Review
China Women defeated Haiti Women 1-0 in a controversial match at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on Friday. The Steel Roses went down to ten players after Rui Zhang was sent off in the first half, but they showed great resilience to hold on for the win.
The match was evenly balanced in the first half, but China took the lead in the 74th minute when Wang Shuang converted a penalty. Haiti had two penalty shouts of their own in the closing minutes, but neither were awarded.
The result leaves China level on points with Denmark in Group D, with both teams having one win and one loss. Haiti are bottom of the group with no points.
The match was marred by a number of controversial decisions by the referee. In addition to the two penalty shouts that were not awarded to Haiti, there were also a number of fouls that went unpunished.
The result will be a bitter pill to swallow for Haiti, who felt that they were denied a clear penalty in the closing minutes. However, China will be happy with the win, which keeps them in contention for a place in the knockout stages.
