Brazil beats Vietnam 2-0 in Olympic football warm-up

Hanoi, Aug 2 (Xinhua) