Dong Fangzhuo of China celebrates after a goal during the Beijing Olympic Games men's football Group C first round match against New Zealand at Shenyang Olympic Stadium in Olympic co-host city Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 7, 2008. China and New Zealand played out a 1-1 draw in the match on Thursday.

Zheng Zhi (L) of China fights for the ball with New Zealand player Aaron Scott during the Beijing Olympic Games men's football Group C first round match at Shenyang Olympic Stadium in Olympic co-host city Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 7, 2008. China and New Zealand played out a 1-1 draw in the match on Thursday.

Members of Chinese men's football team before the Beijing Olympic Games men's football Group C first round match against New Zealand at Shenyang Olympic Stadium in Olympic co-host city Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 7, 2008.

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Dong Fangzhuo scored China's first ever Olympic men's soccer goal to make it 1-1 in Thursday's game against New Zealand in the Beijing Games.

Dong scored at the 88th minute to level Jeremy Brockie's 53rd minute goal.

The only other Chinese men's Olympic appearance was in the 1988 Seoul Games, where the Chinese suffered three straight losses without scoring.