On April 1, the second phase of the National Women's Soccer Championship was in full swing, and in the first round of the knockout round, the Beijing women's soccer team lost to the Sichuan women's soccer team 4-5 on penalties, failing to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the afternoon of the same day, the tournament got underway in Kunming Hai Terrier, entering the fierce battle of the knockout rounds and marking the second stage of the tournament. Beijing Women's Soccer Team met Sichuan in the first round of the tournament. After 90 minutes of intense fighting, the two sides drew 1-1, and the penalty kicks became the key to decide the winner. In the end, Beijing Women's Football Team lost in the penalty kicks, and the total score was 4-5 against the opponent, bidding farewell to the competition for the quarter-finals.
After the game, Beijing Women's Soccer Head Coach Yu Yun said, "We can accept losing on penalties. Those who stand on the penalty spot are marvelous. Penalty kicks, daring to challenge is enough." The head coach's fatherly attitude won him praise, but behind it lay a deep sense of helplessness.
Yu Yun revealed, "Our team is now gone a lot of people, from the eight to four stage, the main goalkeeper and right forward were injured, adding three injury numbers. Now the team is basically only left with Wang Chen, a veteran, the rest are young players, almost become a youth team." From last year's Women's Super League's all-Chinese four to today's youth team lineup, the Beijing women's soccer team has experienced a sea change in just a few months.
All these changes stemmed from the early termination of the contract by Beijin Group and the withdrawal of capital in the middle of the game, which led to the inability of Beijing Women's Football Team to renew the contract and the departure of the players. However, this year's task is even more difficult, since January 2, Beijing women's football team has been playing and training in the field for three months.
Yu Yun said: "We are expected to go back to Beijing on the 8th to adjust a little bit, because we stayed outside for too long, the players are feeling mentally fatigued, and it's been more than three months since we have seen our families. The situation of the team is still the same as before, the Beijin side is not invested, and we have not found a new sponsor. The players are now only able to get the salary of Siannongtan. I think the Sports Bureau and Siannongtan have been very concerned about us and are actively looking for sponsorship for us."
