August 10, 2 a.m. BST.
Paris Olympics
The final of the women's field hockey final was a fierce battle between the Netherlands and China, with two strong teams fighting for the gold medal. The Netherlands, with 3 golds and 1 bronze in the previous 4 Olympic Games, are the absolute kings of the game, while China showed the same determination to win the gold medal by beating Australia and Belgium consecutively.
At the beginning of the game, facing the strong enemy of the Netherlands, the Chinese team adopted a defensive counterattack strategy, looking for offensive opportunities through solid positions with long pass penetration. Only 6 minutes into the first quarter, No. 17 Danwen's pass-like shot in front of the baseline, together with No. 7 Chen Yi's clever one-two punch, let the
Chinese dame
The first goal gave China a 1-0 lead. The Netherlands, faced with the unexpected loss of the ball, strengthened the attack, but the heroic play of the "God of Goal", Ye Jiao, repeatedly resolved the crisis and ensured that the Chinese team maintained the lead at the end of the first period.
In the second quarter, the attack of the Dutch team was more fierce, but the defense line of the Chinese women's song was also impregnable and successfully defended many times. Despite being penalized for a short corner kick for a foul in their own shooting arc, the Chinese women's team showed their tenacious fighting spirit and successfully blocked many threatening shots from the Netherlands, and at the end of the half, the Chinese team still maintained a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the Dutch team continued to apply pressure and tried to equalize the score, while the Chinese women's volleyball team looked for counter-attack opportunities in defense. In the third quarter, the Dutch team's shots were saved by Ye Jiao many times, while the Chinese team's counterattacks almost changed the score. Towards the end of the third quarter, the Dutch Women's Quarter was awarded another short corner kick, but lady luck favored the Chinese Women's Quarter as the Dutch shot was deflected and the Chinese team continued to keep the lead.
In the last quarter, China Women's Quartet didn't play passive defense, but aggressive attack, but the Netherlands used a short corner kick opportunity, and No.8 "King of Scorers" Jensen equalized the score, 1-1! The game went into a brutal penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, the Netherlands took the lead, and the penalty kicker of China Women's Quartet failed to score, and the Netherlands took the lead. Although Zhong Jiaqi of China Women's Quartet scored a goal in the third penalty kick to bring the score to 1-2, China Women's Quartet finally lost 1-3 in the penalty kicks, and won the match.
silver medal
, tying an all-time best.
The performance of Chinese women's hockey in this year's Olympic Games was impressive, and their tenacity and fighting spirit won the respect of the whole world. Although they regretted to miss the gold medal in the final, the silver medal is also a brilliant page in the history of Chinese field hockey, adding luster to the annals of Chinese sports. In the future, the Chinese women's hockey team will continue to forge ahead and look forward to another success in the international arena.
