Regrettable notice! The friendly match between the Chinese women's soccer team and New Zealand cannot be held as scheduled.
- byVic

讀後心得
The Peiwen Health Business conducted multiple site inspections and proposed suggestions such as re-laying the turf. However, due to the venue conditions not meeting the requirements for the New Zealand women's national football team's matches, the international women's football event originally scheduled to be held on April 8, 2025, at the Kaohsiung Nanzi Football Stadium was ultimately canceled. Despite the venue's efforts to improve the conditions, a consensus could not be reached, which left fans feeling regretful. The Nanzi Football Stadium frequently hosts various events, and excessive use has increased the pressure on turf maintenance, highlighting the issue of insufficient football field resources in Taiwan. The venue has called on the government to establish an effective venue coordination mechanism to support the safety of athletes' training and competitions.
Beijing Health Company conducted multiple site surveys and meetings, providing specific suggestions such as re-laying the turf based on the site conditions. However, the international friendly match could not be held as scheduled.
The "2025 Chinese Women's International Football Invitation Tournament," originally scheduled to be held on April 8, 2025 (Tuesday) at 6:30 PM at Kaohsiung Nanzi Football Stadium, featuring a match between the Chinese women's team and the New Zealand women's team, was ultimately canceled after it was confirmed that the venue conditions did not meet the expectations for match quality. The news of the cancellation caused disappointment among fans, but what is more concerning is that the host venue, Nanzi Football Stadium, had fully cooperated in making improvements, yet it ended in regret due to the inability to reach a consensus.
Since the arrival of the New Zealand team, they have engaged in multiple site surveys and meetings with the venue, raising high standards for turf quality and venue conditions, including suggestions for re-laying the turf, adjusting the ground, and water sprinkling on the grass. Therefore, Nanzi Football Stadium started a series of renovations on April 1, actively putting in manpower during the Qingming holiday in hopes of improving the venue quality to meet international competition standards in a short time. However, despite intensive construction and repeated communication, the two sides still could not reach a consensus, leading New Zealand to ultimately decide to withdraw from the match, resulting in the confirmed cancellation of this highly anticipated international invitation match, which the venue deeply regrets.
As one of the main football stadiums in Kaohsiung, Nanzi Football Stadium has always taken on various events and training tasks. Since March, it has consecutively hosted various competitions and training, leading to increased pressure on turf maintenance due to the high-frequency use in a short time. Although the venue originally met domestic competition standards, excessive use and limited maintenance time under international competition requirements undoubtedly posed challenges to maintaining quality, highlighting the bottlenecks and long-term inadequacies of Taiwan's football infrastructure.
The venue stated that although they are not the event organizer, they still fully cooperated with efforts, including re-laying the turf and various improvement works, without any slack, only wishing to provide athletes with the safest and most ideal competition venue. "We really did everything we could; we feel very regretful that this match cannot be held," said a relevant person. It was pointed out that the New Zealand team initially even mistakenly thought the venue belonged to the football association, indicating that there were also ambiguities in the communication entities and responsibilities, which increased the pressure on the venue.
With the vigorous development of football in Taiwan, there is a surge in demand for venue resources. However, a structural problem has been exposed, showing a limited number of football fields and significant maintenance pressure. The case of Nanzi Football Stadium is a microcosm of this, where it is difficult to balance training and international match quality under frequent use. In this regard, the venue calls on the government and relevant authorities to promote a venue resource coordination mechanism among communities, schools, and clubs as soon as possible, to establish effective cooperation and management models, ensure the quality of venue use and maintenance, and promote the safety of athletes' training and competitions.