Women's soccer team wins the 14th National Games

As the night drew low, the 14th National Games soccer women's adult competition in the city of Xi'an came to a close on the 25th. In the focus of the battle, with the Tokyo Olympics Chinese women's soccer team as the base of the United team with a narrow advantage of 1:0 to beat the Shanghai team, successfully reached the top. After 18 fierce battles, the women's soccer girls showed the spirit of hard work not only won the game, but also won the hearts of the fans, and "hope" has become the focus of discussion inside and outside the stadium.

Gratitude to the fans and the spirit of never giving up became the motto of the tournament.

After the Tokyo Olympics came to an end, the Chinese women's soccer team quickly assembled after completing quarantine measures to prepare for the Games. Shui Qingxia, a member of the team that won a silver medal at the Atlanta Olympics, took over as head coach of the combined team.

In the group stage of the Games, Union had fallen behind Jiangsu in the second game, but managed to make a comeback in the second half.

Coach Shui Qingxia said that the road to a soccer game is never smooth. In the face of a half-time deficit, the women's soccer team's belief is to never give up. In the following matches, as long as you pay attention to the details, the situation and the result can be changed drastically.

"For the Chinese women's soccer team, pressure is part of life. We not only have to learn to face challenges, but also learn to enjoy the joy of life, and the two are not incompatible." Coach Shui Qingxia said this.

In this tournament, the host Shaanxi women's soccer team suffered consecutive penalty kicks, and "95" goalkeeper Liu Qing has become the game's "penalty kicks goal god", in two penalty kicks in the battle to pounce on five penalty kicks.

"Thank you to the fans for their chants and support." Liu Qing said, "It was my teammates who insisted on the field until the last moment that gave me the opportunity to show my specialty. We went all out and fought hard for every game."

Shaanxi women's soccer team achieved a historic third place in this year's tournament. Head coach Liu Huana said that regardless of the score on the field, as long as the game is not over, she, her coaching staff and players will not give up.

With the roses, hope lies ahead. At the game site, the volunteers, staff and fans shouted the most to the women's soccer girls, "We all support the women's soccer girls." Even through the masks, their smiling eyes were still clearly visible.

Article source: Xinhua News Agency

XI'AN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The soccer women's adult group match of the 14th National Games ended in Xi'an on the evening of Sept. 25, with the United Team, which is based on the Chinese women's football team of the Tokyo Olympics, winning the title with a 1:0 victory over Shanghai. During the 18 matches of the competition, the women's soccer girls' spirit of never giving up and striving hard inspired the fans. Inside and outside the stadium, the keyword most talked about by insiders and fans is "hope".

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