meanwhile, teenage midfielder yulia gwinn scored the second—half winner as two—time champions germanyhina. miriam walker—khan was watching the action. the germans are strong starters at the world cup. four years ago, they beat ivory coast 10—0 in their opening game. china are 1a places below them in the world rankings. to be expected, with one of the best players in the world, dzsenifer marozsan. the first half was full of german errors and chinese chances, which they failed to capitalise on. one of them was a sloppy pass, meaning gu yasha could run free. yang li, who she passed to, took her time — something you can't afford to do against the germans. germany dominated the ball but did not much else with it, meaning somehow it was goalless at half—time. but it all picked up in the second half — the deadlock finally broken by dzsenifer marozsan‘s corner turned into a sensational strike by teenager giulia gwinn. the first goal and the first competitive game by germany's new coach. much to her relief, that one goal was all it took to secure those three crucial points. they survived an on