Tiffeny Milbrett scored in the 68th minute to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead over China.
Shannon MacMillan stole the ball about 35 yards out, and made a short pass to Mia Hamm, who then played a through ball to Joy Fawcett. The defender continued her run down the right side of the box, and crossed the ball on the ground to Milbrett, who knocked it home from just inside the six-yard box.
Tiffany Roberts replaced Milbrett in the 71st minute, while Wei Haiying came on for Shi Guihong in the 70th.