Australia beats China 2-0 in the Asian Cupquarter-finals

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　　2015 Asian Cup's host country Australia broke China's winning streak with a 2-0 victory, thanks tocaptain Tim Cahill. Cahill's stellar performance takes his team into the semi-finals.

　　The veteran footballer broke the 0-0 deadlock with a stylish bicycle kick after knocking downChinese skipper Zheng Zhi in a fierce air tackle in the 48th minute.

　　The in-form hitman made his second goal in the 65th mintue with a trademark header following apinpoint left wing cross.

　　Australia became the second team to advance into the Asian Cup semifinals after South Korea.China's men's soccer team had previously beat the DPRK, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan in Group Bmatches.

　　The three straight victories was China's best start to the tournament in 27 years.

　　Meanwhile, South Korea has become the first team to advance into the Asian Cup semifinals bybeating Uzbekistan with two goals in extra time.

　　重点解析 Key Phrases/Words

　　1. winning streak n. 连胜场数，连胜纪录

　　2. semi-finals n. 半决赛( semi-final的名词复数 )

　　3. deadlock n. 僵局，停顿，停滞

　　4. hitman n. 职业杀手

　　5. trademark n. (注册)商标;(人的行为或衣着的)特征

　　6. pinpoint v/n/adj. 确定，准确地指出，精准定位

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