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China tied 1-1 by Malaysia in Olympic soccer qualifer

The Chinese eleven were held to a 1-1 draw at home by their Malaysian peers in an Asian zone Olympic soccer qualifier at Wuhan Sports Center Saturday evening.


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The Chinese eleven were held to a 1-1 draw at home by their Malaysian peers in an Asian zone Olympic soccer qualifier at Wuhan Sports Center Saturday evening.

China came out strong in the first half as midfielder Xu Liang scored the opener with a header in the 20th minute from a corner kick off Sun Xiang.

In a rainy and cold night, the hosts squandered at least three golden opportunities before the Malaysians celebrated their equaliser through captain Akmal Rizal Rakhli in the 85th minute in a clean and perfect counter-attack.

"I am satisfied with the result," said Malaysia's head coach Allan Harris, "I think China played a very good first half, and our guys also played a very good game, especially in the second half and I am satisfied with their perfomance."

The hosts were supposed to double the lead 22 minutes after the half break when forward Cao Ming's drive hit the post and rebounded to a Malaysian defender.

In the first half, forward Yan Song failed to convert an excellent cross from midfielder Yu Tao and five minutes later forward Cao Ming's header was saved by Malaysian goalkeeper Mohamad Mustafa.

In the last minutes, the Malaysians survived a string of bombs from the hosts to hold on for the 1-1 tie.


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