Denmark 1-0 China PR: Vangsgaard scores final-gasp winner to secure a win

Game is over and the final score is Denmark 1-0 China PR. Here is the match report.

2023 Women's World Cup

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Line-ups

Denmark XI: K. Veje, P. Mosegaard-Harder, S. Boye, K. Holmgaard, R. Sevecke, N. Sørensen, S. Pedersen, J. Thomsen, J. Hasbo, Lene Christensen, Kathrine Møller Kühl

Subs: S. Troelsgaard, F. Thøgersen, S. Junge Pedersen, S. Bruun, M. Gejl, R. Madsen, E. Snerle, S. Svava, L. Gewitz, K. Larsen, Amalie Vangsgaard, Maja Østergaard

China PR XI: Lou Jiahui, Zhang Rui, Zhang Xin, Li Mengwen, Wang Shanshan, Wei Yao, Yang Lina, Xu Huan, Zhang Linyan, Chen Qiaozhu, Wu Chengshu

Subs: Gu Yasha, Wu Haiyan, Wang Shuang, Tang Jiali , Xiao Yuyi, Yao Lingwei, Gao Chen, Zhu Yu, Dou Jiaxing, Shen Mengyu, Wang Linlin, Pan Hongyan

Match Report

The substitute Amalie Vangsgaard headed home a last-minute goal to give Denmark a winning start to their first Women’s World Cup campaign since 2007 with a 1-0 victory against China at Perth Oval on Saturday.

The Paris St-Germain forward, who had been brought on five minutes earlier, found the net with a long-range header from a Pernille Harder corner to break the deadlock in the 90th minute.

Harder, playing her first World Cup, was a prominent forward presence for the Danes, who controlled possession but found it difficult to carve out clear chances.

The first genuine scoring opportunity from either side in a scrappy contest came in the 52nd minute when Denmark’s Josefine Hasbo failed to keep a header down in front of an open goal, giving China an almighty reprieve.

The reigning Asian champions played with a greater sense of urgency after bringing forward Wang Shuang on but came close to conceding an own goal in the 76th minute when a clearing header from the captain Wang Shanshan whistled past the post.