Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 12 (Reporters Luo Xin and Tai Sicong) On the 12th, the Chinese Paralympic hockey team defeated the South Korean team 4-0 at the National Gymnasium “Ice Sail” and won the bronze medal in the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
Players of the Chinese team celebrate their victory after the bronze medal match in Paralympic ice hockey at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on March 12.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping
For the Chinese team, which participated in the Winter Paralympics for the first time, this achievement has already made history. After the game, Shen Yifeng, who scored two goals in this game, said: “This medal is not easy to come by, and it is the result of each of us.”
Facing the South Korean team, the bronze medalist of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese team firmly took the initiative on the field and completed 23 effective shots in the whole game, 12 times more than the opponent. In the first quarter, Wang Zhidong dribbled the ball from the side and shot the goal. The ice hockey refracted into the net after hitting the defender in front of the goal, and the Chinese team led 1:0. Only 1 minute into the opening of the second quarter, Shen Yifeng made a steal in the frontcourt, passed the defender and the goalkeeper one after another, and scored easily, and the score was rewritten to 2:0. In the last two minutes of the last quarter, the South Korean team was eager to recover the score but failed. Instead, the Chinese team scored 2 goals in a row and finally lost.
On March 12, Chinese team player Shen Yifeng (right) attacked in the bronze medal match of Paralympic ice hockey at the Beijing Winter Paralympics.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang
The Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team was only formed in early 2016. After “upgrading” in the World Championships in recent years, it finally entered the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. Before the semi-finals, the Chinese team gave full play to its speed advantage and demonstrated tacit teamwork, winning 4 consecutive games. In the semi-finals, although the Chinese team lost to the defending champion US team, they also showed the spirit of courage to fight.
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