The semi-finals of the National Games, Guangdong U16 women's football team: the more difficult the road, the braver

Reporter Wang Wei reports The semi-finals of the U16 women's football tournament of the 15th National Games will start on June 8, and the Guangdong team will play against the strong opponent Jiangsu team at 19:45 on the same day.

The Guangdong team and the Jiangsu team both won four consecutive games after the start of the game (the little assistant won three in a row), showing strong strength. Guangdong suffered a tough battle in the quarter-finals on the evening of June 6, facing the Sichuan team that defeated Shanghai in the group stage, they conceded first, and then equalized the score in the second half, and it was still 1-1 in the final moments, both teams replaced the starting goalkeeper with a substitute goalkeeper, preparing for a penalty shootout. At this time, the most dramatic side appeared on the field - Ye Xinyi, the captain of the Guangdong team, kicked the ball vigorously into the opponent's penalty area, seemed to pass and shoot, confusing the Sichuan team's substitute goalkeeper Dai Xixi, who had just come on the field, she was obviously not prepared and leaked the ball into the goal, and the Guangdong team was extremely lucky to kill 2-1 and reverse into the semifinals.

After three consecutive wins in the group stage, the Guangdong team wants to win the championship to cross three mountains, first the Sichuan team, then the Jiangsu team, if it enters the final, there is a high probability of meeting the Shanghai team (semi-final against the Shandong team).

"From the group stage to now, we have faced stronger opponents, which is to be expected. The semi-finals will be more intense and faster, so I'll adjust further and try to play as well as I can. Ye Xinyi said, "We have also encountered the Jiangsu team before, and we also understand in all aspects, including the composition of personnel, after entering the semi-finals, everyone's strength is very different, we have to play our own things, play hard work, and do our best." ”

The schedule of the Guangdong team is very difficult, and the more difficult the road, the braver it is. After playing four games, the players of the Guangdong team are becoming more and more confident.

"In the quarterfinals against the Sichuan team, we went from falling behind to overtaking, and this experience is an accumulation of experience for the players." Li Yingjing, the head coach of the Guangdong team, said, "The last few tens of seconds of this game were successful, and the players' self-confidence has improved a lot. The schedule is tough, but we don't think much about it, we just get ready for the moment and play well in the next game against Jiangsu. ”

"It was the reversal victory over Sichuan that gave us more confidence to face the next semi-final against Jiangsu." Chen Qinyu, the striker of the Guangdong team who scored the equalizing goal in the first game against Sichuan, said.

Before the semi-finals, the Guangdong team practiced a variety of techniques and tactics, and also considered a variety of situations that may be encountered, and made relevant plans, and they looked forward to passing.

The Jiangsu team eliminated the Yunnan team 7-0 in the quarterfinals, and Li Wanzhao scored a hat trick.

"From the first game to now, the team is getting better and better, showing the level and style of play in all aspects. We will recover before the game and go all out to prepare for the next game against Guangdong. Zhai Weiguo, head coach of the Jiangsu team, said.

The two teams play each other several times a year in junior competitions, and they know each other very well. Moreover, both teams have a number of national junior team players or players who have been selected for the national youth academy. For example, in the list of the Jiangsu team, Li Wanzhao, Li Qixian, Yang Yuxuan, Yu Qianna, Zhang Xiaole, Yang Jiayi, Zhao Siqing, Wu Yichen, etc. have all been selected for the women's national youth, and Ouyang Rongxin, Ye Xinyi, Liu Yuke of the Guangdong team, Fang Zhuzhu, Zheng Niman, Chen Jiachun, Lian Yutong, Chen Qinyu and other players have also been selected.

"Our goal is to win the championship." Li Wanzhao said, "Next, we have to try to overcome the difficulties, and the semi-finals with the Guangdong team are not easy to play." We'll train according to the coach's instructions and then play the game well. ”