Wang Shuang, the first sister of China's women's soccer team who has traveled across the ocean, has not returned to the team for the time being, while Coach Shui Qingxia decisively activated senior players such as Wu Haiyan and Wang Shanshan to sit in the starting lineup when they faced the Swedish women's soccer team, which is ranked No. 3 in the world.
In this matchup, the Chinese women's soccer team played as follows: Zhu Yu in goal, Wu Haiyan (replaced by Chen Qiaozhu in the 46th minute), Yao Lingwei (replaced by Yang Lina in the 46th minute), Wang Linlin, Li Mengwen in defense, Zhang Rui (replaced by Fang Jie in the 88th minute), Wang Shanshan (replaced by Lou Jahui in the 88th minute), Wang Xiaoxue, Zhang Xin, and Zhao Yujie (replaced by Madine Shaddick in the 46th minute) in the midfield, Xiao Yuyi (replaced by Zhang Linyan in the 83rd minute).
The Swedish women's soccer team broke the deadlock by scoring a goal in just 40 seconds. Then, in the 3rd and 14th minutes, they increased the score to 2-0 and 0-3 respectively, however, in the 50th minute, our women's soccer team's Li Mengwen's clever cross from the right side was headed in by Xiao Yuyi, bringing the score to 1-3, however, in the 65th minute, Sweden women's soccer team scored again through a corner kick and header, and finally sealed the victory with 1-4.
The following day (February 19), our women's soccer team had its second warm-up match against Huelva Women's Soccer, ranked 11th in the Spanish Women's Super League.
Facing a relatively weak opponent, Coach Shui Qingxia made significant changes to the starting lineup. The new lineup includes: goalkeeper Xu Huan, Chen Qiaozhu, Wang Linlin, Gao Chen, Lou Jiahui, Yao Wei, Li Yanfei, Fang Jie, Ou Yiyao, Yang Lina, Wu Chengshu. Shen Mengyu, Liu Yanqiu, Pan Hongyan, Zhang Linyan, Zhao Yujie, Shao Ziqin and Yang Qian are on standby as substitutes.
Wu Chengshu broke the deadlock at the start of the match, and Ou Yiyao extended the lead to 2-0, before Fang Jie scored from a penalty kick to give the Chinese Women's Football Team a 3-0 lead at half-time. In the second half, Shao Ziqin made it 4-0.
In this campaign, Coach Shui Qingxia is likely to continue to trust veterans such as Wu Haiyan to sit in the starting lineup.
