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"Steel Roses" beat South Africa 2-0 in Olympic women's football tournament

Xinhua, August 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese women's football team defeated South Africa 2-0 on Saturday in their second game at the Rio Olympics.

South Africa almost scored in the first minute, but Jermaine Seoposenwe's shot in the penalty box was denied by Chinese goalkeeper Zhao Lina.

The Africans went close to scoring again as Janine Van Wyk hit the crossbar after a free kick in the 43rd minute.

The "Steel Roses", who returned to the Olympics after an eight-year hiatus, broke the deadlock before halftime when Gu Yasha fired home from close range.

Tan Ruyin sealed the victory for China through a lob shot from 40 meters away in the 87th minute.

Gu is the only one who ever played in the Beijing Olympics on the current Chinese squad.

"I was too young eight years ago, but now as a veteran I hope to bring our team victories again and again," Gu told Xinhua.

"We haven't entered the quarter-final stage yet, so we should take each game as the last game and do our best," she added. Endit