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Match 1 Brasilia - Gimnasio Nilson Nelson
30 September
Brazil
12:1
Japan
12:1 (3:1)
  • LENISIO (3'00", 35'36")
  • MARQUINHO (4'00")
  • FALCAO (11'00" PEN, 31'58")
  • WILDE (22'45")
  • ARI (24'38", 27'21")
  • SCHUMACHER (26'37", 34'53")
  • BETAO (28'44")
  • CICO (31'42")
  • Nobuya OSODO (14'36")

Referee Massimo CUMBO

Summary

Rampant Brazil cruise to victory

Rampant Brazil cruise to victory

 Brazil thrilled their own fans and overwhelmed Japan en route to a 12-1 victory in their FIFA Futsal World Cup curtain-raiser. Lenisio, Falcao, Ari and Schumacher scored two apiece, and Marquinho, Wilde, Betao and Cico were also on the scoresheet for the tournament hosts. Both sides had shots on target in a frenetic opening couple of minutes, before quick-fire goals from Lenisio and ...

Highlights

Line-up

BRA
JPN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Paulo DE OLIVEIRA (BRA)
(BRA) Sergio SAPO
Officials
  • Referee: Massimo CUMBO (ITA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Karoly TOROK (HUN)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Roberto GRACIA (ESP)
  • Fourth official: Antonio CARDOSO (POR)
  • Not eligible to play
  • Absent
  • Injured

Photos

  • Brazil's Wilde celebrates with teammates
  • Japanese players Yusuke Komiyama, Yoshifumi Maeda and Kenichiro Kogure gesture
  • Japan's Kotaro Inaba gestures
  • Kenta Fujii (R) and Hisamitsu Kawahara of Japan.
  • Brazil's Cico (R) vies for the ball with Kotaro Inaba of Japan.
  • Brazil's Falcao celebrates his goal against Japan.
  • The FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 started on September 30th with four matches
  • A japanese fan shows his flag before the match of his team against Brazil in the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008
  • Brazil's Falcao celebrates

Quotes

"We played really well and made the most of our chances. We didn’t expect to score so many goals, but the team were simply fantastic," Paulo de  Oliveira, Brazil coach.

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STATISTICS
BrazilStatisticsJapan
49Shots13
15Corner kicks3
0Yellow cards0
0Second yellow card and red card1
0Red Cards0
56%Possession (%)44%