China News Agency, Beijing, March 1st, Portugal Algarve news: The 2019 Algarve Cup International Women’s Football Invitational Tournament was held in the second round of Group C on March 1st. After the first round, the Chinese women’s football team lost three goals in the first half of the game that day, after scoring a goal in the second half, he finally lost to Norway at 1:3, while Norway won another victory after defeating Denmark at 2:1 in the first round.
There are 12 teams participating in the 26th Algarve Cup, which are divided into four groups with three teams in each group. According to the Algarve Cup competition, after round-robin tournament, the first of the two teams with the best results will enter title decider. The first teams of the two teams with poor scores will compete for the third place, and so on.
In this competition, the 15th Chinese team in the world is in Group C with two Nordic teams Norway and Denmark. After passing the round in the first round, the Chinese women’s football team welcomed Norway, the first opponent of this competition, on March 1. In the 9th minute of the first half, the Norwegian captain broke into the penalty area by passing the ball. Herovison broke the door after passing the Chinese team. The Norwegian team got a 1:0 lead.
In the 31st minute, after the Norwegian player Hansen counterattacked the ball and broke into the penalty area of the Chinese team, the Norwegian team got another point with a small angle. In the 40th minute, the Norwegian team was passing on the left, and Wang Linlin failed to solve the siege after stopping the ball, harvey got the shot, and the Norwegian team expanded the score advantage to 3:0.
In the second half, Wang Frost and Zhang Rui appeared as substitutes, and the scene of the Chinese team improved. In the 68th minute, Li Ying sent out a long pass. The Norwegian goalkeeper and defender made mistakes one after another. Facing an empty opportunity, Wang Shanshan failed to grasp it. The ball passed sliding door and the Chinese team missed the excellent scoring opportunity.
Until the 90th minute, the Chinese team Guya sand slandered the restricted area. Wang Shanshan shot well after stopping the ball. The Chinese team pulled back one point and finally lost to Norway with 1:3.
After the match, Chinese midfield player Lou Jiahui said that the opponent scored faster in the first half. After losing the ball, the mentality of the players changed and the rhythm of the second half was better. But she also said frankly that the Chinese team and the Nordic team had fewer opportunities to compete, so the Algarve Cup was a good exercise for the team. “I hope to find more shortcomings and better prepare for the women’s football World Cup in June.”
The Chinese women’s football team won the Algarve Cup twice, and the last time she won the championship was in 2002. Next, the Chinese team will face Denmark, the second opponent in the group match. (Finished)