2：0戰勝新西蘭 中國女足挺進世界盃八強

China's soccer team celebrates after winning their Group D soccer match against New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in Tianjin September 20, 2007. (Xinhua)

Li Jie and Xie Caixia scored in the second half Thursday to lead China to a 2-0 win over New Zealand, setting up a quarterfinal matchup against Norway on Sunday at the Women's World Cup.

China launched repeated attacks but wasn't able to crack the gritty New Zealand defense until the 57th minute when Li Jie scored off a free kick from Zhou Gaoping, heading the ball over keeper Jenny Bindon.

Xie added another in the 79th minute, deftly outdribbling a defender and launching a left-footed shot from close range.

Like in its other first-round games against Group D opponents Brazil and Denmark, the underdog New Zealand squad's scrappy defense held off repeated scoring drives. China outshot New Zealand 22-5.

Zhang Ouying's shot 50 seconds into the game was deflected out of bounds by keeper Jenny Bindon, and was followed by numerous other misses. Near the end of the period, Han Duan outdribbled several defenders but her shot from six meters (yards) veered just out bounds.

Han's header in the 75th was batted over the goal by Bindon, followed by a shot a minute later from Ma Xiaoxu that hit the crossbar.

New Zealand went home losing all three of its first round games, without ever scoring a goal. It best chance to score in the game came in the 64th minute, when Zoe Thompson charged at China goalie Zhang Yanru one-on-one, but her shot went wide.

Zhang started in goal instead of Han Wenxia, whose mistakes in China's last game against Brazil contributed to a 4-0 rout.

憑藉李潔和謝彩霞在下半場的兩粒進球，中國隊以2-0戰勝新西蘭隊。週日的世界盃女足四分之一決賽中，中國隊將對陣挪威。

中國隊數次衝擊都未能突破新西蘭隊的嚴防死守，直到第57分鐘時，後衛李潔躲過對方守門員賓頓，將周高萍踢出的任意球頂入網窩。

第79分鐘，謝彩霞輕鬆擺脫對方一名後衛的封堵，近距離冷靜低射破門，爲中國隊又進一球。

本場比賽新西蘭雖然落敗，但是和在D組小組賽中對陣巴西和丹麥一樣，防守頑強，阻擋中國隊的多次進攻。中、新兩隊射門次數是22∶5。

比賽剛剛開始50秒，張歐影左側掃射，新西蘭門將賓頓將球封出底線，隨後的數次射門也沒能命中。上半場接近尾聲時，韓端一連突破對方几個球員的防守，距離球門6米處勁射，但將球打出界外。

第75分鐘，韓端頭球攻門，被賓頓托出橫樑。短短一分鐘後，馬曉旭射門擊中橫樑。

新西蘭在小組賽中未能射進一球，三戰皆敗出局。比賽的第64分鐘，新西蘭有一個絕好的進球機會。湯普森獲得單刀球機會，然而面對門將張豔茹居然將球打飛。

張豔茹是替換韓文霞上場的。在上一場對陣巴西隊的比賽中，由於韓文霞的失誤，導致中國隊以0：4慘敗。