The group stage drew 4-4 with the Zambian women's football team, leaving little time for the Chinese women's football team

The second round of the Tokyo Olympic Women's Football Group F continued today, with the Chinese women's football team finally drawing 4-4 with the Zambian women's football team, a draw that meant that Jia Xiuquan and her team had to beat the Netherlands in the last match if they wanted to qualify.

According to the format, the 12 women's football teams participating in the Olympic Games are divided into three groups, and the top two in each group directly qualify for the qualification, and the two groups with better results can also qualify third. After losing 0-5 to Brazil in the first round, the Chinese women's football team must beat the Zambia team to become the third place in the two better-performing groups, and after the draw with The Zambia team, the Chinese women's football team currently has only one point. Considering that the final battle of the group will be against the powerful Dutch team, the prospects of the Chinese women's football team are indeed not optimistic. In another group match previously played, the Dutch women's team beat the Zambian women's team 10-3.

In fact, the Chinese women's football team started this game very well. In the 22nd minute, Wang Shuang completed the first hat-trick of the Chinese women's football team at the Olympic Games, helping the team to gain a 3-1 lead. But what people did not expect was that since then, the Chinese women's football team has fallen into a situation of lack of offensive strength, while the Zambian team has constantly threatened the door of the Chinese women's football team with rapid counterattacks.

In the 41st minute, the Zambian team counterattacked quickly, the Chinese defender fouled in the penalty area, the referee immediately gave a penalty, Barbara Banda walked on the penalty spot and successfully scored the ball; in the 46th minute, Banda ran along the left road to break into the Chinese women's football penalty area, and finally pushed the score to 3-3 draw; in the 68th minute, the Zambia team once again through a quick counterattack, and Banda once again penetrated the Chinese team goal in the middle of the penalty area.

The Chinese women's football team, which was behind, then launched an all-out attack, and the game proceeded to the 84th minute, the Zambian defender fouled the handball in the penalty area, the referee gave a penalty award, Wang Shuang walked on the penalty spot and calmly pushed the shot, completing the "big four joys" and also pulling the score to 4-4 again.

I hope that the Chinese women's football team can play a better competitive level in the final battle of the group and create miracles.

Author: Chen Haixiang

Edit: Gu Miao