China recovers to thump Laos
July 24, 2011, Sunday
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CHINA recovered from a shock early two-goal deficit to beat lowly-ranked Laos 7-2 in Kunming, Yunnan Province, yesterday in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying match.
In other Asian zone matches, Thailand had a 1-0 home win over Palestine to leave that matchup in the balance, and Singapore had an entertaining 5-3 home win over neighbor Malaysia. A humbling home defeat loomed for China when Laos went 2-0 up in the 32nd minute. But the introduction of Yang Xu as a substitute turned the game around as the big striker scored a hat trick and China stormed to a convincing victory. The Chinese Football Association, meanwhile, announced that coach Gao Hongbo would be replaced after Thursday's return leg.
In other Asian zone matches, Thailand had a 1-0 home win over Palestine to leave that matchup in the balance, and Singapore had an entertaining 5-3 home win over neighbor Malaysia. A humbling home defeat loomed for China when Laos went 2-0 up in the 32nd minute. But the introduction of Yang Xu as a substitute turned the game around as the big striker scored a hat trick and China stormed to a convincing victory. The Chinese Football Association, meanwhile, announced that coach Gao Hongbo would be replaced after Thursday's return leg.
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