In the 3rd round of the group stage of the Women's Adult Group B of the National Games on September 20, Beijing Women's Football Team defeated Shandong Women's Football Team by a narrow margin of 2-1, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
This was a crucial match for both sides. Shandong Women's Soccer took the lead in the 8th minute of the match. However, only in the 37th minute, Beijing Women's Ma Xiaoxu quickly equalized the score and the first half ended in a draw. In the 54th minute, Zhang Linyan's goal put Beijing Women's Soccer back on top, and they eventually held on to the final score of 2-1.
The Beijing Women's Football Team's road to promotion was full of bumps and bruises. They lost 0-2 to Shandong Women's Football Team in the first match, but retained the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals after narrowly defeating Sichuan Women's Football Team in the second match by 1-0. Facing Shandong Women's Football Team in the third round, Beijing Women's Football Team must win in order to realize the goal of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Under the unique system of the Games, the Beijing women's soccer team will have to fight with their backs against the wall after losing the first game. After the game, head coach Yu Yun said, "After losing the first game, under this system, every game is a life and death battle. We must unify our thoughts, pay attention to our opponents and play at our best level." Before the second match against Sichuan Women's Soccer Team, Yu Yun put forward the 12-word requirement of "unity of thought, pay attention to the opponent, and play at the best level" to the team. Under the guidance of this idea, Beijing Women's Football Team defeated Sichuan Women's Football Team in a rainy match and successfully advanced to the third round.
Facing Shandong Women's Soccer Team again, it was another "life and death battle". In order to avoid a repeat of the first game, Beijing women's soccer team is determined to beat the opponent again. Yu Yun said: "I hope the team will not fall down twice in the same place." Captain Wang Chen also said that the team will do their best to face Shandong Women's Football Team. In the end, Beijing Women's Soccer achieved a reversal and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and will play the semifinals on September 23rd.
