China's Zheng Wenfa tries to evade three South Korean players in a 5-a-side preliminary September 11, 2008. The host won 1-0. [Xinhua]

China won its third consecutive match to remain along at the top of the table in another day of action for the Football 5-a-side Tournament of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium, Pitch 2, on Thursday, September 11.

The day started with a hard-fought classic encounter between Argentina and Brazil, in which no team managed to score, despite Brazil having the best chances.

The match was dominated by both defensive units and had all the ingredients of a football's most heated rivalry.

Later on, China's captain Li Xiaoqiang scored from the penalty spot to secure the three points against the Republic of Korea, keeping the host team's perfect record in tact and taking a huge step towards qualification to the gold medal match.

In the day's final match, Great Britain was ahead with a goal from David Clarke, but Spain came back from behind to score three goals in the second half, courtesy of Alfredo Cuadrado, Marcelo Rosado and Antonio Martin.

With these results, China leads the rankings with nine points, followed by Brazil with seven, Argentina with four, Great Britain and Spain with three and the ROK with no points.

The next day of action for Football 5-a-side will be Saturday, September 13, when China will meet Spain, Great Britain will face Brazil and Argentina will play the ROK.

(BOCOG September 11, 2008)