Robbie Keane notched his 39th international goal as Ireland rallied to draw 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Friday. The captain found the net in the 38th minute after rounding Nigeria goalkeeper Austin Ejide, canceling out Michael Enemaro's strike on the half-hour. Against the run of play, Femi Olubayo whipped in a cross which Ireland defender Kevin Foley should have cleared but Enemaro was a fraction quicker, sending it past goalkeeper Shay Given. Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni handed debuts to five players in his starting lineup at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground in west London. The Italian wanted to look at new players ahead of next Saturday's World Cup qualifier at Bulgaria, where a win will push the Irish closer to at least a playoff to reach South Africa next year. Nigeria is also preparing for a World Cup qualifier, against Kenya on June 7, and players such as Obafemi Martins did not feature, while Everton's Joseph Yobo and Chelsea's Mikel John Obi were preparing for the FA Cup final on Saturday. China holds Germany Tianjin striker Hao Junmin scored in the fourth minute and China held on for a confidence-boosting 1-1 draw against Germany in Friday's football friendly in Shanghai. Although Lukas Podolski leveled for the visitors less than three minutes later, the draw was a promising debut for China's new coach Gao Hongbao. China has fallen to No. 97 in the FIFA rankings and has failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Cheered by an enthusiastic home crowd, China grabbed the lead after Hao dribbled past three defenders and sent a tightly angled right-footed shot into the back of the German goal. Germany wasted no time in hitting back through Podolski, who collected a pass from Bastian Schweinsteiger, turned and buried his shot from three meters out. The sides exchanged numerous chances the rest of the way but neither was able to score a winner, though China's players said they were happy with the outcome. China next faces Iran on June 1 in the northern port city of Qinhuangdo and takes on Saudi Arabia three days later in nearby Tianjin. Germany plays a friendly against the United Arab Emirates on June 2 in Dubai. Chile ties Belgium Midfielder Kevin Roelandts scored his first goal for Belgium, but his side was held to a 1-1 draw by Chile in the three-nation Kirin Cup football tournament on Friday. Seven-time World Cup participants Chile kept the initiative by exchanging short passes and sending effective long balls to the front, while Belgium played rather defensively at the beginning. But it was Belgium who opened the scoring in the 15th minute after forward Mujanji Bia sent a heading pass to the front, where Kevin Roelandts fired a shot that hit goalkeeper Miguel Pinto and went into the net. Chile equalized through Gary Medel.
