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China wins East Asian soccer championship
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-07 20:09
China won the East Asian Football Federation Championship on Sunday after
beating North Korea 2-0 as South Korea lost to Japan 1-0.
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China's soccer players (front L-R) Li Leilei,
Zou Jie, Cao Yang and Zhang Yaokun celebrate with the East Asian Football
Championship trophy after placing first in Taegu, South Korea, August 7,
2005. China was followed by Japan, North Korea and South Korea.
[Reuters]
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China finished the tournament with five points, followed by Japan with
four points.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was third with four points
and two less goals.
China also won the prize of 500,000 US dollars.
China's Li Yan coverted a penalty in the 12th minute, after his teammate Xie
Hui fell down in the penalty area as a result of a push by the DPRK player Cha
Jong Hyok while fighting for the ball.
China's Li Yan (L), Ji Mingyi (16), Cao Yang
(11) and Sun Xiang (27) celebrate with team mate Xie Hui (25) after
scoring against North Korea in the second half of their East Asian
Football Championship match in Taegu, South Korea August 7, 2005. Li Yan
(L) scored the team's first goal on a penalty kick. China defeated North
Korea 2-0. [Reuters] |
The DPRK poured all their efforts into equalizing the match early in the
second half, but Park Song Kwan's header off a cross went slightly over the bar
in the 58th minute, and Kim Chol Ho wasted a golden opportunity with a misstep
after finding himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
Chinese forward Xie Hui hammered a cross from the left into thecorner of the
near post in the 64th minute for his team's second goal.
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