East Asian Cup - Yao Wei passes and shoots, Shao Ziqin makes a contribution, is equalized by buzzer, Chinese women s football team 2-2 South Korea

On July 9, in the first round of the Women's Football East Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team faced the host South Korean women's football team. In the first half, Yao Wei's world-wide goal took the lead for the Chinese women's football team. Before the end of the first half, the Korean women's football team equalized the score; in the second half, Yao Wei assisted Shao Ziqin to lead again, Chi Xiaoran equalized the world-wide goal in stoppage time, and the Chinese women's football team finally drew 2-2 with the Korean women's football team and missed a good start.

The Chinese women's football team is currently ranked 17th in the world, while the Korean women's football team ranks 21st. The last time the two teams faced each other 10 times, the Chinese women's football team achieved a record of 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss. The last time the Chinese women's football team lost was in 2021. The two teams drew 1-1 in the last East Asian Cup. In the 7th minute, Jiang Zilin's long shot at the front of the penalty area failed to suppress the ball and directly knocked away. In the 9th minute, Wang Shuang took the free kick to create a risk, but the ball was confiscated by the Korean goalkeeper. In the 15th minute, the Chinese women's football team made a cross from the right, and the South Korean defender headed the ball to clear the ball. Yao Wei shot the ball in the front of the penalty area and made a world wave. The Chinese women's football team took a 1-0 lead. In the 18th minute, Chi Xiaoran took the free kick at the front of the penalty area, and also slightly higher than the crossbar after crossing the wall. In the 35th minute, the Korean women's football team played in a delicate way in the frontcourt, and Jung Min-young inserted and pushed the shot and missed before the defender blocked. In the 38th minute, the South Korean team found a counterattack opportunity. Jiang Zelin got the ball and entered the penalty area, but shot a small angle from the far corner but failed to hit the target. The Chinese team escaped.

In the 43rd minute, Wen Enzhu got the ball in the penalty area and shot from a small angle and shot high from the far corner. In the 45th minute, Pan Hongyan made an extreme save, but soon the second wave of the South Korean team's attack arrived. Although Pan Hongyan saved the ball, she failed to clear the ball. Zhang Seqi scored a follow-up shot, 1-1.

After the first half, the Chinese women's football team drew 1-1 with the Korean women's football team. In the 49th minute, the Chinese team used a free kick to create a risk. Wang Shuang passed the ball to find Shao Ziqin, and Shao Ziqin headed the ball from a close distance failed to top the strength. In the 60th minute, the Chinese women's football team made a cross from the right to create a threat. Wang Shuang at the back point shot slightly missed without anyone watching. In the 67th minute, the Chinese women's football team used corner kicks to create a threat. After the first wave of attack was fruitless, Yao Wei ferried after a cross from the left, Shao Ziqin bent over from close range and headed the ball to the top. The Chinese women's football team took the lead 2-1 again. In the 80th minute, the Korean women's football team scored 1 goal, but the goal was invalid because of offside. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Chi Xiaoran scored a long shot and scored a world wave, and the Korean women's football team equalized the score 2-2.

Then the match, neither team made any achievements, and the two teams finally drew 2-2.

Chinese women's football team lineup: 23-Pan Hongyan; 5-Wu Haiyan, 4-Wang Linlin, 6-Zhang Xin (55 minutes 18-Tang Jiali 57’ yellow card), 7-Wang Shuang (69 minutes 19-Zhang Linyan), 8-Yao Wei (68 minutes 9-Shen Mengyu), 11-Li Mengwen, 13-Jin Kun (85 minutes 17-Zhijie), 16-Liu Jing (40’ yellow card 55 minutes 10-Wang Yanwen), 20-Shao Ziqin, 22-Chen Qiaozhu

Korean women's football team lineup: 21-Jin Minzhen; 4-Lu Zhenying, 5-Gao Yuzhen, 16-Zhang Seqin, 20-Jin Hye-li, 7-Li Jinmin (90+1 minute 6-Kathy-Feer), 14-Jung Min-young, 10-Chi Xiaoran, 23-Jiang Jeol-lin (80 minutes 22-Qiu Xiaozhu), 15-Jun-young (23 minutes 26-Kim Min-ji), 9-Meng Eun-joo