(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Chinese men's ice hockey team lost 2:3 to Germany to score for the first time in the Winter Olympics
China News Service, Beijing, February 12 (Reporter Xing Chong) Although they lost 2:3 to the runner-up German team in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's ice hockey team still created a history on the 12th. This is the Chinese men's ice hockey team. The team scored for the first time in the Winter Olympics.
On February 12, the men's ice hockey group match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Beijing National Stadium.
The Chinese team (white) lost to Germany 2:3.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
At present, the Chinese men's ice hockey team ranks 32nd in the world, and there is no small strength gap with the German team, which is currently ranked fifth in the world.
In the first quarter of the day, the Chinese team quickly entered the state and launched an active attack on the two flanks.
Although making threats many times, the Chinese team has always failed to score goals. The German team seized the loopholes in the Chinese team's defense and scored twice. The Chinese team fell behind 0:2 in the first quarter.
After the start of the second quarter, the German team scored another goal. With 46 seconds left until the end of the quarter, Fu Shuai, a Chinese player, received a pass from his teammate and scored a goal. This is the Chinese men's ice hockey team in the Winter Olympics. First goal scored.
In the third quarter, the Chinese team's offensive continued unabated.
In the 49th minute, the Chinese team seized an opportunity to play more and less. Wang Taylor took the pass from captain Ye Jinguang and hit the goal directly. The Chinese team rewritten the score to 2:3.
After scoring two goals in a row, the morale of the Chinese team soared. At the last moment, the Chinese team even took down the goalkeeper to strengthen their fighting and shooting.
Regrettably, the Chinese team failed to make further breakthroughs and finally lost to the German team 2:3.
In the first match of the group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team lost 0:8 to the United States, which ranked fourth in the world. After the first battle, the spirit of the Chinese men's ice hockey team has improved significantly.
"The goal is the result of the joint efforts of our whole team." Fu Shuai, who opened the scoring for the Chinese team, said after the game that the Chinese team played a lot of chances throughout the game, especially when the opponent was three goals ahead, the whole team did not give up , until the very last moment.
"It was a victory for the team and a great honor in my life, and I will always remember this moment."
Wang Taylor, who scored the second goal for the Chinese team, said that everyone was a little nervous in the first game of the group stage, but this game has made great progress, and scoring two goals is a good encouragement to the whole team. .
Next, the Chinese team will also challenge the powerful Canadian team.
In another group match that day, the United States defeated Canada 4-2.
Fu Shuai said that in the next game, everyone will continue to go all out and strive to be the best.
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