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Chinese under-23 soccer team crushes Jamaica 3-0
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-02-18 10:02
Forward Yan Song headed home a goal in each half as the Chinese under-23 soccer team cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over Jamaica in an international friendly Tuesday in Chengdu.
Forward Yan Song fights for the ball during the match. Yan headed two goals as the Chinese team won 3-0. [Xinhua] |
Yan opened the scoring on 25th minute when he headed home from a freekick by teammate Sun Xiang.
China could have doubled its lead in the 40th minute but forward Gao Ming's shot from close range went wide of the goal.
Five minutes after the interval, Yan was on target again with a header. The home side then went close to extending the lead on several occasions but missed all the chances.
Second-half substitute Cao Yang made it 3-0 in the 86th minute when he fired home a sizzling shot after dribbling past several Jamaican defenders.
Chinese head coach Shen Xiangfu expressed guarded satisfaction with the victory.
"Today's match is a good exercise for our team," he said. "The Jamaican players are agile and skillful, though they lost the match," he added.
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