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Article: Brazil defend soccer title with 2-1 victory over China at Beijing Paralympics

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September 17, 2008
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Brazil defend soccer title with 2-1 victory over China at Beijing Paralympics

BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Brazil showed their supremacy in the men's soccer 5-a-side tournament here on Wednesday as the defending champion edged China 2-1 to retain gold at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

China's Wang Yafeng, the lone target man in front, burst past two defenders and made a cool finish before the surging Brazilian keeper Fabio Ribeiro to break the deadlock in the 24th minute.

But the "samba" side showed their elegant techniques only five minutes after the rest when Ricardo Alves's free kick flew over the defenders' wall directly to reach the dead corner.

After the equalizer made, the ...

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