HANGZHOU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Chen Qiaozhu scored twice as China eased previous Uzbekistan 7-0 to win the bronze medal of the ladies’s soccer on the Hangzhou Asian Games.
China had misplaced to Japan 4-3, whereas Uzbekistan had been defeated by DPR Korea 8-0 within the semifinals. The hosts had overwhelmed Uzbekistan 6-0 within the group section.
There have been few surprises within the bronze medal match. Only 20 seconds after kick-off, Zhang Xin’s left-wing cross discovered Ou Yiyao, who headed dwelling to present the host nation a dream begin.
Chen Qiaozhu dribbled by way of the left and netted to double the lead for China within the twenty sixth minute. Ou’s pinpoint back-heel by way of discovered Wang Shanshan, who fired the ball dwelling from a decent angle to extend the result in 3-0 within the forty fifth minute.
China stored their momentum within the second half. Wurigumula headed Yao Wei’s cross dwelling within the 59th minute, earlier than Chen, Gu Yasha and Yao scored three targets in solely 5 minutes to seal China’s massive win.
“We still had the desire to score more goals. We lost the last game, so we really wanted to win this match. We also had a lot of fans here to play for,” mentioned China midfielder Yang Lina.
Uzbekistan completed fourth on their match debut.
“We don’t have so many chances to play such games at this level. We played high level matches and it was a chance to improve. We need to learn from our opponents,” mentioned Uzbekistan coach Midori Honda.