Wuhan Women s Football Coach: The children are willing to admit defeat to win the championship. Chen Chen was ordered but ready

May 28th, in the first Asian Champions League women's football final, Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team defeated Melbourne City Women's Football Team in a penalty shootout and won the AFC Champions League championship trophy.

On the afternoon of May 26, after completing the first training game after winning the championship, Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Coach Chang Weiwei accepted an interview with the media. He recalled: "Looking back on this journey, it was indeed full of hardships. The final victory was due to the unyielding spirit of our Wuhan children. It was this spirit that allowed us to defeat all our opponents, overcome many difficulties, and finally won the AFC Champions League trophy."

In late March 2025, the Wuhan Women's Football Girls went to Japan to face the favorite Japanese Urawa Red Diamond Women's Football Team in the quarter-finals. Regarding that game, Chang Weiwei believed: "This game is very critical, and the performance of the women's football players touched me deeply. With a serious physical decline, the players made many unconventional moves that may hurt themselves, in order to complete steals and destroy the opponent's ball, and showed strong tenacity in defense."

In the semi-finals on May 21, Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team played against the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Team from Vietnam. Although they had their home court, the temperature was as high as 34 and 35℃. Chang Weiwei recalled the game and said: "Our players on the court kept fighting for 90 minutes. In fact, I know very well that when physical fitness declines and high temperatures and hot weather, the players' ability to travel will be greatly affected. But they are doing their best, attacking constantly, and striving to do their best in every detail." On the night of the final, 18,715 fans came to the scene to watch the final, breaking the record for attendance at the Wuhan Sports Center this season. Head coach Chang Weiwei said that so many Wuhan fans are the strong backing of the team. "The final against the Melbourne City Women's Football Team in Australia was indeed full of twists and turns. The opponent's offensive strength was very strong, but our players showed tenacious fighting spirit. For example, Ma Jun blocked the opponent's long shot with his body. From these details, we can see that our players blocked the opponent's attack on the court and blocked every shot from the opponent. It was this spirit that allowed us to persevere to 120 minutes and finally defeated the Melbourne City Women's Football Team in Australia through a penalty kick. This spirit is worthy of a special book and is worth carrying forward."

For the substitute in the game and the penalty kick was large. Chen Chen, who saved two consecutive goals in the game, revealed: "Chen Chen played unexpectedly. She was ordered to be in danger because the main goalkeeper was injured. In fact, before the game, I told everyone that each of us must be prepared at any time when we get here. After changing to Chen Chen, it was obvious that she had made sufficient preparations. Facing the second half and overtime, she completed the task excellently. In the penalty shootout, she completed two key saves with a good attitude, allowing us to win this championship. Here, I want to express my sincere respect to the players' hard-working spirit."