Urgent: China beats Chinese Taipei 2-0 after extra time to reach Women's Asian Cup semifinals

PERTH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China advanced to the semifinals of the AFC Women's Asian Cup after beating Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their quarterfinal clash on Saturday.

Neither side managed to score in regular time. China broke the deadlock in extra time, as Shao Ziqin fired a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom-right corner in the 94th minute. Two minutes from time, an own goal from Chen Ying-hui doubled China's lead.

The defending champion China will face host Australia in their semifinal match on Tuesday.

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