On February 22nd at 21:00, the Chinese women's soccer team played a warm-up match against the Irish women's soccer team at the New Mirador Stadium in Algeciras, Spain. In the end, the two sides crossed each other 0-0. In the 19th minute, Louise Quinn hit the crossbar with a header; in the 61st minute, Xiao Yuyi was disallowed for offside; and in the 62nd minute, Mannion was disallowed for a foul. The Chinese women's soccer team finished its four warm-up matches in Spain with a record of two wins, one draw and one loss.
In preparation for the 2023 Women's World Cup, Hangzhou Asian Games, and Paris Olympics qualification, the Chinese women's football team organized a training session in Guangzhou on January 26, and went to Spain for a warm-up match on February 10.On February 14, the Chinese women's football team beat La Liga's Real Betis 2-1, and on February 16, the Chinese women's football team lost to the Swedish women's football team 1-4, and on February 19, the Chinese women's football team beat La Liga's Huelva Sporting 4-0.The Chinese women's football team also beat La Liga's Huelva Sporting 4-0 in a warm-up match. Compared with Huelva Sporting, the Chinese women's soccer team rotated seven people, Xu Huan, Chen Qiaozhu, Wang Linlin and Lou Jiahui continued to start.
[Moment of truth]
In the 13th minute, Zhang Xin's header from the line of the penalty area failed to reach the top of the net.
In the 19th minute, a corner kick from McCabe Road was delivered to the back post and Luis Quinn's header from the left corner of the box hit the crossbar.
In the 25th minute, Zhang Xin's corner kick from the right side of the field was deliberately missed by Wang Xiaoxue, and Yao Lingwei's shot was too good.
In the 61st minute, Lou Jiahui right rib direct, Xiao Yuyi forward in the right side of the penalty area, breaking Brosnan's wicket will be the ball, but offside first, the goal is invalid.
In the 62nd minute, McCabe sent a free kick from the right into the box and Mannion collided with Xu Huan in the penalty area to send the ball into the goal. Ireland committed the first foul and the goal was disallowed.
In the 76th minute, Lou Jiahui's left-footed sweeping shot from the left side of the penalty area against Brosnan was closed down from close range.
In the 83rd minute, Connolly shot a free kick from 30 meters out and Xu Huan easily confiscated the ball.
In the end, the Chinese women's soccer team drew 0-0 with the Irish women's soccer team.
[Both formations]
Ireland (541): 1 Brosnan; 5 Campbell, 6 Connolly, 4 Louis Quinn, 25 Mannion (69-7 Caldwell), 26 de la Harper (46-13 O'Gorman); 10 O'Sullivan, 12 Agger, 11 McCabe, 20 Larkin; 14 Payne (75-22 Carusa);
Substitutes: 2-Scott, 3-Claire Walsh, 8-Littlejohn, 9-Barrett, 15-Lucy Quinn, 16-Moloney, 17-Finn, 18-Atkinson, 19-Nolan, 21-Grant, 23-Megan Walsh, 24-Sheva
China Women's Football Team (442): 12-Xu Huan; 33-Chen Qiaozhu, 4-Wang Linlin, 3-Wang Xiaoxue (72-5-Wu Haiyan), 2-Li Mengwen (90+2-23-Gao Chen); 6-Zhang Xin, 10-Zhang Rui, 16-Yao Lingwei (46-13-Yang Lina), 20-Shao Yuyi (72-27-Medinai); 11-Wang Shanshan (46-19-Zhang Linyan), 14 -Lou Jiahui;
