China loses to Iceland 1-0 in Algarve Cup

 　　LAGOS, Portugal, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China lost to Iceland 1-0 in their third group game of the Algarve Cup women's football tournament on Monday.

　　Midfielder Fanndis Fridriksdottir scored the winner on a fast counter-attack in the 80th minute to inflict¹ the straight third group loss on China, who appallingly² managed no shots throughout the game.

　　"My players did not play what I wanted. I think their attitude are questionable," said China's caretaker manager Hao Wei.

　　Iceland head coach Sigurour Eyjolfsson said they know how to beat China as they triumphed in their last two encounters.

　　"I feel proud for my players' performance. They did not give China any chance with so good a defence," he said.

　　"I think China had some problem in creating scoring chances, but I don't know what's gone wrong with them," he added.

　　China will play against hosts Portugal in the ninth-place playoff on Wednesday.

1 inflict   

vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担

参考例句：

• Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
• Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。

2 appallingly   

毛骨悚然地

参考例句：

• His tradecraft was appallingly reckless. 他的经营轻率得令人吃惊。
• Another damning statistic for South Africa is its appallingly high murder rate. 南非还有一项糟糕的统计，表明它还有着令人毛骨悚然的高谋杀率。