After midfielder Zhang Yu, a Chinese player, got the ball, she accelerated forward.
As a result, he was kicked back from the Nordic Snow Country team.
Seeing this, Ma Xiaoxu quickly stepped forward to intercept, and then shot from the outside. The ball hit the goal post and bounced back.
At the tense moment, Han Duan quickly stepped forward and added another kick.
The ball went in!
"Wow..."
"Ah! It's in, it's in!"
"China team, China team!"
"..."
The audience instantly burst into warm applause and cheers.
Cen Li and others also stood up and applauded non-stop. Only five minutes into the game, the Chinese team got the first ball. This was such a smooth start!
Of course, the women's football team of the Nordic Snow Country was ranked third in the world at the time, so it was naturally not that easy to deal with.
As the game reached the middle and later stages of the first half, the Chinese team's midfielder gradually lost control and quickly lost the ball many times, which made the Nordic Snow Country team's offensive opportunities more frequent.
In the 38th minute, the Chinese team made an interception error in the midfield, giving the Nordic Snow team the best opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt.
Swenson of the Nordic Snow Country team passed the ball to his teammate Xie Lin. Xie Lin passed two players of the Chinese team with a dunk and shot hard with his right foot. The ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal!
This shot is extremely tricky!
The players from the Nordic Snow Country all showed happy smiles, but the players from the Chinese Country took deep breaths and encouraged each other.
As for Cen Li, she was also amazed when she saw it.
The goal just now had an element of luck, but the prerequisite was sufficient strength.
This Xie Lin is really a strong opponent.
Now the two sides are tied, but the Chinese team will naturally not be satisfied with this. All the girls' faces are full of perseverance. They must win another goal!
Therefore, in the subsequent games, the two teams played very fiercely, both sides were looking for opportunities to score goals, and the fight was back and forth, which made the audience excited.
At the 71st minute, the Chinese team launched an attack from the left. Wang Dandan passed the ball straight into the penalty area. His cold end blocked the defense and passed it back to his teammates. Ma Xiaoxu followed up and fired a powerful shot.
"call out…"
The football flew up in the air, missed the blocking hand of the Nordic snow country goalkeeper, and hit the side goal diagonally.
"Wow..."
"Ma Xiaoxu...Ma Xiaoxu!"
"It's in, it's in!!!"
"..."
The stadium immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers, and Ma Xiaoxu was so excited that he knelt on the ground and shouted.
As someone with a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, she finally scored a goal and was finally able to let go of the burden in her heart.
The battle that followed became more and more intense.
The Nordic Snow Country team was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, and then pressed forward from all fronts. Unfortunately, the Chinese team's defense was airtight, and the score of 2-1 was maintained until the end of the game.
Successfully achieved a good start in the Olympic women's football group stage!
"Ah! Win, win!"
"China will be victorious!"
"..."
At the moment of victory, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers, and Cen Li happily hugged the substitute players around her.
It is really not easy to defeat the Nordic Snow Country.
"Win, win, finally I can happily participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games." All the team members walked together with happy smiles on their faces.
"Yeah!" Cen Li nodded repeatedly.
All athletes must attend the opening ceremony, so the next game is scheduled for August 9th, which happens to be a different time.