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From:  Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject:  FWD:Gambia stun defending champs Brazil
Date:  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:40:16 -0500
>Congratulations to the Baby scorpions!!
>
>Momodou Camara
>The following is culled from:
>http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,109635,00.html
>
>FIFA U-17 World Championship
>Gambia stun defending champs Brazil (1:3)
>
>
>
>(FIFA.com) 17 Sep 2005
>
>African champions Gambia pulled off a stunning, but deserved victory over
>tournament holders Brazil in Group D of the FIFA U-17 World Championship
>Peru 2005 at the shell-shocked Miguel Grau Stadium, Piura.
>Gambia coach Fred Osam Duodu promised a surprise beforehand and pledged
>that his players would have no complexes about taking on the mighty
>Brazilians with all their dazzling skills and daunting reputation. From
>the outset, looking at the sheer power and physical presence of his
>impressive team, it was easy to see why.
>
>Duodu hailed the result as a great night for African football and said his
>players had "learned to live with kings", but pledged that his side must
>not get carried away with one victory. He said: "This win does not make us
>any kind of favourites at all. Our first priority is to cross the bridge
>to qualification for the quarter-finals and then try to get into the medal
>zone from there."
>
>Their giant striker Momodou Ceesay was a constant menace up front and
>standing just five centimetres shy of two metres' tall, Brazil will not
>have come up against the likes of him too often. That repeatedly showed as
>they struggled to cope with Ceesay and the watching scouts from around the
>world will have written his name in their notebooks for sure.
>
>It was Brazil who took the lead however, to no-one's great surprise, but
>when the goal came it really was something quite spectacular. Leyrielton
>supplied the cross and Igor rounded off a flowing move with a special,
>acrobatic volley that had the Peruvian crowd gasping in admiration (1:0,
>23')… but Brazil's lead was short-lived.
>
>Gambia's Abdoulie Mansally got the leveller, turning one way then the
>other before drilling the ball past Felipe to spark a sensational turn of
>events (1:1, 27').
>
>
>
>Gambians grow in confidence
>That goal gave Gambia the belief they needed to take the game to Brazil
>and Ceesay fired the African champions in front in first-half stoppage
>time, skipping through the Brazilian back-line and firing low into the
>corner from an acute angle (1:2, 45').
>If Brazil forged a masterplan to get back into the game at half-time, it
>would not have included going down to 10 men five minutes after the
>restart as Marcelo was shown a straight red card for a foul on Tijan
>Jaiteh.
>
>Brazil were always going to be up against it from that point on, though
>Gambia defender Mandou Bojang almost gave them a helping hand with a
>beautiful diving header that came ever so close to being a very graceful
>own goal.
>
>Gambia, made sure they stretched Brazil across the park as much as they
>could with a slick passing game that had the Piuran fans crying "olé" in
>appreciation. The script was not supposed to read like this and goalscorer
>Leyrielton sliced horribly wide for Brazil when in a good position as they
>toiled hard to bring about a change in these unexpected fortunes.
>
>Gambian captain Ousman Jallow could have put the matter beyond reasonable
>doubt if he had done better while unmarked in the box, but there was too
>much pace on Ceesay's centre and he could only steer his awkward-looking
>volley over the top.
>
>Jallow was not to be denied though and when Gambia were awarded a penalty
>in the 75th minute, the skipper had no hesitation in picking up the ball
>to carry out his duty. Felipe was equal to his effort though, diving well
>to his left to palm the ball away, but the referee's assistant flagged to
>signal that the goalkeeper moved off his line before the kick was taken.
>
>At the second time of asking, Jallow made no mistake and flicked the
>penalty into the opposite corner, just beyond Felipe's desperate lunge
>(1:3, 75').
>
>A reckless challenge by Gambian defender Ebrima Sohna earned him the
>second red card of the match and the Africans were forced to play out the
>final 10 minutes short-handed.
>
>Brazil finished the match with nine men and in total disarray however when
>Celso was sent off for an ugly elbowing incident. Gambia matched them for
>sheer numbers though when Saja Leigh became the fourth player to be
>dismissed as the clock ticked down.
>
>This shock result leaves Brazil with a mountain to climb to qualify for
>the quarter-finals and with Holland their next opponents in Piura on
>Tuesday, that difficult task looks anything but straight-forward.
>
>Brazil coach Nelson Rodrigues said: "Gambia had a plan to play high balls
>over the top of our defenders and we had a plan to play with speed. They
>succeeded with their plan and we didn't with ours. This was always
>the 'Group of Death' and my players were prepared for it to be difficult,
>so I will not have any problems picking them up for the next game."
>
>For Gambia, they can look forward to an encounter with Qatar on the same
>night and they seem certain to be welcomed home as conquering heroes
>whatever happens from here.
>
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