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Match 22 Beijing - Workers' Stadium
13 August
Argentina
2:0
Serbia
2:0 (1:0)
  • Ezequiel LAVEZZI (13' PEN)
  • Diego BUONANOTTE (84')

Referee Abdullah AL HILALI

Summary

Argentina ease through on top

Argentina ease through on top

 Argentina overcame Serbia 2-0 to advance to the last eight of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament on maximum points. Ezequiel Lavezzi and Diego Buonanotte were on target for the Group A winners, who will now take on Group B runners-up the Netherlands for a place in the semi-finals, while the Serbians will go home having taken just one point from a possible nine. Argentina started ...

Line-up

ARG
SRB
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Sergio BATISTA (ARG)
(SRB) Miroslav DJUKIC
Officials
  • Referee: Abdullah AL HILALI (OMA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Saleh Mohamed AL MARZOUQI (UAE)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Mohammed AL GHAMDI (KSA)
  • Fourth official: Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA)

Photos

  • Argentina's Ezequiel Lavezzi (L) celebrates after scoring
  • Argentina's goalkeeper Sergio Romero jubilates after defeating Serbia in their 2008 Beijing Olympic
  • Argentina's Diego Buonanotte vies for the ball with Serbia's Nenad Tomovic
  • Serbia's Aleksandar Kolarov (R) falls as Argentina's Jose Sosa runs with the ball
  • Fernando Gago (ARG) runs the ball with Milan Smiljanic (SRB) during their match at the Olympics Games
  • Serbia's Aleksandar Zivkovic vies for the ball with Argentina's Jose Sosa
  • Serbia's Milan Smiljanic vies for the ball with Argentina's Ever Banega
  • Argentina's Ever Banega fights for the ball with Serbia's Milan Smiljanic

    • Quotes

    Sergio Batista, Argentina coach
    We controlled the game throughout and I am very happy with my players. We made some changes to the line-up but I have my total trust on the players and they performed rather well. We hear the crowds were chanting for Messi as the team played today without him. I hope the fans will understand our goal is winning the gold so we have to rest some key players for some time, while providing the other players with chances to gain experience. Next game we will play against the Netherlands and they are a team we can't underestimate.

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