China beats Brazil 5-3 for first Paralympic women´s goalball win

Source: Xinhua | 09-07-2008 14:29

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China snatched their first win in the 2008 Paralympic women's goalball preliminaries at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium here on Sunday, beating Brazil 5-3.

Hosts China snatches their first win in the 2008 Paralympic women's goalball preliminaries at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium on Sunday, beating Brazil 5-3. [Xinhua]

China fielded their lineup of major players Lin Shan, Chen Fengqing and Xu Juan. In the first minute from the whistle, Brazil scored with a straight throw. Then Lin Shan made a hat-trick and took a 3-1 lead. In the eighth minute, Brazil scored another goal and the first half ended 3-2.

As soon as the second half started, Brazil leveled the score. Then the match went tight and not until the sixth minute China added another. With two minutes left, China scored on a penalty throw and sealed the 5-3 win.

"We win the game, but we did not perform well," said Shao Baolin, China's head coach. "Brazil is also a strong power in the world, but we never met them before in any international tournament, so we are not familiar with them and not used to their tactics, and did not perform our level.