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China lose to Australia 11-5 in FINA Women Water Polo Super Final

Xinhua, June 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

A 49-second goal stunned the hosts China as they lost to Australia 11-5, while powerhouses of the United States, Italy and Australia continued their winning streak on the 2nd day at the FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final 2015 here on Wednesday.

Bucking Hannah opened the scoring after 49 seconds and led Australia to a 11-5 (4-1, 2-2, 4-0, 1-2) victory over China.

"I am very happy with our girls performance. The first quarter and the third quarter are very vital for us. We played very good," said Greg McFadden, head coach of Australia.

Chinese head coach Ricardo Azevedo explained that the first minute goal cost the confidence of the players. "We started the game terrible. We made a very bad mistake in the first minute. And they scored four while we only had one in the first quarter. We got nothing in the third quarter," Azevedo said.

In other games, defending champion the United States swept Canada 9-3, Italy beat Russia 14-12, the Netherlands defeat Brazil 13-5.

On Thursday, the United States will play the Netherlands, Italy meet Australia, Canada face Brazil, and China challenge Russia. Endi