The United team won the championship

Source: People's Daily - People's Daily

United player Wang Shuang (third from left) shoots at goal during the game. Photographed by Wang Xiaguang, a reporter of this newspaper

Xi'an, September 25 (Reporters Yuan Taoxiong, Li Yang, Tao Xiang'an) On the evening of the 25th, the final of the women's football senior group of the 14th Games was played at the Shaanxi Provincial Stadium, and the joint team defeated the Shanghai team 1:0 to win the gold, the Shanghai team won the second place, and the host Shaanxi team won the third place.

In the final, the two sides played their main role in the lineup, and the joint team was led by Wang Shuang and Wang Shanshan. In the 24th minute of the first half, Wang Shuang instigated the attack after winning the ball in front of the field, Xiao Yuyi volleyed through the Shanghai team's goal, and the united team led 1:0. In the second half, the rain increased. Although the Shanghai team made personnel adjustments, replaced Qiu Fangfang and replaced Yang Shuhui to strengthen the attack, but still failed to change the situation on the field, the 1:0 score remained until the end of the final game.

Shui Qingxia, who was the head coach of the Shanghai team more than a month ago, led the united team this time to defeat the Shanghai team that he had coached for a long time. Shui Qingxia said after the game that the time she led the united team mainly allowed the players to adjust their state and restore confidence. "The girls are still very young and will run all the way in the arena to give them more space."

People's Daily ( 2021-09-26 05 edition)