South Korea - Bronze
Brazil - Silver
Mexico - Gold
Mexico - Gold
Mexico - Gold
Showing posts with label Final. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Final. Show all posts
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Full Time, Mexico 2 Brazil 1
Final - Wembley - 11th August 2012
MEXICO HAVE DONE IT!
Who would have thought that Mexico would win gold at the Olympics? And so convincingly? They've shattered one of the best footballing sides in the world to get gold, and they're ecstatic. Well done Mexico.
CHANCE!!!
GOODNESS ME THAT WAS A CHANCE! HULK PUTS IN A GREAT BALL, AND CHELSEA'S OSCAR, WITH A FREE HEADER, PUTS IT OVER THE BAR!!! ALL HE NEEDED WAS TO GET IT ON TARGET!!! THE 19 Y/O IS ABSOLUTELY DISTRAUGHT!
Gooaall !! BRA
HULK!!! Easily Brazil's best player in this game, Porto's incredible Hulk has just scored a fantastic goal in the late stages of the match, and has perhaps initiated the best comeback of Olympic football final, or perhaps just football final, history! Two minutes remain! Can they force it into extra time?
Gooaall !! MEX
THEY'VE DONE IT!!! MEXICO HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE GOLD MEDAL!!! Brazil haven't found their rhythm all day long, and have given the ball away so many times, very sloppy. Awful defending too. No Brazilian defender seemed to move, as Peralta again raced through and powered in a completely free header. They deserve this lead.
Gooaall !! MEX
MEXICO ARE AHEAD AFTER 28 SECONDS!!! UNITED'S RAFAEL GIVES THE BALL AWAY EASILY AND NO. 9 MAN PERALTA STROKES IT IN AT THE NEAR POST WITH A WONDERFUL CURLING STRIKE. AMAZING. WHAT AN IMPORTANT GOAL!!!
The Olympic Football Final
Final - Wembley - 11th August 2012
Here's the view at Wembley, as the teams line up for their national anthems.
I've had a look at the starting 11's, and this is how I expect the teams to play, although Brazil will be a lot more free-flowing than Mexico, with Oscar, Romulo, Hulk and especially Neymar drifting around the pitch. On the other hand, Mexico will be very organised and tight, and won't get their full backs up as much as Brazil. Mexico are missing their top scorer and assister of the Olympic campaign, underrated Tottenham player Giovanni Dos Santos, so perhaps that will be a problem. Superstar 20 y/o Neymar is looking to impress, as always.
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