China's Xie Wengeng regrets injury in World Cup qualifying loss to Australia

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Xie Wengeng, who scored China's only goal in a 3-1 World Cup qualifying loss to Australia, said he regretted pulling a muscle in his leg shortly after scoring. He added that the gap between the two teams wasn't as large as the result suggested.

Xie gave China an early lead in the 20th minute, breaking free from Australian defender Harry Souttar and slotting a left-footed