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February 3, 2004 China draw with Sweden-full report By Jia Ailing China 2 Sweden 2 Scoring Sweden Sjoegran Therese , 30 China Lie Jie (penalty kick), 37 Sweden Oeqvist Josefine, 85 China Han Duan, 89   China Xiao Zhen, GK Wang Kun Li Jie Liu Yali (Ren Liping, 46) Jin Xiaomei Liu Huana Zhang Ying (Han Duan, 82) Qu Feifei Teng Wei Bai Lili and Ji Ting (Zhang Ouying, 66) Head Coach Zhang Haitao Sweden Lundgren, Sofia Tornqvist, Jane Marklund, Hanna Mostrom, Malin Nordin, Frida Eriksson, Sofia Eriksson, Anna-Maria Fagerstrom, Linda Sjogran, Therese Olsson, Salina Sjostrom, Anna   --------------------------------------------------------- Statistics ......China Sweden Shots ...........10 ......18 Corner Kicks. 5........ 8 Free Kicks... 4 .........6 Fouls ..........11........ 22 Offside........ .1......... 9 Yellow Cards 2......... 0 Red Cards.... 0......... 0   Game report Player of the match Li Jie   Sweden came close to beak the deadlock in the fifth minute but Sjoegran Therese's shot was cleared off of by China defender Wang Kun she found a new opportunity and her wonderful shot found the back of the net. But forward Bai Lili was pushed down in the penalty box and Li Jie's goal tied it up. The defender Ren Liping substituted Liu Yali at the beginning of the second half. In the 70th minute, rookie Jin Xiaomei's long-range shot hit the far post. Sweden gained a 2-1 advantage with the substitute Oeqvist Josefine 's goal . Only four minutes later, the home side grabbed an equalizer and saved the team in the last minute of the match. Post game quote China head Coach Zhang Haitao I sent on many rookies in the match, they enriched their experience in the tournament. I found some problems in the attack. We need time to solve the problems.