Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard scored within the Ninetieth minute as Denmark beat China 1-0 on the Women’s World Cup on Saturday.
With time working out in a sport of few probabilities, she rose to go house Pernille Harder’s overdue nook.
Vangsgaard had simplest come on within the eighty fifth and scored the primary headed objective of the event to spark joyous celebrations from Denmark’s avid gamers.
The win noticed the Danes pass stage with European champions England on the best of Group D after their 1-0 win in opposition to Haiti previous within the day.
KEY MOMENTS
Josefine Hasbo had gave the look of blowing Denmark’s likelihood of victory after lacking a golden alternative to attain early in the second one part. With an open objective to try at, she headed over the bar from throughout the space.
Vangsgaard was once extra scientific when her likelihood got here, with a looping effort from deep within the field that bounced earlier than crossing the road.
It was once a merciless approach for China to lose after stifling the Danes with its disciplined protection. Denmark didn’t sign in a unmarried shot on the right track within the first part, whilst China controlled only one when Zhang Linyan compelled a save from the threshold of the field.
China replace Wang Shuang was once denied through Lene Christensen at first of the second one part.
WHY IT MATTERS
Denmark’s celebrations underlined simply how essential the win may well be to its hopes of advancing to the spherical of 16. Haiti driven England the entire approach previous to indicate it might supply a difficult check for the opposite groups in Group D at its first look in a World Cup.
WHAT’S NEXT
Denmark performs England in Sydney on July 28 and China travels to Adelaide to stand Haiti at the similar day.