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szdaily -> Sports -> 
Germany edges China in Women’s World Cup
    2019-06-10  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

GIULIA GWINN’S hour-mark goal gave Germany a 1-0 win over China, who wasted several great chances in their Group B opener of FIFA Women’s World Cup in Rennes, France, on Saturday.

The SC Freiburg defender, who turns 20 in 24 days, hit a clean effort in the 66th minute when she took a touch on the edge of the box and sent the ball past Peng Shimeng and into the upper corner of the net. The Chinese defenders were just too slow to close down.

“It’s great that Giulia Gwinn got better and better in the match and it’s definitely very important that the young players played this very difficult match,” German head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said after the match.

“Now they have the experience and know what it’s like to play a World Cup match with all the difficulties that brings,” she added.

Dominating throughout the game, the Germans claimed a 62 percent possession and shot 18 attempts against China’s four. But it was China that could have had some breakthroughs in as many shooting attempts.

Starting forward Yang Li squandered two huge opportunities for the 1999 runners-up before interval, and former Paris Saint-German star player Wang Shuang created China’s best chance after the break by earning and launching a free kick.

“Just now we had a debriefing and recognized our players’ performance. We told them that we did well in our attacking and defensive work, we just need to keep working on it,” China coach Jia Xiuquan commented.

Into the second half from the bench, Wang Shuang did not make much of a difference until she was tackled by Germany’s substitution midfielder Lena Oberdorf eight minutes from clock.

The 24-year-old stepped up to kick from the spot herself, but failed to pick out anyone in a clear shooting position in front of the goal and midfielder Zhang Rui’s late makeup shot went just over the bar.

Defender Sara Doorsoun was the heroine for Germany before the halftime, leaping across to deny Yang Li who had the goal gaping and really should have scored in the 15th minute.

Yang’s other chance came on 45 minutes when China’s playmakers Gu Yasha and Zhang Rui combined nicely to set up Yang in front, but the 28-year-old forward sent the ball to the pole. (Xinhua)

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