Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Thailand v China - Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - January 20, 2019 China's Wu Lei in action with Thailand's Chalermpong Kerdkaew REUTERS/Satish Kumar Subramani
AL AIN (Reuters) - Marcello Lippi masterminded a second-half comeback to ensure China advanced to the last eight of the Asian Cup on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Thailand.
Lippi's introduction of veteran Guangzhou R&F striker Xiao Zhi allowed the Chinese to turn their domination into goals as Xiao and Gao Lin netted to cancel out Supachai Chaided's first-half opener.
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