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Match 3 Tianjin - Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium
07 August
Japan
0:1
USA
0:1 (0:0)
  • Stuart HOLDEN (47')

Referee Badara DIATTA

Summary

Holden hits US past Japan

Holden hits US past Japan

 Despite the presence of three headline-grabbing strikers in Freddy Adu, Brian McBride and Jozy Altidore, it was hard-working midfielder Stuart Holden who scored the only goal as the USA won their first Men's Olympic Football Tournament Group B match against Japan on Thursday in Tianjin. After some cagey early exchanges, the game settled into a cautious rhythm around the ten-minute ...

Line-up

JPN
USA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Yasuharu SORIMACHI (JPN)
(POL) Peter NOWAK
Officials
  • Referee: Badara DIATTA (SEN)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Evarist MENKOUANDE (CMR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Bechir HASSANI (TUN)
  • Fourth official: Stephane LANNOY (FRA)

Photos

  • USA coach Peter Nowak gives instructions during his team's opening Group B encounter with Japan.
  • Freddy Adu (L) and Benny Feilhaber of the USA take a breather following their opening win over Japan in Group B.
  • Japan's Yuto Nagatomo (R) vies for the ball with Freddy Adu of US during their 2008 Beijing Olympic
  • Supporters of US football team cheer
  • Maurice Edu (R) of US vies for the ball with Japan's Takuya Honda during their 2008 Beijing Olympic
  • Japan's Keisuke Honda (L) vies for the ball against Robbie Rogers of USA
  • Midfielder of Japan Takuya Honda (L) fights for the ball with Stuart Holden of US dur
  • Brian McBride (R) of US vies for the ball with Japan's Masato Morishige
  • Midfielder Stuart Holden (R) of US vies with opponents from Japan during their Olympic games first ro

    • Quotes

    "We still have a lot of improving to do, but we did some things very well tonight and this is very good for the players' confidence," Peter Nowak, USA coach.

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