Xinhua News Agency, Russia, March 1 (reporter Li Linhai, Xu Zheng) the women’s ice hockey competition of the 29th World University Winter Games was held at the ice sports hall of Capel womaiski in Russia on the 1st. The Chinese team held 0:10 lost to the Canadian team.
The women’s ice hockey team is the first Chinese team to appear in this winter. At the beginning of the game, the Canadian team seized the active position on the court and launched a siege at the half of the Chinese team. The Chinese team’s strategy of focusing on defense also brought some trouble to the opponents. Although the Canadian team has an absolute advantage in the scene, they do not have many ways to face the tenacious defense of Chinese players.
In the ninth minute of the first quarter, the Canadian team took advantage of the chance to score the first goal. Later, he used the Chinese team’s defense vulnerability to score two more goals, forcing the Chinese team to request suspension. After the suspension, the status of the Chinese team improved and some offensive opportunities were created while defending. Until the end of the second quarter, the Chinese team only let the opponent score one more goal and fell behind by 0:4.
Entering the third section, the physical fitness of Chinese players decreased significantly. Facing the changeable attack in Canada, the technical and physical disadvantages of the Chinese team gradually appeared, and they were scored 6 goals by the Canadian team.
After the game, Jiang Wei, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, said: “We have tried our best. The most important thing is that we have learned the skills of the other side and cooperated with the players, which has saved strength for the next few games.”
Guan Xiaobo, the leader and coach of the Chinese women’s ice hockey team, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency that the Chinese team was mainly learning in this competition and hoped that the players would use this competition to win more experience in the competition.
On the evening of the 2nd local time, the 29th World University Winter Games will usher in the opening ceremony.