Back to the drawing board
By Shi Futian in Nanning, Guangxi | China Daily | Updated: 2018-03-27 08:03
China Cup humbling should serve as stimulus for game's development
Team China's chastening China Cup experience has been a rude awakening for the domestic game.
The curtain closed on the tournament on Monday, with the host falling to a second defeat, 4-1 to the Czech Republic as Fan Xiaodong's fifth-minute opener was canceled out by second-half goals from Tomas Kalas, Patrik Schick, Michal Krmencik and Pavel Kaderabek at Guangxi Sports Center.
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