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| TIANJIN, China, Sept. 21 - FIFA Women's World Cup host China fought hard to beat underdogs New Zealand 2-0, roaring into the quarter-finals here on Thursday night, following Group D leader Brazil who edged Denmark 1-0 simultaneously1 to earn nine points from three matches.
Denmark, who lost 3-2 to China but beat New Zealand 2-0, had to pack home, so did the Kiwis who lost all their three group matches without scoring a goal and conceding nine.
China have won all the seven encounters with New Zealand up to now.
In the breath-taking China-New Zealand game tonight, Chinese defender2 Li Jie broke the deadlock3 in the 57th minute with a brilliant backward slip header in the box.
Midfielder Xie Caixia sealed the crucial win for China on 79 minutes when she earned a clear run into the box, danced past the last defender and scored on a flash low shot.
The stalwart Chinese girls laid a siege on the Kiwis from the very beginning of their do-or-die match, making 22 shots (13 on target) against six (three on target) for the Kiwis, who also played in a tough manner.
China coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors fielded a 4-3-3 formation of the starters, which was not often used for the team.
Veteran striker Zhang Ouying opened fire for China only one minute into the game. Zhang, 32, who had not been a starter in the previous two matches, also made a wonderful bicycle kick in the 74th minute, which was headed out by a Kiwis defender.
In the 15th minute, Zhang earned a solo run but her shot in the box was blocked by goalkeeper Jenny Bindon. China's quick-pace striker Han Duan secured the ball, thrusting into the box again but her low shot to open goal went wide.
On 25 minutes, another striker Ma Xiaoxu secured a ball in the box, dribbling4 past two defenders5, but her small-angle shot was tapped out by Bindon.
In the 54th minute, Chinese midfielder Pan Lina 's powerful header in the box was saved by Bindon.
Ma Xiaoxu's powerful volley in the 77th minute hit the crossbar.
Despite creating only a few scoring chances, New Zealand's defender Abby Erceg almost tied the score to 1-1 in the 62nd minute with a close-range tap, but the ball went high.
Substitute Zoe Thompson took use of an fatal error by Li Jie on65 minutes to earn a solo run. But her tip-toe shot mysteriously went wide.
China will take on Group C leader Norway in the quarter-finals in Wuhan on Sept. 23.
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simultaneously
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| adv.同时发生地，同时进行地 |
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- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
- The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
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defender
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| n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人 |
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- He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
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deadlock
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| n.僵局，僵持 |
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- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
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dribbling
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| n.（燃料或油从系统内）漏泄v.流口水( dribble的现在分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球 |
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- Basic skills include swimming, dribbling, passing, marking, tackling, throwing, catching and shooting. 个人基本技术包括游泳、带球、传球、盯人、抢截、抛球、接球和射门。 来自互联网
- Carol: [Laurie starts dribbling again] Now do that for ten minutes. 卡罗：（萝莉开始再度运球）现在那样做十分钟。 来自互联网
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defenders
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| n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者 |
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- The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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