Pato scores against Vietnam

Alexandre Pato scored the first goal in the 6th minute with an assist from Ronaldinho. He had a chance at the 46th minute but the Brazilian born Vietnamese goalkeeper Fabio Dos Santos denied Pato for his second.

Vietnam nearly equalised just after half-time, when striker Nguyen Viet Thang took a shot which keeper Diego Alves deflected away to safety, and again when Nguyen Minh Duc hit the goal post with a long shot.

In the 81st minute Thiago Neves, voted the best player in the Brazilian league last year, scored Brazil’s second goal.

Two minutes later, left-footed Brazilian forward Jo, who recently inked a four-year deal with English Premier League club Manchester City, found the net, but the goal was disqualified as a Vietnamese player got pushed.

Ronaldinho, according to a Vietnamese official translator, said after the match: “Tonight the Vietnamese team had a good match. The weather tonight was nice, and I liked this match very much.”

Brazilian coach Carlos Dunga said: “I’m happy with the match although we had little training. We would like to thank Vietnamese fans and the hosts for giving us a warm welcome and good preparation.”


August 2, 2008 | Filed Under International 

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2 Responses to “Pato scores against Vietnam”

  1. cappuccino on August 2nd, 2008 10:24 pm

    i’m not crazy fan of Pato.But when i see Pato in Vietnam, i really sudden because he’s smile very nice n’ he’s so kute :X
    http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q411/ngoclinh_vnn/DSC04358.jpg

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