Xiao Yuyi, the hero of the Chinese women's football team, loves the snacks in her hometown Chaoshan province

Xiao Yuyi's parents were interviewed at their home in Chaonan, Shantou, on February 7, and Photographed by Li Yiqing

Shantou, February 7 (China News Network) (Reporter Li Yiqing) In the final of the Asian Cup of women's football on February 6, the Chinese women's football team achieved an epic reversal, defeating the South Korean women's football team 3-2 and winning the Asian Cup championship after 16 years. Xiao Yuyi is a hero who helped the Chinese women's football team win the championship, and Xiao Yuyi's parents were interviewed by reporters at their home in Chaonan, Shantou on the 7th.

Xiao Yuyi's father, Xiao Shaozhen, and mother Weng Wenxian said that on the evening of the 6th, the family was in front of the TV to watch Xiao Yuyi's game, and when they saw her score a counter-attack goal to reverse South Korea, they all jumped up excitedly! When talking about his daughter's performance on the evening of the 6th, Yuyi's father said excitedly: "I give her a full score!" He said that the performance of the Chinese women's football team was very excellent, and his daughter Xiao Yuyi's key goal locked the victory and was very happy. He hopes that his daughter will create a new glory for the Chinese women's football team.

Xiao Yuyi's mother said that as long as there is a holiday, Yuyi will return to her hometown of Shantou Chaonan to visit her grandparents and grandmother, Yuyi likes to eat Chaoshan snacks in her hometown the most, and she has to eat beef balls and Chaoshan intestinal powder every time. She said that although Yu Yi is a girl, she has been a bit like a tomboy since she was a child, and when she used to go to the street with her, many people thought she was a boy.

On the evening of February 6, Xu Guangxi, secretary of the Chaonan District CPC Committee of Shantou City, and Li Fei, mayor of Shantou Chaonan District, led a team to the Xiashan Residents' Committee of Xiashan Subdistrict, Chaonan District, Shantou, to represent Wen Zhanbin, secretary of the Shantou Municipal CPC Committee, Zeng Fengbao, mayor of the Chaonan District CPC Committee, and 1.5 million people of Chaonan District, to extend their warm congratulations to the parents of Xiao Yuyi, a member of the Chinese women's football team, and thank them for cultivating outstanding athletes for their hometown and the country.

Yuyi's brother Xiao Yubin told reporters that her sister Xiao Yuyi's personality is more cheerful, she has liked football since she was a child, and originally her family did not want her to take the road of professional athletes, but she was very persistent, never gave up, and has persisted until now.

According to the data, Xiao Yuyi was born in 1996 and just celebrated her 26th birthday in January this year. On her birthday, the official Weibo of the Chinese women's football team also sent her birthday wishes: "As an offensive knife, you move like a rabbit." Look forward to the new year, you will be able to show the characteristics to the fullest, and dedicate a wonderful performance at the Asian Cup. (End)