Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

13/08/2008

Argentina Serbia

2:0

2:0 (1:0)

Ezequiel LAVEZZI (13' PEN)
Diego BUONANOTTE (84')

Match 22

Beijing
Workers' Stadium

Referee: Abdullah AL HILALI (OMA)

Summary

Argentina ease through on top

Ezequiel Lavezzi's penalty and a Diego Buonanotte free-kick proved enough for Argentina to beat Serbia and finish top of Group A.

ARG

SRB

18 Sergio ROMERO (GK) $.img{src:'/s/266783.png'} ARG18 Sergio ROMERO	1 (GK)(C) Vladimir STOJKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/214386.png'} SRB1 Vladimir STOJKOVIC
4 Pablo ZABALETA $.img{src:'/s/182379.png'} ARG4 Pablo ZABALETA	2 (-43' ) Marko JOVANOVIC $.img{src:'/s/299336.png'} SRB2 Marko JOVANOVIC
5 Fernando GAGO $.img{src:'/s/201001.png'} ARG5 Fernando GAGO	3 Aleksandar KOLAROV $.img{src:'/s/291438.png'} SRB3 Aleksandar KOLAROV
6 Federico FAZIO $.img{src:'/s/266784.png'} ARG6 Federico FAZIO	4 Gojko KACAR $.img{src:'/s/291434.png'} SRB4 Gojko KACAR
7 Jose SOSA $.img{src:'/s/207601.png'} ARG7 Jose SOSA (-68' )	5 Slobodan RAJKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/291444.png'} SRB5 Slobodan RAJKOVIC
8 Ever BANEGA $.img{src:'/s/266790.png'} ARG8 Ever BANEGA	7 Milan SMILJANIC $.img{src:'/s/291449.png'} SRB7 Milan SMILJANIC
9 Ezequiel LAVEZZI $.img{src:'/s/229392.png'} ARG9 Ezequiel LAVEZZI (-73' )	11 Dusko TOSIC $.img{src:'/s/212308.png'} SRB11 Dusko TOSIC
11 Angel DI MARIA $.img{src:'/s/266800.png'} ARG11 Angel DI MARIA	13 Ljubomir FEJSA $.img{src:'/s/296323.png'} SRB13 Ljubomir FEJSA
12 Nicolas PAREJA $.img{src:'/s/298605.png'} ARG12 Nicolas PAREJA	14 Miljan MRDAKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/299634.png'} SRB14 Miljan MRDAKOVIC
14 Javier MASCHERANO (C) $.img{src:'/s/182372.png'} ARG14 Javier MASCHERANO	15 (-68' ) Aleksandar ZIVKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/299337.png'} SRB15 Aleksandar ZIVKOVIC
17 Diego BUONANOTTE $.img{src:'/s/228529.png'} ARG17 Diego BUONANOTTE	17 (-85' ) Zoran TOSIC $.img{src:'/s/291452.png'} SRB17 Zoran TOSIC

Substitute(s)

1 Oscar USTARI $.img{src:'/s/200129.png'} ARG1 Oscar USTARI	6 Predrag PAVLOVIC $.img{src:'/s/291442.png'} SRB6 Predrag PAVLOVIC
2 Ezequiel GARAY $.img{src:'/s/200130.png'} ARG2 Ezequiel GARAY	8 (+68') Nikola GULAN $.img{src:'/s/294092.png'} SRB8 Nikola GULAN
3 Luciano MONZON $.img{src:'/s/298894.png'} ARG3 Luciano MONZON (+68')	9 Djordje RAKIC $.img{src:'/s/254159.png'} SRB9 Djordje RAKIC
10 Juan RIQUELME $.img{src:'/s/166380.png'} ARG10 Juan RIQUELME	12 (+85') Dusan TADIC $.img{src:'/s/298698.png'} SRB12 Dusan TADIC
13 Lautaro ACOSTA $.img{src:'/s/266801.png'} ARG13 Lautaro ACOSTA (+73')	16 (+43') Nenad TOMOVIC $.img{src:'/s/296514.png'} SRB16 Nenad TOMOVIC
15 Lionel MESSI $.img{src:'/s/229397.png'} ARG15 Lionel MESSI	18 Sasa STAMENKOVIC $.img{src:'/s/298695.png'} SRB18 Sasa STAMENKOVIC
16 Sergio AGUERO $.img{src:'/s/228528.png'} ARG16 Sergio AGUERO	19 Andrija KALUDJEROVIC $.img{src:'/s/296520.png'} SRB19 Andrija KALUDJEROVIC

Coaches

Sergio BATISTA (ARG)

(SRB) Miroslav DJUKIC

Officials

Referee: Abdullah AL HILALI (OMA)Assistant Referee 1: Saleh AL MARZOUQI (UAE)Assistant Referee 2: Mohammed AL GHAMDI (KSA)Fourth official: Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA)

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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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

ArgentinaSerbia

Summary

Line-up

ARG18

SRB1

ARG4

SRB2

ARG5

SRB3

ARG6

SRB4

ARG7

SRB5

ARG8

SRB7

ARG9

SRB11

ARG11

SRB13

ARG12

SRB14

ARG14

SRB15

ARG17

SRB17

Substitute(s)

ARG1

SRB6

ARG2

SRB8

ARG3

SRB9

ARG10

SRB12

ARG13

SRB16

ARG15

SRB18

ARG16

SRB19

Coaches

Officials

Photos

Quotes

Argentina Serbia