Han Duan scored her 101st goal, enabling host China to celebrate the start of competition at the Beijing Olympics with a 2-1 victory over Sweden on Wednesday.
Han's goal in the 72nd minute sparked an eruption by the boisterous crowd of 37,902 at Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium, and started a parade of about 30 flag-waving Chinese fans around the lower level.
"This was a tough opponent and there was big pressure for us in the first match," China coach Shang Ruihua said. "It was a classic start. After we scored, we were a little bit nervous."
After a furious first half, the game settled in the final 45 minutes and seemed …
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