Shanghai team has won three championships: men's football/kloc-below 0/8, women's football/kloc-below 0/8 and women's football adult group. This final is a must. After the semi-final, Zhejiang team, which specially recruited international Zhang Yuning, is also eager to win the championship.
However, the final was dull as a whole, with fierce competition between the two sides in midfield and few threats. The closest chance for the Shanghai team to score in 90 minutes came from the 44th minute of the first half. The Shanghai team quickly counterattacked, and the Zhejiang team defender was forced to foul in the penalty area because of the direct blocking of midfielder Zhou Zheng. The Shanghai team won a penalty, but left-back Lei Wenjie missed the boat by shooting the ball at the post.
Zhang Yuning was focused on by the Shanghai team's defenders. Although he showed physical superiority in several confrontations, he could not make an effective breakthrough. In the second half, he only got two sporadic shooting opportunities, but neither of them hit or exceeded. In the second half, Lei Wenjie of Shanghai team also shot low and stabbed in front of the restricted area, which created a certain threat, but the former was cleared by the opposing goalkeeper and defender, and the latter missed a little.
In overtime, the Zhejiang team gradually reversed the passive scene of regular time by virtue of its physical strength, and suppressed the Shanghai team once or twice. Before the end, the Shanghai team once headed over the crossbar, and finally the two teams were forced to enter the penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Shanghai team hit all five free throws, but Yan Dinghao, the second player of Zhejiang team, shot too straight and was saved. In the end, with the fifth penalty hit by Wei Lai, the Shanghai team finally won. It is worth mentioning that 19 avant-garde Wang Dongsheng of Zhejiang team scored a creative spoon penalty.
Yamamoto Tomio, the Japanese coach of Zhejiang team, said after the game: "120 minutes, the players were very active, and they worked hard at the last moment, which made me very happy."
Zhang Yuning said: "During the competition, everyone did their best. However, due to some objective factors, today's venue is not very good. I hope you can learn from your experience and become a better player in the future. I hope China can provide better conditions on the site. I also wish my coach more and more success in his teaching career in Japan in the future. I also hope that my teammates will not be discouraged and will not give up because of a silver medal. There will be better opportunities in the future. "
Cheng Yaodong, head coach of the Shanghai team, said after the game: "It is not easy to win the game by penalty. I am very grateful to my team members. They worked hard and achieved the expected results. The first three football teams in Shanghai have won the championship, and before the game, we also tried our best to win the championship. After the National Games, players of this age group should have more room for development and future. "