Own goal helps Australia rally from two-goal deficit vs. Brazil

Australia used an own goal to complete a 3-2 come-frombehind victory over Brazil in the women’s World Cup on Thursday at Montpellier, France.

Brazil, which lost in the group stage for the first time since 1995, snapping a 16-match unbeaten streak, got a career record 16th tournament goal from Marta and another first-half score on a header by Cristiane Rozeira to lead 2-1 at the break.

Marta, who sat out Brazil’s opening game with a left thigh injury, became the first player to score in five different World Cups when she converted a penalty kick in the 27th minute.

Rozeira scored a header for a 2-0 lead, and then Caitlin Foord scored before the break to pull Australia within one in the Group C match.

Chloe Logarzo’s shot from distance in the 58th minute tied it, and then Australia went ahead on the own goal, an error by Monica Hickmann Alves that snapped the stalemate in the 66th minute.

Sam Kerr appeared to be offside, but the goal stood after video review and the Brazilians fumed.

Brazil’s Formiga, at 41 the oldest player in the tournament, collected her second yellow card and will have to sit out the final group match against Italy.

American Abby Wambach and Germany’s Birgit Prinz rank behind Marta on the World Cup goals list with 14 each.

China 1, South Africa 0—

At Paris, China tied Spain for second place in Group B with three points after forward Li Ying’s goal in the 4oth minute beat Spain.

Li put beat her marker on the game’s lone goal and poked Zhang Rui’s right-wing cross into the bottom right corner.

China lost 1-0 to two-time champion Germany in its opening match. South Africa was beaten 3-1 by Spain and now has two losses.

Forward Thembi Kgatlana, who scored against Spain, was again most dangerous for South Africa, with a chance to equalize in the 76th.

Pouncing on a loose ball inside the left of the penalty area, her shot hit defender

Lin Yuping near her right shoulder. There were calls for a penalty but the play did not come under video review. At Rennes, France At Le Havre, France