At the grand finale of the Hubei Province University Five-a-side Football League (Campus Division), the women's football ensemble of Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) clinched the runner-up position.
This marks HZAU's fourth consecutive appearance in the championship match. Following a deadlock of 2-2 in regular time and a heart-wrenching 3-4 defeat in the penalty shootout, the aggregate score stood at 5-6.
During the group stage of the tournament, the women's team of HZAU commenced with a resounding 2-0 victory over their fierce rivals, Wuhan University's women's football team. Despite a narrow 0-1 setback against the women's football squad of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in the second round, they concluded the group stage with a commanding 3-0 triumph against the Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences. In the quarterfinals, the HZAU women's team triumphed 2-0 over the Wuhan Institute of Technology. In the semi-finals, they faced off against Wuhan University's women's team once more, narrowly edging past them with a 1-0 victory to advance to the final.

Number 18 of the HZAU women's football team, Fan Xiaofang, dribbles the ball forward. [Photo/news.hzau.edu.cn]
In the culminating stage, the women's football teams of HZAU and Central China Normal University engaged in a riveting back-and-forth. Regrettably, HZAU's women's team succumbed in the end, securing the honorable title of runners-up.

After the match, the HZAU team poses for a group photo. [Photo/news.hzau.edu.cn]
Post-match, Yan Bin, coach of HZAU's women's team said, "This competition was marked by a tight schedule and limited preparation time, yet the students displayed unwavering dedication and resilience."