Box Score: Japan at China Posted: Wed February 11, 1998 at 4:42 a.m EST

Japan                0 0 1--1	 
China                0 3 3--6	 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Gong, Chn (holding), 5:08; Xu,
Chn (interference), 8:56; Sudo, Jpn (cross checking), 10:21; W Guo, Chn
(tripping), 17:41; Sakuma, Jpn (Body checking), 18:15.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, China, Yang 1 (X Li, H Liu), 12:21. 2,
China, W Guo 1 (Yang), 12:35. 3, China, L Zhang 1 (Lu), 13:45. Penalties:
J Ma, Chn (high sticking), 4:50; Yang, Chn (Body checking), 9:37.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Japan, M Sato 1 (power play) (Obikawa),
2:25. 5, China, W Guo 2 (power play) (Gong), 6:31. 6, China, Sang 1 (Xu),
12:24. 7, China, W Guo 3 (H Liu), 15:19. Penalties: J Ma, Chn (roughing),
2:04; Sudo, Jpn (tripping), 5:19; S Ono, Jpn (roughing), 6:26; Yang, Chn
(roughing), 6:26; X Li, Chn (tripping), 8:30; Hatanaka, Jpn (slashing),
13:05; Sang, Chn (holding stick), 17:25; Fujiwara, Jpn (Body checking),
18:38.

Shots on goal:
Japan                 2  0  5--7
China                 9 23 12--44

Power-play Conversions: Jpn - 1 of 9, Chn - 1 of 6.  Goalies: Japan, Oda
(44 shots, 38 saves; record: 1-0-0). China, H Guo (7, 6; record: 1-2-0). 
A: 5,863.  Referee: Groeger. Linesmen: Kuisma, Nonas.