MEDIA RELEASE
CLASSY BRAZIL SCORES EASY WIN OVER HOLLAND TO TOP GROUP
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| Brazil keeper Marinho Tiago – Holland Adil Salih (No.7 in orange) |
“We have two players who are injured and two others carrying a yellow card each, so we have to be careful in the match against Holland tonight,” said Paulo Cesar de Oliveira, the head coach of Brazil.
“The game plan was for the players not to pick up further injuries or cards and so we had to slow the game down and control the level which we want to play. The win has allowed us to better prepare for the game against Australia tomorrow.”
Lacking their usual fluidity in going forward, the Brazilians allowed Holland more space to get into the attack but again the reliable hands of custodian Marinho Tiago was there to deny Holland the goal they were searching for.
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| Brazil Frrancisco Paula (No.15 in blue) – Holland Dick Hulshorst (No.5 in orange) |
A minute later, the Brazilians were 2-0 up when Lenisio Junior displayed an intrinsic piece of individual skill to score.
The lead did little to change the pace for Brazil and this seem to frustrate Holland even more as they head into the second half.
With two goals in front, Brazil were not in any hurry to change the score line as they stick to the same game plan as they had in the opening half of the game all the way to the finish.
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| Brazil Lenisio Junior (No.10) – Willaim Morais (No.14) |
“I knew that Brazil will slow the game down because of the number of injuries. But in spite of that, I’m happy that we managed to play these games against Brazil, Thailand and Iran,” said Vic Hermans, the head coach of Holland.
“We are preparing this team for the World Cup qualifiers. The players did well today and they created some good chances. The aim now would be to win tomorrow and play in the match on Sunday.”
FIXTURES and RESULTS (1st Feb, 2008)
| 10am: Iran vs China | (6-1) |
| 3pm: Malaysia vs England | (6-2) |
| 5pm: Australia vs Argentina | (3-3) |
| 7pm: Brazil vs Holland | (2-0) |
| 9pm: Thailand vs Iran |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Group A | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| ARGENTINA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 10 |
| AUSTRALIA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 |
| MALAYSIA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| INDONESIA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| ENGLAND | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Group B | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| BRAZIL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| IRAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| THAILAND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| HOLLAND | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| CHINA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
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