On April 14, the Chinese players celebrated the victory of the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
Warsaw, April 14 (Xinhua) -- On April 14, local time, the Chinese women's ice hockey team welcomed the last opponent of the 2022 World Women's Ice Hockey Championship Group B, the Polish team. Facing an opponent who was also unbeaten, the Chinese team scored 6 goals in the first quarter to establish a huge advantage, and finally won 7:2, winning the World Championship Group B championship with a record of five wins, and returning to Group A after 11 years.
Before the match, the Chinese team and the Polish team won all four games, maintaining the suspense of competing for the place of promotion to The First Division A Group until the last moment of this World Championship.
Just two minutes into the game, Lin Qiqi used pokes and picks to score two consecutive points for the Chinese team. Liu Zhixin and Miller then "added the icing on the cake", just after 7 minutes of the first quarter, the Chinese team has taken a 4-0 lead. In the second half of the first quarter, the Chinese team played a smooth match, Zhang Xifang and Linni scored twice to help the Chinese team end the first quarter 6-0.
In the second quarter of the game, the number of fouls committed by the Chinese team increased. The Polish team used their numerical superiority to organize the attack on several occasions, with Onitschenko and Chirapec scoring goals separately to narrow the point gap for Poland. Fortunately, the Chinese team made adjustments in time and did not let the Polish team get more and less opportunities. The second quarter ended with 6:2.
In the last quarter, the Polish team made mistakes and fouled frequently. In the 51st minute, The Chinese team Yu Baiwei scored in the time of playing more and playing less. The score of 7:2 was maintained until the end, and the Chinese team won the championship of Group B of The First Division, and after 11 years, returned to The First Division A Group.
On April 14, Chinese player Lin Qiqi (front left) celebrated a goal with her teammates. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, Chinese women's ice captain Yu Baiwei held a trophy and celebrated the victory with his teammates. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, Chinese player Lin Qiqi celebrated scoring. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, the Chinese players held aloft the trophy to celebrate after the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, Chinese players celebrated scoring goals. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, the Chinese players celebrated the victory of the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, Chinese player Lin Qiqi (center) celebrated with her teammates after scoring a goal. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
On April 14, Chinese player Liu Zhixin passed the ball during the match. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)
China coach Bedos (right) observes the match on April 14. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Marcin Brenda)