China is hopeful for the 2011 Asian Cup after a 1-0 win over Lebanon in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang province.

The only goal of the game was reached by Du Wei, Captain of Chinese national football team.

“We were able to play football very well when we faced Germany, but we didn’t play at our normal level when we took on weaker sides such as Lebanon. I think the huge pressure to perform affected our performance,” Coach Gao Hongbo said after the match.

Anyhow, the three points maintain China’s second spot in the qualifications for the 2011 Asian Cup.

Lebanon is still pointless after four games and now has no chance of reaching the Qatar tournament.

China football team will compete with Vietnam next time. According to Gao, “Vietnam is not out of contention yet, we must be prepared for the upcoming matches.”

By Paul