Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

07/08/2008

Brazil Belgium

1:0

1:0 (0:0)

HERNANES (79')

Match 5

Shenyang
Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Referee: Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA)

Summary

Brazil edge nine-man Belgium

Hernanes emerged as Brazil's unlikely hero in Shenyang, smashing home a decisive late strike to see off the valiant challenge of nine-man Belgium. More »

Line-up

BRA

BEL

12 RENAN (GK) $.img{src:'/s/217155.png'} BRA12 RENAN	1 (GK) Logan BAILLY $.img{src:'/s/216869.png'} BEL1 Logan BAILLY
2 RAFINHA $.img{src:'/s/229263.png'} BRA2 RAFINHA	2 Sepp DE ROOVER $.img{src:'/s/290900.png'} BEL2 Sepp DE ROOVER
3 ALEX SILVA $.img{src:'/s/217157.png'} BRA3 ALEX SILVA	3 Vincent KOMPANY $.img{src:'/s/216004.png'} BEL3 Vincent KOMPANY
5 HERNANES $.img{src:'/s/239424.png'} BRA5 HERNANES	4 Thomas VERMAELEN $.img{src:'/s/216880.png'} BEL4 Thomas VERMAELEN
6 MARCELO $.img{src:'/s/218284.png'} BRA6 MARCELO	5 Sebastien POCOGNOLI $.img{src:'/s/216875.png'} BEL5 Sebastien POCOGNOLI
7 ANDERSON $.img{src:'/s/218285.png'} BRA7 ANDERSON (-75' )	6 Marouane FELLAINI $.img{src:'/s/290902.png'} BEL6 Marouane FELLAINI
8 LUCAS $.img{src:'/s/233335.png'} BRA8 LUCAS	7 (-83' ) Tom DE MUL $.img{src:'/s/217536.png'} BEL7 Tom DE MUL
9 ALEXANDRE PATO $.img{src:'/s/263249.png'} BRA9 ALEXANDRE PATO (-75' )	9 (-75' ) Kevin MIRALLAS $.img{src:'/s/290903.png'} BEL9 Kevin MIRALLAS
10 RONALDINHO (C) $.img{src:'/s/3243.png'} BRA10 RONALDINHO	10 Jan VERTONGHEN $.img{src:'/s/290904.png'} BEL10 Jan VERTONGHEN
14 BRENO $.img{src:'/s/298618.png'} BRA14 BRENO	11 (-63' ) (C) Maarten MARTENS $.img{src:'/s/217523.png'} BEL11 Maarten MARTENS
15 DIEGO $.img{src:'/s/182392.png'} BRA15 DIEGO (-85' )	18 Moussa DEMBELE $.img{src:'/s/290825.png'} BEL18 Moussa DEMBELE

Substitute(s)

1 DIEGO ALVES $.img{src:'/s/217156.png'} BRA1 DIEGO ALVES	8 Faris HAROUN $.img{src:'/s/216885.png'} BEL8 Faris HAROUN
4 THIAGO SILVA $.img{src:'/s/289964.png'} BRA4 THIAGO SILVA	12 Yves MA-KALAMBAY $.img{src:'/s/290815.png'} BEL12 Yves MA-KALAMBAY
11 RAMIRES $.img{src:'/s/298959.png'} BRA11 RAMIRES (+85')	13 Laurent CIMAN $.img{src:'/s/290822.png'} BEL13 Laurent CIMAN
13 ILSINHO $.img{src:'/s/217162.png'} BRA13 ILSINHO	14 Landry MULEMO $.img{src:'/s/217540.png'} BEL14 Landry MULEMO
16 THIAGO NEVES $.img{src:'/s/289960.png'} BRA16 THIAGO NEVES (+75')	15 (+75') Jeroen SIMAEYS $.img{src:'/s/298611.png'} BEL15 Jeroen SIMAEYS
17 RAFAEL SOBIS $.img{src:'/s/229267.png'} BRA17 RAFAEL SOBIS	16 (+83') Anthony VANDEN BORRE $.img{src:'/s/216006.png'} BEL16 Anthony VANDEN BORRE
18 JO $.img{src:'/s/217172.png'} BRA18 JO (+75')	17 (+63') Stijn DE SMET $.img{src:'/s/216890.png'} BEL17 Stijn DE SMET

Coaches

DUNGA (BRA)

(BEL) Jean Francois DE SART

Officials

Referee: Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA)Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed AL GHAMDI (KSA)Assistant Referee 2: Hamdi AL KADRIE (SYR)Fourth official: Viktor KASSAI (HUN)

Photos

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Quotes

"The first match is always a tough one, in any tournament. Belgium played very well in defence and we tried to play it down the flanks," Dunga, Brazil coach

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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Men

Matches

BrazilBelgium

Summary

Line-up

BRA12

BEL1

BRA2

BEL2

BRA3

BEL3

BRA5

BEL4

BRA6

BEL5

BRA7

BEL6

BRA8

BEL7

BRA9

BEL9

BRA10

BEL10

BRA14

BEL11

BRA15

BEL18

Substitute(s)

BRA1

BEL8

BRA4

BEL12

BRA11

BEL13

BRA13

BEL14

BRA16

BEL15

BRA17

BEL16

BRA18

BEL17

Coaches

Officials

Photos

Quotes

Brazil Belgium