On May 13, Beijing time, the last game of the women's U17 Asian Cup group stage continued, the Chinese U17 women's football team played against the Japanese U17 women's football team, the two teams have qualified in advance, and today's game is the battle for the first place in the group. Because the first of the other group is the strong North Korean U17 women's football team, and the second South Korean U17 women's football team is slightly inferior, so this game is also very important for the Chinese and Japanese teams, but the Chinese women's football team has less goal difference, and China U17 must win this game to be the first in the group.
China U17 women's football team starting list: 1-Hou Shulin, 2-Zhang Jie, 4-Song Yu (captain), 5-Yuan Chenjie, 7-Wei Xuanxuan, 8-Chen Rui, 14-Lin Yuyan, 16-Zhang Kecan, 19-Yang Yifan, 9-Li Yuhan, 21-Zhou Xinyi.
Highlights: The game started with a scramble for Japan and had 2 chances to attack. The Chinese U17 women's football team must be careful with the midfield pass, not to concede the ball, and prevent Japan's counterattack. In the first 5 minutes of the game, the Japanese women's football team had the advantage of attack, and in the 6th minute, Japan's counterattack was very threatening, and it was offside. In the 8th minute, Japan attacked on the right side, Japan outflanked in the middle, and the first hit hit the goalpost, Japan's Fukushima Nozomi scored 0-1, and the Chinese U17 women's football team fell behind.
Japan took the lead in the score and began to control the rhythm on the field, but the Chinese women's football team still lost the ball too quickly and could not organize an effective attack. In the 15th minute, China's U17 offensive improved, and they continued to attack the Japanese defense.
The Chinese women's football team began to have a lot of offensive opportunities in the midfield, and the Japanese women's football team also made more mistakes in passing and receiving.
In the first 25 minutes, the Chinese women's football team did not have a chance to shoot on goal. Japan's scramble in the midfield is very active, and the Chinese women's football team does not have too good opportunities. In the 29th minute, the Chinese women's football team finally had a shot on goal, but the power was too small to pose a threat.
After 25 minutes, the Chinese women's football team and the Japanese women's football team began to play back and forth, but the attack needed to be more resolute. In the 35th minute, the Chinese U17 women's football team got a corner kick opportunity, and Yuan Chenjie's penalty did not pose a threat. The defense of the Chinese women's football team on the right side is a big hole and needs to be strengthened, and the first goal conceded is on the right side, and Japan is easily broken.
The half-time score was 0-1, and the Chinese U17 women's football team fell behind. Shots on goal 1-5. In the second half, Japan scored 3 goals in a row, China lost 0-4 to Japan, and finished second in the group, and in the semifinals against North Korea, there was still a gap in strength.