The United States beat China, 2-1, before a sparse crowd of 8,901 fans in Oakland, Calif., to open its 2001 season. Brian McBride and Landon Donovan teamed up well in the first half. McBride scored on an assist by Donovan to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead at halftime. An own goal by Wang Liang for the U.S. early in the second half proved to be decisive. Qu Bo took advantage of bad defending to score a consolation goal for the young Chinese team. The goal ended a 524-minute shutout streak for the United States. The crowd was the lowest home crowd in more than three years. Jan. 27 in Oakland, Calif. USA 2 China 1. Goals: McBride 27, own goal 46; Qu 74. USA — Meola, Pope, Llamosa, Berhalter (Vanney, 46), Agoos, Olsen (Klein, 85), Armas, Mathis (Zavagnin, 70), Beasley, McBride (Albright, 70), Donovan. China — Fu, Xu Yunlong (Chen, 61), Shu, Li Weifeng, Wu (Wang, 46), Sun Jihai, Li Tie (Song, 73), Shen (Shao, 46), Qi, Su (Zhang, 46), Qu. Yellow cards: China — Qi 67, Chen 71. Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada). Att.: 8,901.