Chinese striker Wang Shuang (L) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her first goal at Racing Louisville FC during the game against AC Milan in Louisville, August 17, 2022. /Wang Shuang's Weibo account
Chinese striker Wang Shuang (L) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her first goal at Racing Louisville FC during the game against AC Milan in Louisville, August 17, 2022. /Wang Shuang's Weibo account
Chinese striker Wang Shuang scored her first goal for Racing Louisville FC, as Kim Bjorkegren's side beat AC Milan in the Women's Cup semifinal on Wednesday in Louisville, U.S.
Racing Louisville broke the deadlock 13 minutes into the game when Nadia Nadim headed in a free-kick. In the 24th minute, Wang, who was in the starting line-up, smashed home a superb volley to make it 2-0. She was later voted by fans as player of the match.
"Thank you for my friends who were cheering for me on site and online. I will continue to fight!" Wang, 27, wrote on Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform.
Screenshot from Wang Shuang's Weibo account
Screenshot from Wang Shuang's Weibo account
Racing Louisville FC will now take on OL Reign in Saturday's final.
The U.S. National Women's Soccer League side is Wang's third overseas club, following previous spells with Daejeon Sportstoto of South Korea and French heavy weights Paris Saint-Germain.
(With input from Xinhua)