THE Chinese women’s national team beat Chinese Taipei 1-0 in the last match in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship on Tuesday.

Chinese striker Wu Haiyan scored the sole goal for China at the tournament in the 29th minute when she headed in a corner kick from teammate Wang Shuang. China managed to take 23 shots including nine on goal and a shot against the bar.

In the dying minutes, Wang Shuang, who played at Paris Saint-Germain last season, got a precious chance when she had only the Chinese Taipei goalkeeper to beat, only to see her angled shot fly wide.

Jia Xiuquan, head coach of China, had vowed to improve his side’s scoring abilities following their disappointing campaign at this year’s World Cup in France, where they net the only one goal over four matches.

In the previous two games, China held South Korea to a goalless draw before losing to Japan 3-0.(CGTN)