Source | People's Daily Client Sports Channel
On the evening of October 18, Beijing time, the last round of the group match of the 2022 U17 Women's World Cup held in India continued. In a game in Group C, the Chinese team lost 0:1 to the defending champion Spain, and finally ranked fourth in the group with 1 win, 2 losses and 3 points, missing the quarterfinals.
This year's U17 Women's World Cup, the Chinese team is in Group C with Spain, Mexico and Colombia. In the first two rounds of group stage, the Chinese team defeated Mexico 2:1 first, and then lost to Colombia 0:2. In the last round, facing Spain, the Chinese team can only qualify from the group if they win. After the start of the game, the Chinese team performed very positively. However, as the game progressed, the Spanish team gradually controlled the situation on the court. However, with the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Liu Chen, the Chinese team maintained the score of 0:0 until halftime. In the second half, the 61st minute, Spain scored with a corner kick by Altero. The Chinese team, who was behind, began to counterattack. In the 78th minute, the Chinese team took an free kick on the right side of the frontcourt. Huang Jiaxin scored in the penalty area, but the referee determined that the ball was offside first after being prompted by the video assistant referee. In the 85th minute, the striker Zhang Hongpin, who came on as a substitute, was sent off by the referee with the second yellow card. The Chinese team ultimately failed to rewrite the score and lost to the opponent 0:1.
The Spanish team that won this game joined hands with the winner of another game in the same group to qualify from the group. Although they failed to advance to the quarterfinals in the end, the high fighting spirit and fighting spirit shown by the Chinese team in the game are admirable. The performance of players such as goalkeeper Liu Chen and defender Huang Jiaxin in this game is also remarkable. Some players such as Zhang Hongpin have also made their mark in the domestic league. looks forward to the young women's football girls having ideal development in the future.
