BHUBANESWAR: The Irish fairytale that unfurled five months ago in London might simply have noticed the teaser of its second version on Friday, when China's males's staff entered weekend temper with an exhilarating 2-2 draw on their World Cup debut in opposition to the 1986 runners-up England.
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A 59th-minute penalty-corner conversion through Talake Du shocked the English avid gamers, but there used to be no party through Chinese avid gamers, who knew it is just a child step in opposition to coming out of the shadow in their ladies's staff.
At No. 17, China are the second-lowest ranked staff within the tournament after France (20).
In the women's World Cup earlier this year, Ireland, who reached the overall, have been also the second-lowest ranked staff of the tournament.
Xiaoping Guo gave China a dream get started scoring his nation's first World Cup goal in simply the fifth minute in their debut. England restored parity within the 14th-minute through Mark Gleghorne's penalty-corner flick.
The second and third quarter did not witness any targets, but the Chinese males, coached through South Korean Sang Ryul Kim, have been obviously seeking to catch the Englishmen on counters.
In the ultimate 15 minutes of the fit, England went ahead through Liam Ansell (48th) and took the game to within a minute and a part from end when China created their fourth penalty nook, and Talake made it 2-2.
China, thus, became the 9th staff in historical past not to lose on their World Cup debut. Pakistan, Spain, Germany, India, Netherlands, England, Poland and South Africa are the other 8.
Interestingly, all 18 avid gamers in China's squad come from Inner Mongolia, which is without doubt one of the 34 provinces within the nation and a hotbed of hockey, thanks to the tribe known as 'Daur' who have traditionally performed the normal form of the game within the region. It's known as 'Beikou'.
China, thus, made a brilliant start to the objective coach Kim has set for his staff.
"Our target is to at least finish third in our pool (B) and then we try to win another match (crossover). That's our aim," he had mentioned on the eve of the fit.
"They (Chinese players) have the mental strength. Problem is their less experience against strong teams," he had expressed.
But that did not seem to be the case as the staff held its own in opposition to higher-ranked England.
Hockey in China is ruled through their ladies's staff, while the men's staff is not as smartly supported -- such a lot in order that the federal government did not believe sending it to the Asian Games this year because the staff had little likelihood of profitable a medal.
"They are more concerned about the women's team, because they won silver in 2008 Beijing Olympics," the coach added. "So cash goes to the women's staff, the men's staff still has problems.
"I'm hoping this (World Cup) is the turning point."
The get started for sure is full of that promise.
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A 59th-minute penalty-corner conversion through Talake Du shocked the English avid gamers, but there used to be no party through Chinese avid gamers, who knew it is just a child step in opposition to coming out of the shadow in their ladies's staff.
At No. 17, China are the second-lowest ranked staff within the tournament after France (20).
In the women's World Cup earlier this year, Ireland, who reached the overall, have been also the second-lowest ranked staff of the tournament.
Xiaoping Guo gave China a dream get started scoring his nation's first World Cup goal in simply the fifth minute in their debut. England restored parity within the 14th-minute through Mark Gleghorne's penalty-corner flick.
The second and third quarter did not witness any targets, but the Chinese males, coached through South Korean Sang Ryul Kim, have been obviously seeking to catch the Englishmen on counters.
In the ultimate 15 minutes of the fit, England went ahead through Liam Ansell (48th) and took the game to within a minute and a part from end when China created their fourth penalty nook, and Talake made it 2-2.
China, thus, became the 9th staff in historical past not to lose on their World Cup debut. Pakistan, Spain, Germany, India, Netherlands, England, Poland and South Africa are the other 8.
Interestingly, all 18 avid gamers in China's squad come from Inner Mongolia, which is without doubt one of the 34 provinces within the nation and a hotbed of hockey, thanks to the tribe known as 'Daur' who have traditionally performed the normal form of the game within the region. It's known as 'Beikou'.
China, thus, made a brilliant start to the objective coach Kim has set for his staff.
"Our target is to at least finish third in our pool (B) and then we try to win another match (crossover). That's our aim," he had mentioned on the eve of the fit.
"They (Chinese players) have the mental strength. Problem is their less experience against strong teams," he had expressed.
But that did not seem to be the case as the staff held its own in opposition to higher-ranked England.
Hockey in China is ruled through their ladies's staff, while the men's staff is not as smartly supported -- such a lot in order that the federal government did not believe sending it to the Asian Games this year because the staff had little likelihood of profitable a medal.
"They are more concerned about the women's team, because they won silver in 2008 Beijing Olympics," the coach added. "So cash goes to the women's staff, the men's staff still has problems.
"I'm hoping this (World Cup) is the turning point."
The get started for sure is full of that promise.
World Cup: China's debut begins with a thrilling English draw
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