Late at night on July 25, Beijing time, the much-anticipated Olympic Women's Soccer Group C Round 1 match officially kicked off, with the world's top-ranked Spanish women's soccer team and the world's seventh-ranked Japanese women's soccer team in a fierce duel on the green field. This game is not only a technical and tactical competition, but also a collision of will and belief.
At the beginning of the match, the Spanish women's soccer team showed their strength as the world's dominant player, and continuously reduced the space for the Japanese women's soccer team's offense through exquisite passing and control coordination. However, the Japanese Women's Soccer Team didn't let themselves be disorganized, and they searched for counter-attacking opportunities with excellent teamwork and flexible running position. In the 12th minute, the Japanese women's soccer team finally had a turnaround, Fujino Aoba got a valuable free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, she calmly shot the ball, the ball cut a wonderful arc straight to the corner of the dead corner, the Japanese women's soccer team took the lead 1-0, which instantly lit up the atmosphere on the sidelines.
Faced with a sudden deficit, the Spanish women's soccer team did not panic, they quickly adjusted their tactics and strengthened the control of the midfield. In the 21st minute, the Spanish women's soccer team's efforts were finally rewarded when Arsenia del Castillo sent a precise direct ball in front of the field, and Aitana Bonmarte was able to quickly intervene and shake the goalkeeper, and then pushed a shot to equalize the score, 1-1. This goal not only showed the strength of the Spanish women's soccer team's attacking power, but also greatly boosted the team's morale.
After the change of sides, both sides continued to fight fiercely. The Spanish women's soccer team gradually took the initiative by virtue of higher ball possession and more fluent attacking coordination. On the other hand, Japan Women's Soccer Team tried to break the deadlock again by utilizing the fast counter-attack and precise passes that they are good at. However, under the tight defense of Spain Women's Football Team, the attack of Japan Women's Football Team was frustrated time and again.
The Spanish women's soccer team's attack intensified towards the end of the match. In the 74th minute, Aitana Bonmati once again showed her passing skills, she played a wonderful wall coordination with her teammates on the left side of the penalty area, and then brought the ball to the middle of the field, and then shot a precise shot straight to the corner of the goal, Spain Women's Soccer Team took a 2-1 lead. This goal completely killed the suspense of the game, and also won three valuable points for the Spanish women's soccer team.
Finally, with the referee's whistle, the match was over, and the Spanish women's soccer team opened the 2024 Paris Olympics women's soccer season with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Japanese women's soccer team.
