In the semifinals of the 17th Asian Youth Women's Handball Championship on July 7, the Chinese National Youth Women's Handball Team met a strong Japanese team. Toward the end of regulation play, with the score tied at 27, Shi Zihan of the national youth team decided to step up. She scored the winning goal to make the score 28-27, and the girls of the National Youth Women's Handball Team finally had the last laugh in a close match with many twists and turns.
The game started with a tight score, but with a couple of mistakes made by the National Youth Team women, Japan seized the opportunity to open up a gap in the score. In the first half, they gained a five-point advantage, 16-11.
Suzanne, the head coach of the National Youth Women's Handicap, emphasized during the halftime break that the whole team must retreat quickly in the second half when switching from offense to defense in response to the opponent's expertise in fast breaks.
In the second half of the game, the girls of the National Youth Women's Handicap Team were in a fighting and killing stance. Left winger No. 7 Zhang Siyu and right winger No. 10 Shi Zihan penetrated the opponent's defense. 2 bottom line Jiang Jisan threatened the opponent's goal by using her height advantage, and No. 11 Liu Xuedan frequently shot on goal. While members of the National Youth Team were frantically chasing points, goalkeeper No. 1 Li Luyao also showed her skills. She stopped several one-touch shots from the Japanese team and ensured that the National Junior Women tied the game at 25-25 with five minutes left in the match.
Two minutes later, the National Youth Women's Handicap surpassed the score at 27-25. Although Japan equalized before the final game, Shi Zihan's victory stopped the semifinals and capped off a complete comeback.
In the other semifinal, South Korea also advanced to the final with a 41-20 win over Chinese Taipei. The women's national youth team of this year's tournament will battle Korea for the title at 4 p.m.
