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Denmark

FIFA #12 · 2ndin Group D · 1-0-0

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Denmark beat China

China

0-0-1 0 – 1

Denmark

FT · Sat, Jul 22

Match Details

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Recap

Denmark score 89th minute goal to beat China in WWC Group D

Amalie Vangsgaard headed home a last-minute goal against China to give Denmark a winning start to their first Women's World Cup campaign since 2007.

Commentary

·Match ends, Denmark 1, China PR 0.
90'+8'Second Half ends, Denmark 1, China PR 0.
90'+7'Offside, Denmark. Karen Holmgaard tries a through ball, but Pernille Harder is caught offside.
90'+5'Pernille Harder (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5'Foul by Shen Mengyu (China PR).
90'+5'Offside, China PR. Wang Shuang tries a through ball, but Yang Lina is caught offside.
90'+4'Shen Mengyu (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'Foul by Rikke Madsen (Denmark).
90'+3'Offside, Denmark. Amalie Vangsgaard tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
90'+2'Karen Holmgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Wang Shuang (China PR).
90'+1'Substitution, China PR. Gu Yasha replaces Wu Chengshu.

Line Score

	1	2	T
CHN	0	0	0
DEN	0	1	1

Match Leaders

China

WS Wang Shuang · 3Total Shots
CQ Chen Qiaozhu · 2Saves

Denmark

AV Amalie Vangsgaard · 1Goals
Josefine Hasbo · 2Total Shots
LC Lene Christensen · 2Saves

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3	China	3	1	0	2	-5	3
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	-4	0

Key Events

90'+1'Substitution, China PR. Gu Yasha replaces Wu Chengshu.

89'Goal! Denmark 1, China PR 0. Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pernille Harder with a cross following a corner.

85'Substitution, Denmark. Amalie Vangsgaard replaces Janni Thomsen.

85'Substitution, China PR. Gao Chen replaces Li Mengwen.

78'Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Lou Jiahui.

72'Substitution, Denmark. Rikke Madsen replaces Nicoline Sørensen.

62'Substitution, Denmark. Signe Bruun replaces Kathrine Kühl.

45'Substitution, China PR. Wang Shuang replaces Zhang Xin.

40'Rikke Sevecke (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

ChinaDenmark

General

44.1 Possession % 55.9

9 Shots 13

2 On Target 2

3 Offsides 3

4 Corners 6

9 Fouls 9

Passing & Defense

271 Passes Completed 373

1 Crosses Won 3

14 Tackles Won 11

8 Interceptions 7

31 Clearances 23

Discipline

0 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Denmark W W W W L

China D L W W D

Starting Lineups

China4-4-2

12 Huan

2 Mengwen 11 Shanshan 8 Wei 15 Qiaozhu

6 Xin 10 Rui 13 Lina 19 Linyan

17 Chengshu 14 Jiahui

14 Sorensen 10 Harder A 19 Thomsen

12 Kühl 6 Holmgaard 2 Hasbo

11 Veje 5 Boye 3 Ballisager Pedersen 4 Sevecke

Denmark4-3-3

Full lineups and substitutes

Denmark

Substitutes · 3 used

SB #20 Signe Bruun 62' for Katherine Møller Kühl
RM #17 Rikke Marie Madsen 72' for Nicoline Sorensen
ST #7 Sanne Troelsgaard
LG #18 Luna Gevitz
ST #13 Sara Thrige
AV #9 Amalie Vangsgaard89' 85' for Janni Thomsen
ES #8 Emma Snerle
KL #16 Kathrine Larsen
MG #21 Mille Gejl
FT #15 Frederikke Thøgersen
SS #23 Sofie Svava
MB #22 Maja Bay Østergaard

China

XH #12 Xu HuanG
YW #8 Yao WeiCD-L
WS #11 Wang ShanshanCD-R
CQ #15 Chen QiaozhuLB
LM #2 Li MengwenRB
YL #13 Yang LinaCM-L
ZR #10 Zhang RuiCM-R
ZL #19 Zhang LinyanLM
ZX #6 Zhang XinRM
LJ #14 Lou JiahuiCF-L
WC #17 Wu ChengshuCF-R

Substitutes · 4 used

WH #5 Wu Haiyan
YZ #1 Yuri Zhuravlev
WL #4 Wang Linlin
XY #20 Xiao Yuyi
GC #23 Gao Chen 85' for Li Mengwen
WS #7 Wang Shuang 45' for Zhang Xin
PH #22 Pan Hongyan
GY #21 Gu Yasha 90'+1' for Wu Chengshu
DJ #3 Dou Jiaxing
SM #9 Shen Mengyu 78' for Lou Jiahui
YL #16 Yao Lingwei
TJ #18 Tang Jiali

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