"I Still Think We're the Best Team in the World", Chinese Coach
After losing to host team the United States 5-4 with penalty shoot-out, Chinese head coach Ma Yuanan insisted that his team was still the best in the world.
"We were not lucky today. We should have won the game with the header from Fan Yunjie. But Kristine Lilly just cleared the ball."
"I am quite satisfied with my players' performance. They did quite a good job. The match today between the two best teams in the world was very exciting." said Ma Yuanan at the post-game press conference.
"We were fully prepared for the match. Our defense was well organized and our attack was sharp. The only regret of the match was that we failed to produce a goal." said Ma Yuanan.
SportsNews 1999-07-12 Page8
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