(Tokyo Olympics) Chinese women's football team loses 0:5 to Brazil Jia Xiuquan takes the initiative to take responsibility
China News Agency, Tokyo, July 21 (Bian Liqun) Beijing time on the 21st, in the first round of the Olympic women's football group match, the Chinese women's football team lost 0:5 to the Brazilian women's football team.
Head coach Jia Xiu took the initiative to take responsibility after the game.
For the Chinese women’s football team, the Brazilian women’s football team is not an unfamiliar opponent. The last time the two sides played against each other was in the 2019 Yongchuan Four Nations Tournament. At that time, the Chinese women’s football team drew with Brazil at 0:0 in regular time and passed a penalty shoot-out 4: 2 defeat the opponent.
The picture shows the scene of the game.
Image source: Visual China
In the last Rio Olympics, the two teams also met in the first group match, but facing the host of the right time, place and people, the Chinese women's football team finally lost 0:3.
The Chinese women's football team currently ranks 15th in the world, and the Brazilian team ranks 7th in the world.
Faced with a stronger opponent, the Chinese women's football team was not conservative in the opening stage. They frequently launched frontcourt presses and obtained a frontcourt set kick in the second minute. Zhang Xin took the penalty slightly wide.
After the opening of the Chinese team, the Brazilian team gradually recovered the rhythm on the field. First, in the 5th minute, they almost broke the Chinese goal in the melee, and then attacked from the left in the 9th minute, and then the Debinia head was clicked. The ball hit the crossbar and Marta scored a midfield shot. The Chinese women's football team fell behind 0:1.
After the Brazilian team still took the initiative on the field, the Chinese women's football goalkeeper Peng Shimeng made a save and scored, and the Chinese women's football team fell behind 0:2.
On the afternoon of July 21st, Beijing time, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's football match began.
The Chinese women's football team faced the Brazilian women's football team at the Miyagi Stadium, which was also the first appearance of the Chinese delegation in this tournament.
In the end, the Chinese women's football team lost 0-5 to Brazil and missed the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
The picture shows the scene of the game.
Image source: Visual China
In the 32nd minute, Jia Xiuquan made a substitution adjustment. After striker Wurigumula replaced midfielder Wang Yan, his offense improved. In the 39th minute, Musewen suddenly shot a cold arrow at the front of the penalty area and was saved by the Brazilian goalkeeper. The first half of the Chinese women's football team had a threatening shot.
The Chinese women's football team frequently made threats after changing sides, but they were unable to break the goal for a long time.
In the 51st minute, Wang Shanshan shot in the penalty area but regrettably hit the post.
In the 66th minute, Wang Shuang stuffed the ball to Zhang Xin, who pushed forward, and the latter also regretted the center post.
In the 73rd minute, the Chinese women's football team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, was scored by the Brazilian team. Marta shot a cold arrow on the right side of the penalty area and scored twice.
At the end of the game, the Brazilian team scored two goals through a penalty kick and caught the Chinese team's backcourt error.
In the end, the Chinese women's football team lost 0:5 to the Brazilian women's football team.
Coach Jia Xiuquan said at the press conference after the game: "Sorry to the domestic fans. The responsibility of losing is entirely with me. It has nothing to do with the players. They are doing their best. We still need to go back and summarize, and we will try our best to treat each one. Games."
According to the Olympic rules, the top two teams in the group can qualify directly, and the two teams with the best results in the three groups can also qualify for the third.
At 16:00 on July 24, Beijing time, the Chinese women's football team will usher in the group's second opponent, the Zambian women's football team. To retain the group's hope of qualifying, the Chinese women's football team must defeat their opponents.
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