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China women's soccer beats Sweden, 2-1

Thursday, 7th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

China's Olympic soccer team poses for a team photo
China's Olympic soccer team poses for a team photo
In the first preliminary match for China's women's football (soccer) team, China beat Sweden 2-1, and coach Shang Ruihua gave a little credit to the crowd in Tianjin.

"The home fans gave us great support," Shang said to Xinhua. "Maybe that is why so many countries would like to host Olympics."

The game's first goal came in the sixth minute when striker Xu Yuan followed up Zhang Na's shot, which had bounced off the left goalpost.

Xu, 23 years old, also assisted on China's other goal, punched in by Han Duan (韩端) in the 71st minute. Sweden's goal came from Lotta Schelin.

China plays its next game against Canada on August 9.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, football, Han Duan, Shang Ruihua, soccer, Tianjin, Xu Yuan

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