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1:1 (1:1)
  • Christine SINCLAIR (34')
  • XU Yuan (36')

Referee Dagmar DAMKOVA

Summary

Canucks, China share lead

Canucks, China share lead

Over 52,000 fans were on hand in Tianjin on Saturday to cheer their beloved Steel Roses, who opened with a big win over Sweden three days earlier. Rather than an emphatic victory, the home supporters had to be content with a point as China and the debutante Canadians rode a 1-1 draw to shared-top of Group E of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. The match began at a cautious pace ...

Line-up

CAN
CHN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Even PELLERUD (NOR)
(CHN) SHANG Ruihua
Officials
  • Referee: Dagmar DAMKOVA (CZE)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Irina MIRT (ROU)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Katarzyna NADOLSKA (POL)
  • Fourth official: Nicole PETIGNAT (SUI)

Photos

  • BI Yan (CHN) fights the ball with Rhian WILKINSON (CAN)
  • Canada coach Even Pellerud
  • China team posed for picture
  • Midfielder Jiahui Lou of China (L) jumps over an opponent of Canada during their 2008 Beijing Olympi
  • Forward Kara Lang (R) of Canada vies with opponents of China
  • Defender Martina Franko (R) of Canada vies with forward Yuan Xu of China
  • Bi Yan(CHN) popped up for a header
  • Candace CHAPMAN (CAN)
  • Weng Xinzhi(CHN) and Kara Lang(CAN)
  • Quotes

    "I believe we should have won the game by a wide margin, so the draw is a bit of a disappointment," Even Pellerud, Canada coach.

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