Egmond joined the team just three months ago and boldly adopted an aggressive attacking strategy. With Australia holding a clear physical and strength advantage, they opted for a single-back attacking formation, making the match an attack-versus-attack duel between the two sides. But it was clear that Egmond was more familiar with his home country's team, knew what Australia's weaknesses were and made a fuss over the sides and box ribs.
The first goal was a bit like traditional English soccer, meaning that Australia is good at passing the ball around the side. Of course, in terms of absolute fitness, we weren't as good as the Australian players, but we were faster and better at running. In the end, we scored the first goal through nimble running. The second goal was scored by using the opponent's single midfielder, who had no way of defending the gap between the two box ribs, and getting a chance to shoot from long range at the front of the box. A world wave has opened the opponent's goal and has been 2. : With a 0 lead, the Chinese women's soccer team did not shy away and still continued to attack, forcing the Australian goalkeeper to make mistakes and finally sealing the victory 3:0.
After the coaching change, the spirit and the technical and tactical abilities shown by the Chinese women's soccer team in this first match are very commendable. Defeating Australia, one of the favorites to win this tournament, will undoubtedly boost their confidence. Initially, the expectation for the Chinese women's soccer team was that they could finish in the top three and enter the World Cup later this year. However, head coach Edmonds made a bold statement before the start of this match that our goal is not to enter the World Cup, but to win the Asian Championship. Many people in the media thought she was talking big before, but seeing that she is now the favorite to win the title after beating Australia, the third best team in Asia, 3:0 in the first match, I am afraid that no one will doubt her anymore.
