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January 14, 2006 China defeats USA 1-0 in friendly warm-up game for Four-Nation Tournament By Jia Ailing With a goal from Ma Xiaoxu, the China National Team defeated the USA 1-0 in a friendly warm-up game before the Four-nation tournament. The veteran Sun Wen was substituted in for the last ten minutes. Ma Xiaoxu's thunderous shot found the back of the net in the 17th minute after a cross from Bai Lili. But Han Duan, Ma's teammate in Dalian Shide, missed several opportunities in the match. In the last ten minutes of the match, Head Coach Ma Liangxing sent in Sun Wen who was wearing the No. 10 jersey. She showed her experience in the match and won accolades from her teammates. "This is only a warm-up," China National Team Head Coach Ma Liangxing said after the match and Greg Ryan, the head coach of USA said "that China and USA were all young teams and they need time to mature."