ADELAIDE – Wang Shuang kept China’s Women’s World Cup campaign alive by converting a penalty in Friday’s 1-0 win over Haiti at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, with the Asian side showing great resolve to claim victory despite being a player short. The Steel Roses,...
However, the momentum quickly shifted when Zhang Rui was shown a straight red card in the 29th minute for a reckless “studs up” tackle on Sherly Jeudy.
Substitute Wang, the 2018 Asian Women’s Footballer of the Year, stepped up to convert the resulting penalty in the 74th minute and give her side the advantage. Haiti could also progress should they beat Denmark and England get the better of China, so the group has been blown wide open by China’s victory.
Walsh, who was snapped up by Barcelona from Manchester City for a reported £400,000 last September, a world record for a woman footballer, was stretchered off in tears.
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