This afternoon, the first leg of the Tokyo Olympic Women's Asian Qualifier Playoff, at the Goyang Stadium in South Korea, the Chinese women's football team won 2-1, taking the lead in the two-legged play-off. On April 13, the Chinese women's football team will return to the home stadium to compete with the South Korean team for the last Olympic women's football ticket.
In this game, the first to break the deadlock for the Chinese team was 29-year-old Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin was once the No. 7 player of the Shanghai women's football team. Zhang Xin has experienced marriage and children before and comeback, for the Olympic dream, the mother player will "fight for the dream".
Zhang Xin is a fast horse on the side, and the breakthrough speed is very fast. In this game, her performance was also quite outstanding: in the 32nd minute of the game, in a second attack, Ma Jun sent a top ball from the middle of the road, and Zhang Xin's left foot pad on the left side of the penalty area line broke the goal. Zhang Xin scored the second goal of this Olympic Preliminary Round, and the Chinese women's football team led 1-0. In the previous Olympic preliminary victory over Thailand, Zhang Xin scored the team's second goal.
Zhang Xin has been selected for the women's national football team many times. During her time in Shanghai, Zhang Xin won the women's football league and cup championships many times, and was also selected for the national team. In 2017, Zhang Xin won the National Games with the team, then chose to retire, and entered the palace of marriage with her boyfriend who is also an athlete, and then gave birth to a son in June 2018.
On the other hand, with the retirement of a group of Zhang Xin's main players, the Shanghai women's football team had a very difficult journey, and the league results fell to the 5th place that year. In February 2019, under the call of the Shanghai women's football team, Zhang Xin chose to make a comeback, participate in training with her teammates in Kunming, and with her outstanding performance in the women's Super League, handed over a satisfactory answer sheet of 5 goals, helping the Shanghai women's football team to win the runner-up record. As a result, Zhang Xin was once again called up for the national team.
When people asked about this special experience, Zhang Xin said emotionally: "The two years of retirement have really enjoyed and been very happy, and it is good to be a little woman at home." But I can't let go of the love for football in my heart, and the years that have passed are all memories of my youth, all of which are related to football. ”
"Because I wanted to participate in the World Cup and the Olympic Games before, and I didn't participate in some of my reluctance, I still wanted to work hard and fight hard." If I can get into the Olympics, if I can participate, I hope I want to take my son to the competition. Some things are only known if you have experienced them yourself. Like I've experienced, I don't want a second child again. ”
On April 13, the Chinese women's football team, which took the lead, returned to its home field and could enter the Olympic Games as long as it was tied, and the Suzhou home stadium will also open the live audience in an orderly manner to create a home cheering atmosphere for the Chinese women's football team. At that time, as long as the Chinese women's football team does not lose, or even only loses a 0-1 score, the Chinese women's football team can catch the last train to Tokyo, and Zhang Xin will also be able to realize her Olympic dream.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Chen Hua Text Editor: Gong Jieyun Caption Source: Xinhua News Agency Photo Editor: Yong Kai
Source: Author: Gong Jieyun