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April 10, 2005 Fourth Round results of the 10th China National Games Preliminary Jia Ailing Saturday, April 9, 2005 Group A in Yixing, Jiangsu province Guangdong 1 Shanghai 2 Guangdong had little possession in the first half, and were lucky to be leading after the 23rd minute with Zhou Xiaoxia's goal. The game turned in the 46th after Guangdong's defender headed a corner into her own net and with a goal from Pu Wei, the defending champions defeated Guangdong and booked their place in the finals. Hubei 1 Jilin 0 Hebei 2 Shanxi 0 Group B in Guiyang, Guizhou province Beijing 1 Liaoning 1 (Liaoning won 4-2 on penalty kicks) (Chen Yanhong 18', Han Duan 45') Beijing forward Chen Yanhong put the club ahead but China national team player Han Duan equalized to give Liaoning a draw in regular time. Liaoning defeated Beijing on penalty kicks after Beijing's Li Jie, Li Jing and Wang Dandan all missed their penalty kicks. " If we had won the match, it would have boosted the players' confidence," Beijing head coach Gu Daquan said, "Unfortunately, we have never won a match on penalty kicks." Shanxi 0 Henan 0 (Henan won 3-2 on penalty kicks) Henan tied a scoreless game before winning on penalty kicks against Shanxi. Henan have qualified to play in the finals but Shanxi have to struggle in their next match against Anhui. Anhui 2 Gansu 0 (Huang Rong 55', 77') Group C in Nanchang, Jiangxi province Sichuan 2 Shandong 1(Sichuan won 4-0 on penalty kicks) Sichuan won on penalties after a boring goalless draw with Shandong. All five Shandong kickers missed their penalty kicks. PLA 2 Tianjin 1 PLA took a two-goals lead after the 26th minute and Tianjin Wang Yudong scored a consolation goal in the 43rd minute. Xinjiang 4 Zhejiang 0