SIDELINES : New Zealand Rallies Past China
FROM TIMES WIRE SERVICES
WELLINGTON, New Zealand —
Rodger Gray scored a goal in each half today as New Zealand rallied to beat China, 2-1, in the first of two soccer matches between the teams.
Liu Haiguang put China ahead in the 36th minute, but Gray tied it in the 43rd minute and scored the winner two minutes after halftime.
The teams will meet in a second international match in Auckland on Aug. 24.
China also will play two games against provincial teams. It faces Otago in Dunedin on Saturday and Taranaki in New Plymouth on Aug. 21.