On the evening of September 28th, the final match of women’s football group A of Hangzhou Asian Games was held in Linping Sports Center Stadium. The China women’s football team beat the Uzbekistan women’s football team 6-0, thus winning the first place in the group with two victories. In the next quarter-finals, China will face Thailand, the second place in Group B..
China beat Mongolia 16-0 in the first round. Uzbekistan, ranked 50th in the world, defeated Mongolia 6-0. In this contest, China women’s football team didn’t have many ways to “iron barrel array” against Uzbekistan after the opening, but the players always remained patient. In the 33rd minute, Li Mengwen sent a precise cross from the right, and Wang Shanshan scored a goal with a mallet, with China leading 1-0.
Wang Shanshan (first from right) celebrates the goal. A screenshot taken during a live streaming
After the half-time, China women’s football coach Shui Qingxia changed into three players: Zhang Xin, Yan Jinjin and Ou Yiyan. This adjustment makes China women’s football team more energetic in attack. From the 51st minute to the 56th minute, Wang Shanshan, Shen Mengyu and Chen Qiaozhu scored three goals. Since then, Yan Jinjin, who performed well in the first game, has performed brilliantly again. First, she scored her own penalty in the 78th minute, and then she scored a single-knife goal in stoppage time to help China women’s football team lock the score to 6-0.
The women’s group stage of the Hangzhou Asian Games ended on September 28th, and China, China Taipei, North Korea, Japan and South Korea advanced to the quarter-finals. Thailand, the Philippines and Uzbekistan advanced to the second place in the group with better results. In the quarter-finals, China will play Thailand, ranked 46th in the world, at 8pm on September 30th. In another match in the same half, Japan and the Philippines played against each other. In the other half, China Taipei team met Uzbekistan team, and South Korea team met North Korea team.