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Match 5 Brasilia - Gimnasio Nilson Nelson
01 October
Argentina
5:0
China PR
5:0 (3:0)
  • Marcelo GIMENEZ (5'59", 8'01", 16'35")
  • Martin AMAS (29'20")
  • Sebastian CORAZZA (39'25")

Referee Antonio CARDOSO

Summary

Gimenez treble spurs Argentina

Gimenez treble spurs Argentina

 Argentina opened their FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 campaign with a 5-0 win over China PR in Brasilia. A first-period hat-trick from Marcelo Gimenez put the Albiceleste firmly in command, before Martin Amas and Sebastian Corazza put the seal on a convincing victory. Argentina swiftly assumed the ascendancy, but they found Chinese goalkeeper Tao Zheng in impressive form. He made three ...

Highlights

Line-up

ARG
CHN
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Sergio LOPEZ (ARG)
(BRA) FARINHA
Officials
  • Referee: Antonio CARDOSO (POR)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Roberto GRACIA (ESP)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Tawfik AL DAWI (LBY)
  • Fourth official: Jason KRNAC (USA)
  • Not in lineup

Photos

  • Argentina's Marcelo Gimenez (L) vies with Wang Wei of China.
  • Fernando Wilhelm (L) of Argentina in action against China.
  • Futsal national team of China PR
  • Futsal national team of Argentina
  • Argentina's Esteban Gonzalez fights for the ball with China's Wu Zhuoxi
  • Argentina's Fernando Wilhelm fights for the ball with China's Liang Shuang
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  • Marcelo Gimenez of Argentina celebrates
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Quotes

"We ran into a few problems because we had a number of inexperienced players on the team. It’s the first World Cup for most of us. But we still managed to create one or two decent chances." Tao Zheng, China PR player.

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STATISTICS
ArgentinaStatisticsChina PR
27Shots22
9Corner kicks8
0Yellow cards2
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
54%Possession (%)46%