G17: AIK FF – Shanghai Caoyang 3-3, 6-4 after penalties.
The last game in G17 was a good one between AIK from Stockholm and the Chinese team Shanghai Caoyang. In the first half both team had opportunities to score but the goalkeepers, Caroline Frykgård in AIK and Yang Wenqi in Shanghai played well.
However, Frykgård couldn’t do much in the 16th minute when Zhu Beiyan took a shot from just outside the box and the ball went in right by the post. 1-0 to the girls from China. The first half ended with an opportunity for AIK but Petra Anderssons shot went wide.
Shanghai created some chances in the beginning of the second act but it was AIK scored the next goal. A nice pass from Jackie Kisch Brunzell found Lilja Björk who equalized in the 36th minute. Right after that the team from Shanghai put in an extra gear and scored twice in two minutes. First by a nice shot from Pang Ilali and then Yang Lina made 3-1.
As mentioned, the game was really good and the goals were magnificent. Like when AIK reduced the score to 2-3. In the 46th minute Jackie Kisch Brunzell shot from long range to take AIK one step closer towards the Chinese.
And it got highly dramatic at the end. When everyone waited for the whistle AIK got a corner and Jennie Nordin headed in the late equalizer and took the game to penalties.
4-3 AIK, GOAL!
4-3 Shanghai, MISS
5-3 AIK, GOAL!
5-3 Shanghai, MISS
5-3 AIK, MISS
5-4 Shanghai, GOAL!
6-4 AIK, GOAL!
6-4 Shanghai, MISS
AIK surely got the advantage by the late equalizer and showed psychological strength during the penalty shoot out.
Match facts final G17:
AIK FF – Shanghai Caoyang 3-3, 6-4 after penalties.
0-1 (16) Zhu Beiyan
1-1 (36) Lilja Björk
1-2 (38) Pang Ilali
1-3 (39) Yang Lina
2-3 (46) Jackie Kisch Brunzell
3-3 (60) Jennie Nordin
Player of the game: Malin Diaz, AIK FF.
// Dan Sjöblom
