the Chinese women's football team was behind twice, but the whole team did not give up, they equalized in the last moment of extra time, and eliminated the opponent through the penalty shootout to reach the final.
Although the Chinese women's football team has created glory, the last time it won the Asian Cup was back in 2006. The Korean women's football team is an Asian powerhouse, currently ranked 18th in the world and 4th in Asia. The Chinese women's football team ranks 19th in the world and 5th in Asia, and the overall strength of the two teams is equal.
After the opening of this game, although the Chinese women's football team has a slight advantage, the Korean women's football team has a strong ability to seize the opportunity. In the 27th minute, Lee Kim-hyun crossed, Choi Yoo-ri pushed in front of the goal, and the South Korean women's football team took the lead. Before the end of the half, Yao Lingwei accidentally sent a handball in the penalty area, and Chi Xiaoran scored the penalty. The Chinese women's football team trailed its opponents 0:2.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Chinese women's football team made substitution adjustments, with Zhang Rui and Xiao Yuyi replacing Lou Jiahui and Wu Chengshu.
Although the Chinese women's football team was behind in the score, the whole team was not discouraged and played very united and tenacious. In the 67th minute, the South Korean women's football team sent a point, Tang Jiali hit the ball, and the Chinese women's football team chased the score to 1:2.
Just 5 minutes later, Tang Jiali broke through the cross on the right, and Zhang Linyan, who had just come on as a substitute, copied it in place, and the head mallet rushed to the top to equalize. The score became 2:2.
Chinese women's football team 3:2 Korean women's football team results poster. Image source: Chinese women's football official Micro
In the stoppage time, the South Korean women's football team once created a risk in front of the Chinese women's football team, but the entire team of the Chinese women's football team played a spirit and tried to save the goal. In the 93rd minute, Xiao Yuyi also scored a killer goal, and the Chinese women's football team won 3:2 to regain the Asian Cup after 16 years!
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