BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) – China lost 3-2 to Germany in men’s ice hockey at the Beijing Winter Games on Saturday but celebrated just the same after giving the 2018 silver medallists a fright and scoring historic first goals.
Thumped 8-0 by the United States in their Olympic debut on Thursday, China looked headed to another lopsided defeat as Germany constructed a 3-0 lead midway through the game.
But China, playing with the belief that was missing against the U.S., came to life in the late stages of the contest with Fu Shuai scoring the hosts first ever Olympic goal in the second period and Wang Taile adding a powerplay tally in the third.
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Canadian-born Fu made a bit of China sporting history with 46 seconds left in the second when he was left unmarked to the side of the German net and picked the top corner on Mathias Niederberger.
The goal triggered the biggest reaction heard in the National Indoor Stadium with the puck…
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