The women s football team ended in the East Asian Cup: South Korea won the championship with a 1-goal advantage, and the points rules made the runner-up girl feel unwilling

When the final whistle of the Korean women's football team defeated Taipei, China 2-0, the final ranking of the 2025 East Asian Cup women's football team was settled. With the slight advantage of scoring one more goal in the three teams' small round, the South Korean team beat the Chinese women's football team, which had 5 points, and the Chinese team ranked second in the second consecutive time. The ending of this game "The number of goals determines the outcome" has made many fans feel sorry for the women's football girls.

The same 5 points triggered special rules, and small cycle data became the key

A total of four teams participated in the Women's Football Championship. The top three of China, Japan and South Korea all showed their crushing strength, but the Chinese Taipei team failed to win. In the end, a rare situation appeared in the standings: China, Japan and South Korea scored 5 points together, while China's Taipei team ranked last with 0 points.

According to the competition rules, when multiple teams have the same points, they need to first compare the small cycle results between each other (that is, exclude the match data from the bottom team Taipei, China). The confrontation between these three teams formed a wonderful "serial": the Chinese team shook hands with the Japanese team 0-0, the South Korean team drew 1-1, and the Chinese team drew 2-2. After the three rounds of small rounds, the three teams not only had the same points (all 2 draws and 2 points), but also had the goal difference (all 0). In this case, the rules of the event point to the ultimate judgment criterion of "number of goals in small cycles" - the South Korean team defeated the Chinese team 2 (2) and the Japanese team 1 (1) with 3 total goals (1+2) to secure the championship with 1 goal.

The 2-2 draw between China and South Korea became a key turning point, scoring 1 more goal changed the ending

Retracing the battle between China and South Korea, the 2-2 draw directly laid the foreshadowing of "decisive goals". In the 34th minute of the game, the Chinese team took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Zhang Linyan received Wang Shuang's assist and scored; in the 58th minute, the South Korean team equalized the score, Choi Yoo-ri turned around and shot in the penalty area; in the 72nd minute, Wang Shuang hit a penalty kick, and the Chinese team led 2-1 again; in the stoppage time, the South Korean team equalized in a melee in front of the goal, and finally the two sides shook hands and made peace.

It is this stoppage time goal that has brought the Korean team's total goal count in the small loop to 3. Although the Chinese team scored 2 goals in this game, they failed to score against the Japanese team, and the total number of goals in the end remained at 2. Many fans sighed: "If the Chinese and South Korea can score one more goal, or the Japanese team can score one more goal, the championship will be ours. "

The girls are still honored even though they lose, and the three highlights are worthy of recognition

Although they failed to win the championship, the performance of the Chinese women's football team is still very remarkable. First of all, the stability of the defensive end - facing Japan and South Korea, the two top Asian teams, the Chinese team did not conced 1 goal (2-2 against South Korea, but both conceded goals were accidental). Goalkeeper Zhu Yu made wonderful saves many times, and the organizational ability of the defense line has been significantly improved compared to last year.

followed by the leading role of the core players. Wang Shuang contributed 1 goal and 1 assist in the Sino-Korea battle. Zhang Linyan's agile interspersed poses many threats to the opponent, and the cooperation between the two gradually formed a tacit understanding. Finally, it was the growth of young players. 21-year-old Wang Linlin performed calmly in the central defender position. 19-year-old Jin Kun made many breakthroughs on the sidelines after making a substitute, injecting fresh vitality into the team.

The regrets within the rules still have room for improvement in the future

For such an ending, head coach Shui Qingxia seemed relatively calm in the post-match interview: "The rules are like this, we respect the results. But there is indeed room for improvement on the offensive end, especially the scoring efficiency when facing intensive defense, which needs to be strengthened in the next training. "

Although the fans feel sorry, they also look at the rules rationally: "The points rules of the East Asian Cup are very clear. The South Korean team does win the championship with the advantage of the goal in the small cycle, and there is nothing to argue about. But this also reminds us that every goal may affect the final ranking, and we must seize the opportunity when playing against a strong team in the future. "

Next, the Chinese women's football team will prepare for the Asian Games in September. Although the runner-up in this East Asian Cup has some regrets, it also exposed the shortcomings in the offensive end. I believe that after targeted adjustments, the girls can show more convincing performance in the next competition and use their strength to fight back against all doubts.