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10MA TOPICS! [CHINA FA] Group D: Germany 2-0 China PR

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August 14, 2018

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Saint-Malo: China PR's chances of reaching the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup quarter-finals suffered a blow, as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Germany on Thursday.

The result means China must defeat Nigeria in their final Group C match on Monday to advance beyond the group stage for the first since 2006, after two first-half goals all but sealed Germany's place in the Knockout Stage.

With three points under their belt from their opening 2-1 win over Haiti, Peter Bonde's side started confidently, regularly stretching the German defence in the opening quarter of an hour.

But while their attractive build-up play created a number of openings, China PR's struggle to find a killer pass meant they had little to show for it, and Germany survived the period without their goal coming under any direct threat.

Somewhat against the run of play, the three-time champions then took a 31st minute lead thanks to an excellent goal from Giulia Gwinn, who punished some sloppy passing in the Chinese midfield to thump the ball into the top corner from 20 yards......

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