When it comes to the pride of Chinese football, there is no doubt that it must be the Chinese women's football team. Speaking of the strongest generation of Chinese women's football, it must have been the one led by Sun Wen to win the silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Today, Xiaobian will take you to review the whole history of the Chinese women's football team in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta were the first time the IOC had included women's football as an official sport. A total of eight teams entered the women's finals of the Olympic Games, in addition to the Chinese women's football team, there are also the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Japan, Germany, Sweden and Norway.
In the group stage, the Chinese team was divided into Group A, and the same group of opponents were the United States, Denmark and Sweden, which at that time was called the death group.
On July 21, 1996, China welcomed sweden, the first opponent in the group stage.
In the 29th minute of the first half, the Chinese team made a series of exquisite collisions with the wall in the middle of the front field, and the No. 15 Shi Guihong pushed a kick in the penalty area to break the goal, and the Chinese team led 1-0. Shi Guihong scored the first goal of the Chinese women's football team in the Olympic finals.
Just 2 minutes later, No. 6 Zhao Lihong snatched the ball all the way forward, took two steps to the outside line in front of the penalty area, shook the angle, directly lifted the foot hanging goal, and the ball hung directly on the upper corner of the back goalpost into the net, which was a wonderful world wave. In the end, the Chinese team won Sweden 2-0 and won the opening red.
In another game in Group A, the United States beat Denmark 3-0. In the first round of Group B, Norway drew 2-2 with Brazil 2-2 and Germany beat Japan 3-2.
On July 23, China ushered in the second match of the group stage, against Denmark.
In the opening 9 minutes, it was No. 15 Shi Guihong who, in a quick counter-attack, inserted the Danish team from the left side obliquely into the penalty area, shook off the defender, faced the goalkeeper who attacked, calmly picked out the goal, and the Chinese team led 1-0.
In the 13th minute, Wang Liping broke the ball on the right side of the penalty area and crossed the middle road, Sun Wen knocked back, and No. 10 Liu Ailing welcomed the ball and scored directly with one foot, 2-0.
In the 28th minute, the Chinese team snatched the ball apart in front of the field, Shi Guihong crossed the ball low on the right side, the Chinese team slapped the goal in front of the goal, the front point player shoveled the ball failed to touch the ball, but the back point 11 captain Sun Qingmei copied it into place, easily pushed the ball into the net, 3-0.
In the 35th minute, the Chinese team opened a corner kick on the right side of the front field, Sun Wen nodded the ball backwards, the Danish player in front of the goal subconsciously blocked the ball but failed to kick far, near the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area, No. 3 Fan Yunjie waited for a straight face, pulled his foot and shot, the ball went straight to the net. China led 4-0 to end the first half.
In the 53rd minute, the Ball from the left side of the Danish team's front was thrown near the Chinese team's penalty area, and two consecutive headers were relayed, and the No. 11 Madsen flicked his head to score, and the Danish team pulled back 1 point.
In the 58th minute, Shi Guihong broke through the right side of the bottom cross, the Danish players were busy making mistakes, and No. 11 Sun Qingmei rushed to the danish goal before the ball into the goal. China won two consecutive group stages 5-1.
In the other three matches of the second round of the group stage, the United States in Group A beat Sweden 2-1, Brazil won 2-0 against Japan in Group B, and Norway beat Germany 3-2.
On July 25, China drew 0-0 with the Group's strongest rival, the United States, in the final match of the group stage.
In the other three matches of the third round of the group stage, Denmark lost 1-3 to Sweden in Group A, Norway defeated Japan 4-0 in Group B, and Brazil shook hands with Germany 1-1.
After the group stage was over, China and the United States in Group A advanced to the final four together, and Norway and Brazil joined hands in Group B.
In the semi-finals, the Chinese team faced Brazil, and one of the most classic matches in the history of Chinese women's football is about to begin.
