Both Belgium and China showed great determination in the women's hockey semi-final. They both wanted to make history by participating in the women's hockey gold medal match at the Olympics for the first time.

Fan Yunxia's foul play caused the two teams to fight (Screenshot).
However, the hot heads of both teams created a match that was more fierce than necessary. The incident happened when the score was tied 1-1 and the two teams were about to enter the penalty shootout. At that time, athlete Fan Yunxia (China) kicked the ball towards Delphine-Daphne Marien of Belgium.
The ball hit Delphine-Daphne Marien, causing her to fall down and roll around in pain. Her teammates came to question Fan Yunxia. The Chinese players also ran over. This caused a brawl between the two sides. According to the Guardian: "The brawl was quite serious, with many players lying on the ground."
Outside the field, the coaching staff of the two teams also argued fiercely. The Chinese side claimed that Fan Yunxia did not do it on purpose, but the Belgian side claimed that the Chinese athlete played dirty and initiated the fight.

China beat Belgium in a penalty shootout and reached the final (Photo: Getty).
Fortunately, the fight did not cause any unfortunate incidents. The referee only gave Fan Yunxia a yellow card, but did not punish the players involved in the fight. In the subsequent penalty shootout, the Chinese women's team won 3-2 to reach the final.
In the final match, China will face the Netherlands, who defeated Argentina 3-0 in the semi-finals.
"I don't want to comment on the fight," said Alyson Annan, coach of the Chinese women's hockey team. "We tried to do what we had to do. In such an important match, you just need to win, not pretty. We deserved to get a ticket to the final. The players gave their all."
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/vdv-trung-quoc-choi-xau-doi-thu-gay-ra-au-da-o-olympic-2024-20240809170457860.htm
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