Chinese international striker Hao Haidong has scored his first goal since he joined England Championship side Sheffield United in February.

The 35-year-old former Chinese Super League Dalian Shide player found the net to equalize the score 1-all in the first half of a preliminary league match against Walsall.

The veteran player's goal encouraged his teammates to re-discover their form and finally rout their rivals 5-2.

A former bad boy of Chinese soccer, Hao Haidong has become a talismanic figure for China and played more than 90 times for his country. 

(CRI April 19, 2005)