In the second Pool C match on day four, China and New Zealand played a hard fought match. China had attacking opportunities in the beginning of the first half, including a penalty corner in the first minutes, but strong saves by the New Zealand goalie kept the match scoreless. Finally, China broke through in the 22nd minute off a field goal from #10 Yudiao Zhao. New Zealand had some great shots on goal, but could not score. China continued to control the pace of the game to end the half up 1-0 over New Zealand. The second half began where the first half left off with China fast on the attack, and New Zealand goalkeeper staving off China’s shots. Midway through the second half, Zhao broke through again to put China up 2-0 over New Zealand. New Zealand tried to get a goal in the last part of the half but China was too good on the day and went up 3-0 on a field goal by #14 Yang Sun in the 59th minute to pull away for the win.
A hard game but well fought. A fine effort
