On October 29, the seventh round of the 2021 Chinese Women's Super League staged a peak showdown, and although the Wuhan women's football team was awarded a penalty in the first half, it luckily "escaped" the goal, shook hands with Shanghai with a score of 0-0, and continued to maintain its position at the top of the table.
The Shanghai team has Barbara Banda, a foreign striker who made the Chinese women's football team gray at the Olympic Games, and Wuhan women's football coach Chang Weiwei responded on the spot, using his foreign forward Temwa to withdraw to specifically target Banda. The arrangement was severely challenged in the 30 minutes of the first half, when Temwa was slung out of experience by Banda, who fell to the ground after confronting Wuhan defender Liu Yanqiu. The referee awarded a penalty, but Shanghai's top penalty player Yan Juanjuan deflected the ball.
As the game progressed, Temwa and the Wuhan women's football team gradually found a defensive feeling, limiting Banda to a tight foot, and the Wuhan women's football team gradually gained the upper hand on the scene, but never created too much pressure on the other side. On the contrary, the Shanghai team counterattacked with a five-guard lineup, repeatedly creating killing opportunities, and Xiao Yuyi, Yan Juanjuan and others have been given the opportunity to break the goal. Fortunately, wuhan women's football has good luck, the two sides finally shook hands 0-0, Wuhan team still overwhelmed Shanghai team with a goal difference advantage to top the women's super league table, and Changchun women's football ranked third.
Chang Weiwei said after the game that the performance of the Wuhan team in this game was mixed: "Everyone pays more attention to defense, and our defense of Banda is also more successful. However, the players have a bit of ideological baggage for the league championship, a little want to win and fear of losing, and need to continue to adjust and improve. However, he thinks this is a good thing: "Because of the influence of various events, we have a relatively short time to practice together, and the players are more tired, so it is good to have some problems now, as long as the best state and ability are shown at key moments." ”
The 2021 Women's Super League season is divided into two major stages, the first is that 10 participating teams play in a single round-robin, the top five points enter the championship group, and the last five enter the relegation group. The championship group is still a single round-robin clash, and the top two points advance to the final direct duel. Last season, the biggest competitor of Wuhan women's football team was always Shanghai, and it also lost 3-4 to the opponent in the championship group competition to eat the only defeat of the year. However, Shanghai unexpectedly lost to Jiangsu in the following match and was squeezed out of the top two, and Wuhan defeated Jiangsu women's football team 4-0 in the final to win the first women's Super League championship in the club's history.
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Guo Xiaoming
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