In the final round of Group B of the U17 Women's Asian Cup group stage last night, a high-profile China-Japan matchup came to an end on May 13, Beijing time. As a sports blogger, I was shocked by the outcome of this match, but more of an encouragement and expectation for the Chinese women's football team. In this game, the Chinese U17 women's football team lost to the Japanese team with a score of 0-4, although they failed to win the group, but their performance is still worthy of our pride.
Before the game, the Chinese team and the Japanese team both showed strong strength, and the two teams won the first two rounds and qualified ahead of schedule. For both sides, this game is not only a battle for the top spot in the group, but also a direct test of each other's strength. A win for the Chinese team will be able to avoid their strong opponents in the knockout round, North Korea, which undoubtedly adds some hope for their next journey.
Just nine minutes into the game, Japan took the lead with a shot blocked by Momo Sato, and Nozomi Fukushima's follow-up score. This goal undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the Chinese team, but they did not give up and continued to work hard to find opportunities to score. In the first half, the Chinese team tried to attack many times, but the Japanese team's defense was too tight, and the Chinese team never broke the deadlock.
In the second half, the Japanese team continued to maintain a strong offensive momentum.
In the 74th minute, Hana Kikuchi scored a single goal to expand the score to 2-0. At this time, the Chinese team was already in a predicament, but they still did not give up and still worked the field. However, as time went on, the Japanese team's offensive became more and more fierce,
In the 86th minute, Hana Kikuchi scored again to rewrite the score to 3-0.
In stoppage time, Nezuri Ririri's header made it 4-0.
In this game, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Hou Shulin, performed well and made many saves to defuse the Japanese team's attack. However, in the face of Japan's strong attacking strength, she was ultimately unable to prevent her opponent from scoring. Although the score was behind, the girls of the Chinese team did not give up, and they still maintained high morale and fighting spirit on the court.
Qiuqiu believes that although the result of this game is not satisfactory, the performance of the Chinese U17 women's football team is still worthy of recognition.
They showed tenacious fighting spirit and team spirit on the field, which is what keeps them going in the next games. At the same time, we also need to see the strength of the Japanese team, who showed accurate passing, tacit coordination and excellent shooting ability in the game. These are all things we need to learn from and learn from.
For the Chinese team, this defeat is not the end, but a new starting point. They need to learn from the next matches and continue to improve their technical and tactical level and physical fitness. We also need to give them enough support and encouragement so that they can be more confident and calm to face all kinds of challenges and pressures in the competition.
In the next knockout round, the Chinese U17 women's football team will face a strong North Korean team. Although it was a tough battle, I believe that with the correct guidance of the coaching staff and the joint efforts of the players, they will be able to play their best and bring a wonderful game to the fans. Whatever the outcome, they are our pride and role models. Let's cheer them on!