Sports simulcast|Wang Shuang's Premier League debut was brilliant, and Tajikistan was upset and advanced to the quarterfinals
Wang Shuang (left) during the game.
Wang Shuang came off the bench to make her Tottenham debut
On January 28, the 12th round of the English Women's Football League ended with a key match, Manchester City Women's Football Team defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 and won seven consecutive victories. In this game, Chinese player Wang Shuang came off the bench and made her official debut after joining Tottenham.
Wang Shuang came on in the 65th minute - according to the data, Wang Shuang appeared in 27 minutes, successfully made 8 passes out of 11, with a success rate of 73%, and created 2 chances, the highest in the game.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Shuang's two through stoppers tore through the defense of the Manchester City women's football team, allowing teammates to form a good shooting opportunity, but teammates failed to grasp it.
Wang Shuang was on the bench waiting to play.
In addition, Wang Shuang won 1 of 2 passes, 2 of 3 ground duels, and 1 steal, although he did not appear for a long time, his performance was very eye-catching.
After the game, Wang Shuang scored 7.0 points, ranking the joint second highest score in the team.
Although she failed to help the team win, it is foreseeable that Wang Shuang will have more opportunities to play in the team in the future, and her arrival will help Tottenham stop the decline.
Tajikistan players celebrate their promotion like crazy.
Tajikistan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup for the first time in its history
In the early morning of January 29, in the 1/8 finals of the Asian Cup, Tajikistan defeated the United Arab Emirates 5-3 in a penalty shootout and advanced to the top 8.
In the 30th minute, Tajikistan took the lead in scoring, Yurabayev's cross from the side accurately found his teammates in the penalty area, and central defender Hanonov pressed the defender to push the ball into the net, 1-0.
Then the UAE fought back frantically, but never found a good chance to score, but Tajikistan's counterattacks frequently penetrated the UAE defense, if it were not for striker Jalilov missed three consecutive must-score opportunities, the suspense of the game would have been over.
Tajikistan were also punished for squandering their chances, as UAE's Saleh saved his late goal from a free-kick in stoppage time.
In extra time, the two sides did not create many chances and had to go to a penalty shoot-out - Tajikistan had no chance to miss, and all five penalty players hit the ball safely, winning 6-4 on aggregate (5-3 on penalties) and reaching the quarterfinals of this Asian Cup.
This is the first time in the history of the Tajikistan team to participate in the Asian Cup, and they played the Chinese men's football team in the group stage, and the two sides drew 0-0.
Suta (centre) scores with a header.
Australia beat Indonesia 4-0 to advance to the quarterfinals
On the evening of January 28, the 1/8 finals of the Asian Cup were staged, and the Australian team easily defeated the Indonesian team 4-0 and entered the quarterfinals of this Cup.
In the 11th minute, Australian player Owen broke through on the right and passed a very threatening pass, the Indonesian goalkeeper could not react, and the ball drilled into the net from the near corner, and the Australian team led 1-0.
In the 44th minute, Jones crossed from the right, and Boyle jumped to the top, 2-0. In the 88th minute, the Australian team crossed, Owen's header was saved by the goalkeeper, and Goodwin scored with a follow-up shot, 3-0.
In the 90th minute, Goodwin crossed a free kick from the right side, and Souttar jumped high to head the goal, 4-0.
In this campaign, Australia's four goals were all from the right side, and the header advantage in the middle was very obvious, so it can be said that Indonesia was completely conquered by Australia's "air strike".
Anthony scored his first goal of the season.
Antony finally scored, Manchester United 4-2 Newport County
On January 29, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester United defeated League Two team Newport County 4-2 away and advanced to the round of 16.
In the 7th minute, Anthony assisted B Fee to open the scoring. In the 13th minute, Maynou scored Manchester United's maiden first-team goal, 2-0. Newport County then began to counterattack, scoring twice in the 36th and 47th minutes.
At the crucial moment, Anthony stepped up again and after Luke Shaw hit the post, he scored from the stoppage. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Hojlen scored two consecutive shots to lock the score at 4-2.
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag said: 'We quickly took a 2-0 lead and then it should have been 3-0 or 4-0, but we had problems defensively but we regained the initiative and the lads did a good job. ”
Anthony was undoubtedly the focus of the game, and he made one pass and one shot in this game. It is worth mentioning that Antony's assist was the first time this season that he was directly involved in the goal, but this goal was suspected of offside in the process, but it had to be abandoned because there was no VAR in League Two.
Antony's goal was also his first goal of the season after making his 23rd appearance of the season, with his last goal for United coming on 16 April 2023, 287 days after that.
