HANGZHOU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qiaozhu scored twice as China eased past Uzbekistan 7-0 to win the bronze medal of the women's football at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

China had lost to Japan 4-3, while Uzbekistan had been defeated by DPR Korea 8-0 in the semifinals. The hosts had beaten Uzbekistan 6-0 in the group phase.

There were few surprises in the bronze medal match. Only 20 seconds after kick-off, Zhang Xin's left-wing cross found Ou Yiyao, who headed home to gift the host nation a dream start.

Chen Qiaozhu dribbled through the left and netted to double the lead for China in the 26th minute. Ou's pinpoint back-heel through found Wang Shanshan, who fired the ball home from a tight angle to increase the lead to 3-0 in the 45th minute.

China kept their momentum in the second half. Wurigumula headed Yao Wei's cross home in the 59th minute, before Chen, Gu Yasha and Yao scored three goals in only five minutes to seal China's big win.

"We still had the desire to score more goals. We lost the last game, so we really wanted to win this match. We also had a lot of fans here to play for," said China midfielder Yang Lina.

Uzbekistan finished fourth on their tournament debut.

"We don't have so many chances to play such games at this level. We played high level matches and it was a chance to improve. We need to learn from our opponents," said Uzbekistan coach Midori Honda. Enditem

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