China striker Teng Wei, who won the deciding penalty kick in the Steel Roses' 1-0 win over Japan in Monday's Olympic qualifying final, said she still has a lot to learn in the former World Cup silver medal winning team.

Teng, who won the Player of the Tournament award after Monday's final, said, "I don't think I am a talented player. But I hope to work harder to improve myself."

Teng won the penalty kick for center back Li Jie to score in the second half after being brought down in the box by a Japanese defender. But she played down her contribution in China's rejuvenation in international arena but gave a lot of credit to teammates.

"As a striker, it's my duty to score goals," she said. "To tell the truth, I had not expected to win the award. I think Qu Feifei (midfielder) and Li Jie (center back) both played better than me."

But the 30-year-old said that she was excited to help China win back the Asian champions and most importantly an Olympic berth.

"I was too excited to sleep after yesterday's match," she said.

The forthcoming Olympic Games is believed by many to be Teng's last time in a China shirt. But she vows to fight on after that.

"I don't think age is a barrier," she said. "Hao Haidong is 34 years old and remains China's best striker."

Hao, who plays Chinese men's first division league Dalian Shide, scored China's both goals when they beat Kuwait and Hong Kong, China, on an identical scores 1-0 in the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament.

Chinese women has suffered a string of disappointing defeats in the past few years. The seven-time Asian champions lost to DPR Korea in the 2002 Asian Games and last year's Asian Championship.

The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games silver medal winners were knocked out of the quarter-finals in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and last year's World Cup.

Source: Xinhua