Congratulations! Beijing Women s Football Team advances to the National Games

On the afternoon of May 9, the last round of Group C of the Women's Adult Group Qualification Competition of the 15th National Games was held at the Jiangning Football Training Base in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The Beijing Women's Football Team lost 1-2 to the Jiangsu Women's Football Team, which played at home, and still advanced to the finals with the second place in the group.

In this qualifying match, 18 teams were divided into 4 groups and played in 4 competitions. The top two in each group and the third in the three best-achieved group will advance and will participate in the final stage competition with the host Guangdong team.

The starting lineup photos taken by Beijing Women's Football Team during this qualifying match. Image source: Beijing Women's Football Team

The competition in Jiangsu Jiangning Division where Beijing Women's Football Team is located is fierce, and all the four teams are based on the women's super team. In the first two rounds of the game, the Beijing Women's Football Team drew 0-0 with Jilin team on May 5 and defeated Hangzhou team 1-0 on May 7. In the last round, against Jiangsu team, which had won two consecutive victories, the Beijing Women's Football Team goal was broken by Shao Ziqin, a young player who had previously performed well in the national team in the first 8 minutes. In the 58th minute of the second half, Jiangsu team scored another penalty. The Beijing Women's Football Team then attacked with all their might. Wang Shanshan scored a penalty in stoppage time, and the score was finally set at 1-2. In another game in the last round of Group C, Zhejiang team drew 1-1 with Jilin team. Jiangsu team ranked first in the group with 9 points, Beijing team ranked second in 4 points, and the two teams advanced together.

Beijing Women's Football Coach Yu Yun told the Beijing Daily client reporter after the game: "This match schedule is intensive, and the opponents are not weak. The most important thing is to ensure the right to qualify." In fact, after defeating Zhejiang team in the second round, the Beijing Women's Football Team, which holds 4 points, has determined to advance with at least one of the third place in the group with the best results. Yu Yun told reporters that under such circumstances, the team chose to rotate the lineup in this game to protect some of the main players.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Yanwen, who ended the Women's Football League season, participated in this game with the team and performed many outstanding performances on the court. Zhang Linyan, who returned this season, went out with the team, but did not play. Yu Yun introduced that Zhang Linyan is still in the recovery period of her injury.

According to the arrangement, the Beijing Women's Football Team will return to Beijing to rest. On June 8, the Beijing Women's Football Team will usher in its first home game this year, facing the Henan team in the 7th round of the Women's Super League this season.