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BERLIN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mainz and Hoffenheim staged a goalless draw at the opener of the sixth round in Bundesliga on Friday.
Both clubs failed to jump on top of the Bundesliga standings as they shared the spoils following a goalless draw. Nevertheless both sides remain unbeaten after six games to share the second place in the standings.
Mainz had to do it without Shinji Okazaki Louis Domingue Jersey , who leads the goal getter table with five goals, as the striker suffered a leg injury. The absence of Mainz' top scorer was noticeable as the hosts lacked in penetration to overcome Hoffenheim's well-positioned defence.
The visitors from Hoffenheim had less possession but threatened Mainz' defence more often. Anthony Modeste had the best chance for the visitors when he was one-on-one with Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius Jake Dotchin Jersey , who defused Modeste's effort with ten minutes into the game.
Mainz created their best opportunity through Filip Djuricic, who failed to overcome Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann with a lob at the 36th minute.
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"Both teams were well organized today. We staged a good defence but it was difficult to overcome Hoffenheim's bulwark. However, I think it was difficult for both sides Yanni Gourde Jersey ," Mainz coach Kasper Hjulmand said after the game.
With the draw both clubs failed to oust Bayern Munich from first position of the Bundesliga standings.
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SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Mikko Olavi Virtanen, head coach of the Chinese cross-country skiing team, said on Monday that he believes China has a huge potential for the sport.
The Chinese cross-country skiing team pocketed two medals at the eighth Winter Asiad here on Monday, as Man Dandan won the women's 1.4 km individual sprint classical and Sun Qinghai took a silver in the men's event.
"Very good. I'm very satisfied," said the Finnish, who has only been head coach for the Chinese team for seven months.
"For the whole season, we have trained hard and tried to push ourselves to the limit, and we succeeded today," he said.
Virtanen said earlier that his goal for the team at the Winter Asiad was to win three medals. Monday was obviously more than a good start.
He lavished with praises on the gold medalist Man. "I'm happy about her performance. She is a super talented sprint skier," he said.
Though a veteran who has taken part in three Winter Olympics, Man had her best performance before Monday at the 2007 World Cup, in which she got the eighth place.