On the memorable occasion of July 21, at exactly 16:00 GMT, an Olympic
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The group's marquee battle is officially on, with our
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Team with Brazil
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The teams battled it out.
As the first half got underway, Brazil's 35-year-old legend Marta broke the deadlock with a world kick in the 9th minute, followed by another point in the 22nd minute when Debiania added to the lead. After the changeover, in the 50th minute, our
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Wang Shanshan, who had a long shot that was bound for the goal post, failed to change the score; then in the 67th minute, Zhang Xin's shot also hit the post. However, in the 74th minute, Marta showed her strength again and sealed the win for Brazil. Immediately after, in the 77th minute, Wang Shuang and Uzhigumura hit the bar consecutively, while Andressa's penalty kick in the 80th minute was a one-two. With Beatriz's goal late in the game, our
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In their first appearance at the Olympics, they were unlucky, but left a total of four hits on the goal frame, and eventually fell to Brazil 0-5
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, suffered a blackout.
After the match, Wang Frost attended the press conference and she confessed, "We hit the goal post four times, obviously luck was not on our side today. With two more group matches to come, I believe we can adjust our mindset and strive to achieve our goal: to get out of the group."
Talking about creating chances but failing to convert them into goals, Wang Frost said, "Maybe we are not so mature in handling the ball, making unnecessary mistakes on the field and being counter-pressed by the opponents."