Liverpool fans salute Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool 5-2 Norwich, the whole court salutes Klopp
On January 28, the FA Cup 1/16 final staged a key battle, Liverpool defeated Norwich 5-2 at home.
Before the game, when Jurgen Klopp came on, the Anfield fans erupted in applause. In the 57th second of the match, the fans began singing the cheering song "Jurgen is a Red", based on the famous Beatles song "I Feel Fine", in tribute to Klopp, who is about to turn 57.
Klopp smiled.
The fans are heartwarming and the players are united. Post-match stats show that Liverpool played a dominant game, with 73 per cent possession and a staggering 30 shots on goal, 10 to 5 on target and 13 to 2 corners.
Jones, who opened the scoring for Liverpool after the game, was interviewed after the game and his conversation revolved entirely around Klopp: "The whole club is sad, Jurgen Klopp is a real man and we all respect him. ”
'We need to move forward after the news is confirmed and we will work harder to hit the targets we set at the start of the season. ”
Fans fight in the stands.
West Brom played Wolves and a clash broke out
On the 28th, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Wolves defeated West Brom 2-0 to advance to the round of 16, but the game was suspended for more than 30 minutes due to fan violence.
After Cunha scored Wolves' second goal, violence erupted in the stands, with fans on both sides beating each other, some even hiding on the pitch. The police and referee tried to control the situation and stopped the game in the 83rd minute.
It is worth mentioning that West Brom defender Bartley rushed into the stands at the time because his two children and family were sitting in the place where the conflict occurred.
Bartley rescued his own child.
Footage from the scene showed Bartley completing a successful rescue when he disappeared into the players' tunnel holding his eldest daughter by the hand and holding another smaller child in his arms.
The clash was serious, with injured fans being stretched out of the stadium and the perpetrators being arrested by the police.
Zou Yuchen scored 23 points in this game.
Beikong defeated Guangsha and ended the opponent's 5-game winning streak
On the 28th, the CBA regular season Guangsha vs. Beijing Holdings, the battle was extremely stalemate, and the winner was not determined until the last minute - in the end, Beijing Control defeated Guangsha 114-112, ending the opponent's 5 consecutive wins and ushering in 6 consecutive wins.
In the first quarter, Guangsha felt hot and led 36-23. In the second quarter, Guangsha once led to 16 points, but then Zhang Fan and Zou Yuchen of Beijing Control scored consecutive points, and Guangsha could only end the first half with a 6-point advantage of 65-59.
After changing sides, the firepower of Beijing Control was difficult to stop, Zhang Fan, Zou Yuchen, Jin Xin, and Felder scored in turn, and at the end of the third quarter, Beijing Control exceeded 6 points 90-84.
In the last quarter, the competition between the two sides came to a white heat, seeing that Beikong continued to open the score, Guangsha played a wave of 8-0 climax after a pause, and the difference between the two sides was only 4 points, but in the last 37.7 seconds, with Felder hitting a 3-pointer, the game was no longer suspenseful.
Although a big reversal was completed, after the game, Min Lulei, the coach of Beijing Control, looked quite humble, he believed that the absence of many main players in Guangsha affected the combat strength, "I can't play if I change it, this game doesn't mean anything to both sides." ”
Zou Yuchen, who scored 23 points in this game, was not sure whether he could play before the game, but he became a big contributor to the team's victory.
In other games, relying on James' big "double-double" of 41 points and 20 rebounds, Tianjin defeated Jilin 124-110 at home. The Guangdong team defeated the Nanjing team 138-112 and temporarily rose to fourth place in the standings.
Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong combination.
Indonesia Masters, the national feather won three crowns
The final of the 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters ended in Jakarta on the evening of the 28th, and the Chinese team's mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, women's doubles player Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, and women's singles player Wang Zhiyi all successfully won the championship.
After Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the first game 21-15, they were once led by the Japanese pair Midorikawa Daiki/Saito Natsu 7-10 in the second game, but Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong then quickly reversed the situation and won the second game 21-16 to win the first gold for the Chinese team.
"When the second game was almost 11 points, we strengthened the initiative of the attack and scored more points. Huang Yaqiong said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency after the game.
In the women's doubles "civil war", Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning lost the first game 10-21, and narrowly defeated Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 21-19, 22-20, and successfully won the gold, and Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu won the runner-up.
In women's singles, Wang Zhiyi defeated Japanese star Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-14, 21-13 to win the championship. Although Okuhara was in the lead at the beginning of the two games, they were quickly overtaken and suppressed by Wang Zhiyi.
Wang Zhiyi said after the game: "I played more freely on the court today, and I feel that I played well, but there are also some experiences that need to be summed up, and I will work hard to qualify for the Olympic Games in the future." ”