OS Beijing 2008 Paralympics Olympics Pekin

o    Fri 15 Aug - 11:00 am. Quarter-finals

Brazil - Norway

USA - Canada

o    Fri 15 Aug - 02:00 pm. Quarter-finals

China - Japan

Sweden - Germany

Marta, woman football player of the year led the samba girls into a win against Korea, 2 goals to 1 in a very spectacular game. Daniella scored the leading goal, after a bad ball clearance from the Chinese goal keeper (14^th minute) and Marta added the insurance 2^nd goal 9 minutes later. Ri Kum Suk, scored to reduce the score, during injury time.

Brazil and USA (Olympic champions) qualified for the next round earning 7 points each from 2 wins and a single draw.

Brazil will face Norway   on the 15^th of August in the quarter finals. Either a part of the crowd in the stadium, or watching it on TV, it definitely is a match to be seen. Both teams are talented, are very technical offensively, and in middle field: a controlling battle will be witnessed!

Tango boys were clearly better in the game, controlling the whole football field and showing a very charismatic team understanding through the quick passes and strategies, mainly at the last 20 minutes of the game that was held without scoring till the 78^th minute.

Australians were embracing all the “blue and white jerseys”, keeping Argentineans away from getting the 1^st goal of the game. Good defense joint by some luck saved the ausie goal keeper several times. After a good offensive set up and a very well sketched collective work of passing the ball, Angel Di Maria ended the job by scoring, 12 minutes from the final whistle.

Argentina is easily leading its group, as the qualifying seems closer and easier, game after game.

Ronaldinho! That’s the most repeated word on the mouth of every N.Z. defender in the lineup. He definitely wanted to get on the news and end the critics, not to mention the last bad season with Barcelona.

A 5-0 score, in a one sided football competition. 90 minutes of South American Showtime, to please the crowds, who weren’t kept bored at all, since Brazil’s Anderson scored in the 1^st 3 minutes. And to beat all expected bets and odds, Pato added a goal; followed by 2 more from Ronaldinho and A 5^th goal completed the party. Everyone is getting tickets to enjoy the Brazilian show, and that’s what they are getting!

Ronaldinho contributed by scoring twice(free kick and a penalty shot), in what looked like a video game and a training for the Brazilian team that is leading the group now by 9 points! A quarter-final
game is now insured, with 1 more game to go against China.

The new Italian league player (AC Milan) looked like dancing on samba rhythm music, sending “panic” to all the defenses of the world: Beware, I’m back!

Italian fans, especially Milano’s football addicted supporters are definitely delighted to see such effectiveness and performance from Ronaldinho, man of the match!