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Jonathan White

The Steel Roses showed their steel at the Asian Games, thrashing Tajikistan 16-0 in a women’s football group B game.
Substitute Wang Shanshan scored nine goals from only 11 shots after coming off the bench. The 28-year-old only played 34 minutes.
Bizarrely, China were only 3-0 up at half-time but by the final whistle had matched group leaders North Korea’s margin of victory from Friday.
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China remain in second place despite the huge win because the Koreans beat Hong Kong 8-0, a goal better than China’s 7-0 win in their opening game last Friday.
The glut leaves Wang on 10 goals in two games and top of the race for the golden boot. Teammate Zhao Rong has five goals, all from the Tajikistan game.
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Chinese social media users expressed a mixture of shame and disbelief at the game where China had 65 shots – one every 72 seconds – and hit the target with 33 of them.
There were tens of thousands of comments in response to posts on Sina Weibo and hundreds more on the story on Sina Sports.

#AsianGames2018
Wang Shanshan, 9 goals in one match. pic.twitter.com/XJoA6ciTMG
— Football China (@footballchina) 21 August 2018

Some users declared the game a “waste of time” while others complained that China should not have exceeded double digits to allow their opponents to save face, a point that has been contested as China look to avoid Japan in the next round, which they will do if they top the group.
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One Sina Weibo user pointed out the difference in pay between the men’s and women’s players and asked when the women “will get a raise”, also pointing out that Marcello Lippi is paid 120 million yuan (US$28 million) a year to oversee the underperforming men’s side.

FT: TJK 0 - 16 CHN
China continue their fine form with an emphatic win over Tajikistan thus confirming their place into the #AsianGames2018 Knockout Stage! pic.twitter.com/sKIVhaUuUC
— AFC (@theafcdotcom) 20 August 2018

The eight goals in the last 10 minutes was a topic of discussion with several suggesting the physical difference between the pros of China and the amateurs of Tajikistan had an effect on the scoreline.
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There was almost universal praise for “Nine-ball day” Wang as she has been named, but one user said it was like “adults against kindergarten children”. Another asked if they were playing basketball.

FT: CHN 7 - 0 HKGChina open their #AsianGames2018 campaign on a high with a win over Hong Kong! pic.twitter.com/vbwdgkXCTt— AFC (@theafcdotcom) 17 August 2018

Hong Kong will join North Korea and China if they don’t lose to Tajikistan on Wednesday night. The reward for the winner-takes-all game between the top two is to avoid favourites Japan in the next round.




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Steel Roses have 65 shots against Tajikistan in nightmare for the minute-by-minute reporter while social media reacts ahead of North Korea showdown


China’s women win 16-0 – including nine goals from supersub Wang Shanshan – but still aren’t top of their group

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Steel Roses have 65 shots against Tajikistan in nightmare for the minute-by-minute reporter while social media reacts ahead of North Korea showdown

Steel Roses have 65 shots against Tajikistan in nightmare for the minute-by-minute reporter while social media reacts ahead of North Korea showdown