BEIJING, March. 2 --

Sun Wen controls the ball against Birgit Prinz. (Photo: China Daily/Sina)

China beat Germany 1-0 Wednesday in a women's soccer international friendly, avenging theiBEIJING, March. 2 -- r 8-0 disgrace to the world champions in the 2004 Athens Games.

    

China's player Han Duan(R) vies for the ball with German players during an A-level international game in Humboldt, Germany on Mar. 1. China beat Germany 1-0. (Xinhua photo)

Bai Lili stroke home the only goal 11 minutes into the second half with a bizarre corner kick, ending Germany¡¯s 12-game winning streak.

    China's 33-year-old veteran striker Sun Wen, starting in the second game of her comeback, led China's attack with Han Duan before being substituted off 20 minutes before the end.

(Source: chinadaily.com.cn)