The first competitive sports event of the 15th National Games started, and Guangdong Xiaohua got off to a good start

Reporter Wang Wei reports On the afternoon of May 30, the women's under-16 group competition (hereinafter referred to as the U16 women's football match) of the 15th National Games kicked off in Guangzhou Celestial Stadium, and the host of Group A, the Guangdong team, faced the Ningxia team, with two goals from Fang Pearl and Ye Xinyi in the first half, the Guangdong team defeated the opponent 2-0 and got off to a good start.

The U16 Women's Football Tournament is the first competitive sports event to be held in the 15th National Games, and it is also the first competition event hosted by the Guangzhou Division. This is the first time in the history of the National Games to set up the U16 women's football project, the purpose is to provide a stage for women's football players of this age to show and improve themselves, through the National Games, the highest level of comprehensive events in China, to build a U16 elite player selection platform, for the national team, professional clubs to deliver talents, so as to promote the development of China's youth women's football, and further improve the talent training system.

The U16 Women's Football Tournament will start on May 30 and the final will be held on June 10, when the first gold medal in the competitive sports event of the 15th National Games will be born.

The Guangdong team is based on the 2009 and 2010 echelons of the Shenzhen Football Association women's football team, and has supplemented outstanding players from Guangzhou, Foshan, Meizhou and other places. The team inherits the tradition of Guangdong football with delicate technology, fast counterattack and team cooperation, and has a typical southern football style.

In this National Games, the Guangdong team and the Shaanxi team, the Jiangxi team, and the Ningxia team are in Group A, and in the first round of the game, they sat in the Tianhe Sports Center against the Ningxia team, and this game attracted 5,008 fans to watch the game.

In the 17th minute of the first half, Fang Pearl turned around in front of the court and pushed forward after getting rid of the three-person encirclement, and broke the deadlock with a hanging shot; In the 20th minute, Liu Yuke burst into the penalty area on the right side and crossed to the back point, and captain Ye Xinyi outflanked and shoveled to expand the score. At halftime, Guangdong led Ningxia 2-0.

In the second half, the Ningxia team stepped up its counterattack, and the Guangdong team's back line was under pressure for a while. The Guangdong team then got a lot of opportunities to rewrite the score, but the goalkeeper of the Ningxia team, Zeng Peiqi, performed very well, and the high and low blocks successively resolved the threat of the Guangdong team's attack, and did not let the score further expand. In the end, the Guangdong team won 2-0 against the Ningxia team by virtue of the two-goal advantage in the first half and got off to a good start.

After the game, Fang Zhuzhu, who scored the world wave, revealed that when he got the ball, he found that there were no defenders in front of him, and he could shoot directly, and at that time, his shooting feeling and confidence came up, so he tried to hit a kick, and the result was, "I usually score goals in training, and I saw that the opponent's defenders were standing in front of me, so I chose to shoot from a distance." ”

When asked if she was satisfied with her performance, the little girl smiled and said, "It's okay, I have to keep trying." Give yourself seven or eight points today, my goal is to score more good goals. ”

Ye Xinyi, the captain who scored the second goal, was named the best on the spot after the game, she said that she was very excited and excited at the beginning of the game, the celestial environment was very good, and the audience was also very enthusiastic, "I think everyone's performance is actually good, and I hope to accumulate more confidence through this game and play better in the following games." ”

Team member Yang Ruixue said in the first game, "Everything is difficult at the beginning, everyone is not very open, I hope the next game can be better!" We need to improve our ability to take chances, and in normal training, we need to pay more attention to detail and be ready for the game. ”

Li Yingjing, the head coach of the Guangdong team, also pointed out the team's lack of ability to grasp opportunities, "The team participated in the National Games for the first time, and in the atmosphere of the competition, everyone was a little unable to let go in the first half, and their actions were a little restrained. Overall, everyone's performance was still satisfactory to the coaching staff, and winning the game boosted the confidence of the players. Next, the team had to improve their attacking efficiency, and it was true that there were a lot of missed chances in the second half. ”

In the next game, Guangdong will face Jiangxi at the Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium on June 1, and they lost 0-1 to Shaanxi in their first game. "In the next game, we should execute the coach's tactics first, and play how we want. In the first game, I will practice first, and then (hopefully) I will play better and better, and then enter the finals and strive to win the championship! Zheng Niman, a member of the Guangdong team, said.

It is worth mentioning that this Ningxia team is also the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region after 36 years to set up a professional football team, this team since November last year began to carry out training and preparation in various places, hired high-level coaches, attracted a number of high-level players to join. In the qualifying round, the Ningxia women's football team stood out with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss and advanced to the final stage, achieving a historic breakthrough in Ningxia football.

After the game, Sun Fenghao, the head coach of the Ningxia team, said that he has a very close relationship with Guangdong and Guangzhou, and this return to Guangzhou is also his dream journey, "More than 20 years ago, I participated in the football match of the Ninth National Games in Guangzhou, which was the final of the celestial game. When I was playing football, I played in Zhuhai Gree, Guangdong, and I knew and liked the weather in Guangdong, the people of Guangdong and the food of Guangzhou. ”

Talking about the game, Sun Fenghao said that the Guangdong team as the host occupies the right time and place, Ningxia team was prepared for difficulties before the game, from the game process, although the loss, but the scene is not bad, played their own characteristics, "this result we can accept, this participation, thank you to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Government, Sports Bureau and Football Association for their strong support, we participate not only to show the style of Ningxia football, but more importantly, to show the cultural heritage of Ningxia and the spirit of Ningxia people." ”

After the game, Jiang Mengxuan, the captain of the Ningxia team, said: "I was indeed a little nervous to participate in the National Games for the first time, the opponent was stronger than us, and I hope to play better in the future." It was the first time to compete in front of such an audience of celestial bodies, and I felt very proud. ”

Other favourites for the title were Shanghai beating Yunnan 8-0 and Jiangsu beating Shandong 3-1.