Lijiang win inaugural Yunnan ethnic minorities football c'ship

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-16 20:04:35|Editor: Yurou
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KUNMING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Lijiang defeated Pu'er 5-2 to win the inaugural football tournament for ethnic minorities of Yunnan on Tuesday.

Lijiang and Pu'er each topped their respective groups and competed for the championship title in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture stadium.

Lijiang started as they meant to go on and took the lead in the eighth minute, only to see Pu'er equalize almost immediately. Some more incisive attacking from both sides saw Lijiang take a 3-2 lead into half-time.

Into the second half, Pu'er were eager to take the game to their opponents, but it was Lijiang who scored two more goals to make the final score 5-2.

Behind the two finalists, Chuxiong defeated Honghe 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw to take the tournament's bronze medal.

After their victory, Lijiang's players celebrated on the sidelines with a traditional dance from the Naxi ethnic group.

"We have been preparing for this competition for a month, so we are very happy today. We are proud to participate in the football competition for ethnic minorities," said Lijiang coach Wang Weiping, who added that the tournament not only promoted football skills and tactics, but also enhanced the exchange of cultures between different regions and ethnic groups of Yunnan.

Wang noted that all but one of the Lijiang players are from the Naxi ethnic group. Wang formed the team in 2007 along with assistant coach Li Chang and others.

"We all like to play football. It's a bit difficult to play in Lijiang now, because there are so many people playing here," Wang said.

Jointly organized by the Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau and the China Football Development Foundation, the tournament opened in mid-March, and featured a total of 514 teams and 13,091 players participating. A total of 1,160 games were watched by more than 400,000 people.

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