The Chinese men's ice hockey team lost 2-3 to Germany and scored for the first time at the Winter Olympics

(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Chinese men's ice hockey team lost 2-3 to Germany and scored for the first time at the Winter Olympics

Beijing, February 12 (China News Service) -- Despite a 2-3 defeat to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics runner-up Germany, the Chinese men's ice hockey team still created a history on the 12th, which was the first time that the Chinese men's ice hockey team scored a goal at the Winter Olympics.

On February 12, the men's hockey group game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Beijing National Gymnasium. China (White) lost 2-3 to Germany. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service

At present, the Chinese men's ice hockey team is ranked 32nd in the world, and there is a big gap between the strength of the German team, which is now ranked fifth in the world. In the first quarter of the day, the Chinese team quickly entered the form, launching an active attack on both sides. Although it has created threats many times, the Chinese team has always been lackluster in breaking the goal, and the German team has seized the loopholes in the Chinese team's defense to score twice, and the Chinese team is 0:2 behind in the first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, Germany scored another goal, and with 46 seconds left before the end of the quarter, The Chinese player Fu Shuai received a pass from his teammate to make up for the goal, which was the first goal scored by the Chinese men's ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics.

In the third quarter, the Chinese team's offensive attack did not decrease. In the 49th minute, the Chinese team seized an opportunity to play more and play less, Wang Taylor took the captain Ye Jinguang pass and directly hit the goal, and the Chinese team changed the score to 2:3.

After pulling two goals in a row, the morale of the Chinese team soared, and even withdrew the goalkeeper in the last moments to strengthen the scramble and shoot. Unfortunately, the Chinese team failed to make a breakthrough and finally lost to the German team 2:3.

In the first game of the group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team lost to the world's fourth-ranked United States team 0:8, and after the first game, the spirit of the Chinese men's ice hockey team has been significantly improved.

"Scoring goals is the result of the combined efforts of our whole team." Fu Shuai, who opened the record for the Chinese team, said after the game that the Chinese team played a lot of opportunities throughout the game, especially when the opponent was three goals ahead, the whole team did not give up and fought until the last moment. "This is a victory for the team and a great honor in my life, and I will always remember this moment."

Wang Taylor, who scored the second goal for the Chinese team, said that in the first game of the group stage, everyone was a little nervous, but this one has made great progress, and scoring two goals is a good encouragement to the whole team.

Next, the Chinese team will also challenge the powerful Canadian team. In another group game played that day, the United States defeated Canada 4-2. Fu Shuai said that in the next game, everyone will continue to go all out and strive to do the best. (End)