Less than 5 minutes into the opening, No. 11 Sun Qingmei broke through on the left side, dunked to the inside line to get rid of the defense, cut a step in the lateral interior, and shot directly in front of the left corner of the opponent's penalty area, and the ball hung directly on the dead corner of the back goalpost into the net, 1-0. Sun Qingmei's foot made a world wave to help the Chinese team lead 1-0 into the second half
Entering the second half of the game, the situation on the field suddenly changed. Not long after the opening, Wen Lirong, the absolute main force in the Chinese team's backline, was directly shown a red card by the referee for a foul. Not only could the Chinese women's football team meet the next half with ten players, but Wen Lirong also missed the next final.
In the 66th minute, the Chinese defender made a mistake in the backcourt, and Brazil's No. 11 Roselli broke the ball into the box and stabbed a hole through the gate guarded by Gao Hong, making the score 1-1.
In the 70th minute, Brazil quickly sent a free kick, No. 7 Pulittina turned in front of the penalty area and shot a kick, the ball played sharply and sharply, the ball bounced in front of the goal, Gao Hong saved it, and Brazil reversed the score to 2-1.
At the critical moment, Wei Haiying, a Hainan girl who came off the bench in the second half, stood up.
In the 82nd minute, Sun Qingmei crossed from the right, and No. 7 Wei Haiying sent the ball into the Brazilian team's goal with a kick in front of the goal, and the Chinese team stubbornly pulled the score to 2-2. However, Wei Haiying's performance did not end there.
In the 89th minute, the Chinese team launched an attack from the left side, the ball entered the penalty area, Sun Wen fell to the ground and swept the ball to the middle of the road, Sun Qingmei could not turn around and shoot, the back body protected the ball to the right side, Wei Haiying received the ball and shook the left foot to open the defender, and the right foot directly shot through the goal, killing. Wei Haiying's shot not only sent the ball into the Brazilian team's net, but also directly kicked the Brazilian team back to its hometown. The Chinese team eliminated Brazil 3-2 and reached the final of this Olympic Games.
In another semi-final, the United States eliminated Norway 2-1.
On August 1, the Olympic women's football final, the Chinese team played against the host team, the United States.
In the 17th minute of the first half, the United States Team No. 8 McMillan scored in front of the goal to give the United States a 1-0 lead.
In the 31st minute, Zhao Lihong sent a long pass from the back, the American defender took the top, and the No. 9 Sun Wen quickly inserted forward, under the bag of the defender and the goalkeeper who attacked, with a very wonderful pick to send the ball into the opponent's door, and the Chinese team pulled the score to 1-1.
In the 67th minute of the second half, the United States counterattacked with a broken ball on the right side of the field, which was crossed by No. 14, and No. 16 Milbright pushed in front of the goal to make it 2-1, and the United States once again took the lead.
However, judging from the course of this goal, the No. 9 Mia Hamm of the United States team picked up the offside position and then passed the ball to the No. 14, which was a clear misjudgment.
Although the Chinese players protested to the referee, it was a pity that the protest was invalid, and the Goal of the American team was valid.
In the end, the Chinese team regrettably lost to the United States team 1-2, ranking second in the Olympic Games, which was also the best result of the Chinese women's football team in the Olympic Games.
Let's remember the names of the women's footballers including the coaches:
Team leader: Wang Junsheng
Deputy team leader: Li Chuanqi
Head coach: Ma Yuan'an
Coaches: Li Xicai, Li Bi, Liu Dan
Q: Chen Chengda
Athletes: Zhong Honglian, Gao Hong, Xie Huilin, Fan Yunjie, Shui Qingxia, Wang Liping, Zhao Lihong, Sun Qingmei, Shi Guihong, Wei Haiying, Chen Yufeng, Yu Hongqi, Liu Ying, Liu Ailing, Wen Lirong, Sun Wen, Niu Lijie, Zhao Yan, Li Yating, Zhang Yan
On July 21, 2021, Beijing time, that is, at 16:00 today, the Chinese women's football team will face the Brazilian women's football team in the first match of the group stage of the Tokyo Olympic Games. This is also the first appearance of the Chinese Olympic delegation in the competition of this Olympic Games. Here, let us wish the Chinese women's football flag victory and a wonderful and resounding first shot for the Chinese Olympic delegation.
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