Joy Jerry strikes game winner as Yongchuan stun league leaders Liaoning in Chinese Super League Women’s clash

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Former Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership champion Joy Jerry emerged the hero on Saturday, scoring the decisive goal to hand Yongchuan Chasha a crucial 1-0 victory over Chinese Women’s Super League leaders, Liaoning.

The Nigerian forward netted the winner in the 50th minute, opening her goal account for the season and propelling the bottom-placed side to only their second win of the campaign.

The result marks a major upset in the league standings and a vital boost in Yongchuan’s fight against relegation.

Jerry, who previously featured for Edo Queens and won the Nigerian league title with Bayelsa Queen, becomes the fourth Nigerian to score in the Chinese Women’s Super League this season, joining compatriots Macleans Chinonyerem, Juliet Bassey, and Folashade Ijamilusi, currently representing Nigeria at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

Despite the loss, Liaoning remain top of the table with 27 points from 13 games, holding a narrow three-point lead over Jiangsu Suning.

Yongchuan Chashan, now on six points, will look to build on this momentum when they face Henan Songshan in their next fixture.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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