China beat Haiti despite first-half red card

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By Michael EmonsBBC Sport

Last updated on 9 minutes ago.From the section Women's World Cup

China earned their first victory at the 2023 Women's World Cup by beating Haiti in Group D, despite playing for more than an hour with only 10 players.

Midfielder Zhang Rui was sent off after 29 minutes for a dangerous knee-high challenge on Haiti's Sherly Jeudy.

But Wang Shuang scored the only goal, converting a 74th-minute penalty after Ruthny Mathurin fouled Zhang Linyan.

England would have advanced to the knockout stages with a match to spare if China had drawn or lost to a Haiti side ranked 53rd in the world.

The last matches in the group take place on Tuesday, with leaders England, on six points, playing against China, while Denmark face Haiti at the same time.

More to follow.

Line-ups

China

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Zhu
2Li
11Wang
8Yao
15Chen
16YaoSubstituted forDouat 82'minutes
13Yang
17WuSubstituted forWangat 45'minutes
10ZhangBooked at 29mins
19ZhangSubstituted forTangat 88'minutes
14LouSubstituted forZhangat 37'minutes

Substitutes

3Dou
4Wang
5Wu
6Zhang
7Wang
9Shen
12Xu
18Tang
20Xiao
21Gu
22Pan
23Gao

Haiti

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Théus
13Petit-Frère
4Joseph
20Louis
21MathurinSubstituted forSurprisat 81'minutes
5MorylSubstituted forDumornayat 45'minutesBooked at 63mins
19Pierre-LouisSubstituted forÉtienneat 81'minutes
7LouisSubstituted forÉloissaintat 64'minutes
9JeudySubstituted forJosephat 90'minutes
10Mondésir
22Borgella

Substitutes

2Surpris
6Dumornay
8Étienne
11Éloissaint
12Ambroise
14Joseph
15Joseph
16Pierre-Jérôme
17Joseph
18Ganthier
23Larco

Referee:Marta Huerta de Aza

Attendance:12,675

Live Text

Match ends, China PR 1, Haiti 0.
Second Half ends, China PR 1, Haiti 0.
Foul by Zhang Xin (China PR).
Melchie Dumornay (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Kethna Louis (Haiti).
Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Dou Jiaxing.
Attempt missed. Kethna Louis (Haiti) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nérilia Mondésir with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Chen Qiaozhu.
Attempt blocked. Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Nérilia Mondésir (Haiti) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kiki.
Hand ball by Melchie Dumornay (Haiti).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Roseline Éloissaint (Haiti).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
VAR Decision: No Penalty Haiti.
Substitution, Haiti. Kiki replaces Sherly Jeudy.
Foul by Zhang Xin (China PR).
Kethna Louis (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, China PR. Tang Jiali replaces Zhang Linyan.