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April 25, 2004 Goal by Qu Feifei sends China to Athens By Jia Ailing Asia Semi-finals Japan 3 DPR Korea 0 China 1 Korea Republic 0 With midfielder Qu Feifei's goal in the 75th minute the China National team clinched a berth at the Athens Olympics. Forward Han Duan's assist helped Qu Feifei seal the victory for the team. Head Coach Zhang Haotao sent on Zhang Ying and Bai Lili to replace Qu Feifei and Han Duan after the goal to protect the lead. Qu Feifei is regarded as Liu Ailing's successor by the experts and media in China. "I am very happy," Qu said after the match, "not only for the goal, but also for the team's victotry. Now, we can play in the Athen Olympic finals." "This result is very important," head coach Zhang Haitao said, "but we still have a long way to go. Playing in Athens is a good opportunity for us." In the other semi-final of the tournament host Japan beat DPRK 3-0 and secured the other Asian zone berth. China plays host Japan in the final on April 26th.