Saturday 3 September 2011

China struggles to beat Singapore

China overcame a half-time deficit to beat Singapore 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier on Friday, giving new coach Jose Antonio Camacho a win in his first competitive game in charge.

Singapore took the lead in the 33rd minute through 41-year-old striker Aleksandar Duric and took that advantage to the break.

China had to wait until the 69th minute to equalise, when Zheng Zhi scored from the penalty spot, and winger Yu Hai scored what proved the winner in the 73rd minute.

The second-half comeback would have come as a relief for former Spain coach Camacho, who is tasked with rapidly improving China's poor standing in the sport and to qualify for Brazil in 2014.

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