Australia wins Asian Cup! (and some other interesting sporting results)
May 31, 2010
Matildas hold nerve to clinch Asian Cup – The first time Australia has won an Asian title! And done in monsoonal conditions in Chengdu. Tied 1-1 with North Korea after extra-time. Won 5-4 on penalties. This is a great achievement. They also qualify for the World Cup.
Meanwhile, some not so good results for a couple of Chinese women’s teams (who have historically been very competitive).
“Never before, China knocked out of World Cup“ – While Oz has been breaking out the bubbly, in the same Asian Cup on its home soil, China lost to Japan 2-0 in the 3rd place play-off. It’s the first-time China has failed to qualify for the Women’s World Cup (first 3 places at Asian Cup qualify for the World Cup). It was also the first time in 9 years that they did not make the Asian Cup final.
Table tennis: In a rare sporting victory for the island city-state, Singapore stopped China’s dominance at the Corbillon Cup in Moscow. All good things come to an end. The Chinese women’s team has won the Corbillon 8 times in a row, so it was just a matter of time before this remarkable run ended. In reality, it was China’s “A” team vs China’s “B or C” team. A lot of table-tennis players playing for other countries were born in China.
