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MELAKA, Malaysia, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Mahmoud Almawas scored a penalty to gift Syria a 1-0 lead over China at halftime in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier here on Tuesday.
Fahad Youssef was touched down by keeper Zeng Cheng inside the box and the referee awarded Syria a penalty. Almawas sent the ball to the bottom corner in the 12th minute.
China almost dominated the rest of the first half. Central defender Feng Xiaoting nearly equalized for China in the injury time, only to see his header denied by the bar. Enditem
