liǎng / duì / shí / lì / xiāng / dāng / jiào / liàn / rèn / wéi / xiān / xià / shǒu / wéi / qiáng / cái / néng / zhǎng / wò / bǐ / sài / de / zhǔ / dòng / quán

两队实力相当，教练认为先下手为强才能掌握比赛的主动权。

The two teams are evenly matched, so the coach believes that striking first is the key to taking control of the game.