Mexico stun Brazil to win soccer gold
Brazil, the hot favourites and desperate to win the only major soccer title to elude them, ended with the silver for the third time after two goals from Oribe Peralta ? the first after 28 seconds ? sent them crashing to defeat.
Their players, who won all five matches scoring 15 goals on their way to the final, looked utterly crestfallen on the victory podium as their 60-year search for the Olympic gold, which looked certain to end here, continues.
The result threatens the position of coach Mano Menezes, who is also the coach of the senior side and hopes to be in charge when Brazil host the World Cup in two years time.
Brazil?s young side ? the Olympics is essentially an Under-23 competition with three over age players allowed ? were stunned by Peralta?s first minute goal which came after a mix-up between Sandro and Rafael.
They never really got back into the match until after halftime when the likes of Olympic poster boy Neymar, Oscar and Leandro Damiao began to click.
? Nampa/Reuters
Their players, who won all five matches scoring 15 goals on their way to the final, looked utterly crestfallen on the victory podium as their 60-year search for the Olympic gold, which looked certain to end here, continues.
The result threatens the position of coach Mano Menezes, who is also the coach of the senior side and hopes to be in charge when Brazil host the World Cup in two years time.
Brazil?s young side ? the Olympics is essentially an Under-23 competition with three over age players allowed ? were stunned by Peralta?s first minute goal which came after a mix-up between Sandro and Rafael.
They never really got back into the match until after halftime when the likes of Olympic poster boy Neymar, Oscar and Leandro Damiao began to click.
? Nampa/Reuters
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