Tonight (October 6), the Asian blind football championship ended in Thailand. In the championship and runner up final, the Chinese blind football team beat Iran 1-0 and won the Asian Championship for the sixth time.
China and Iran have not lost in this game. In the semi-final on October 5, Iran beat host Thailand 3-2, while China beat Japan 5-4 (2-2 in regular time) through penalty shootout.
In the championship and runner up final, the two sides played very close. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team scored a goal through a left corner. China entered the second half with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half of the game, the competition between the two sides was still fierce. During the game, the Chinese team members were injured and fell to the ground during the breakthrough, and finally carried out of the field on a stretcher. The score did not change in the second half, and the Chinese team won 1-0.
In this tournament, China's blind football team won the first 8-0 in South Korea and 5-0 in India in World War II. In the last round of the group match, they defeated Thailand 2-0 and successfully won the first place in group A. In the semi-final, they eliminated Japan 5-4 through penalty shootout, and defeated Iran 1-0 in the final, achieving a complete victory.
This competition is also a qualifier for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. There are two promotion places in Asia except Japan. The Chinese blind football team also successfully won the tickets to the Tokyo Paralympic Games after defeating Japan in the semi-finals.
It has been 13 years since the establishment of the Chinese men's blind football team in 2006. Over the past 13 years, they have made great achievements for the country. They were the second runner up of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, the third runner up of the 2010 World Championships and the champion of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. In addition, they have won five Asian Championships. In addition, the Chinese blind football team has stood on the Asian champion podium for the sixth time.