The Chinese women's soccer team suffered a fierce battle at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 17 in the sunny Marbella Soccer Center in Spain. The warm-up match against the Swedish women's soccer team quickly came to a climax after a short start. Just 29 seconds in, Sweden's Kanellund announced the start of the match with a brilliant shot from the far corner of the net, thanks to a precise assist from Yanogi. Immediately afterward, in the 14th minute, Yanogi added to the lead, scoring two consecutive goals to extend the lead to 2-0.
In the face of adversity, the Chinese women's soccer team did not give up. In the 50th minute, Xiao Yuyi equalized the score with a header through Li Mengwen's precise pass. However, in the 65th minute, Bjorn extended the lead with a corner kick to make the final score 1-4.
Turning to 21:00 on February 19, the Chinese women's soccer team ushered in its third warm-up match in Spain against Liga MX Vivar Athletic. In preparation for the upcoming 2023 Women's World Cup, Hangzhou Asian Games and Paris Olympic Games qualification, the Chinese women's soccer team started training in Guangzhou since January 26 and stepped on the land of Spain on February 10 to start the intense warm-up matches.
The Chinese women's soccer team had a good start to their training in Spain as they beat Real Betis of La Liga 2-1 in their first match. Compared to the first match, the Chinese team made changes to their lineup, with starters such as Wang Linlin, Wu Haiyan, and Zhao Yujie rotating in and out of the lineup.
Highlights of the match also included a breakthrough by Blackstones and a second goal by Yanogi, as well as a resilient counterattack by the Chinese women's soccer team. In the end, although China was unable to turn the game around, the team's fighting spirit and efforts were recognized by the crowd.
The matchups for both sides are as follows:
Sweden Women's Soccer (433): 12-Falk; 24-Sandberg, 3-Sembrandt, 14-Björn, 5-Lundqvist; 23-Rubensson, 7-Janogi, 16-Angdal; 18-Rolfo, 11-Blackstones, 19-Caneluid; Substitutes not on the pitch: 1-Musovic, 2-Andersson, 4-Lennartsson, 6-Eriksson, 20 -Bennison, 21-Embrum, 26-Olofsson.
China Women's Football Team (4231): 1-Zhu Yu; 5-Wu Haiyan, 4-Wang Linlin, 3-Wang Xiaoxue, 2-Li Mengwen; 16-Yao Lingwei, 10-Zhang Rui, 14-Lou Jiahui; 6-Zhang Xin, 34-Zhao Yujie, 20-Shao Yuyi; 11-Wang Shanshan;
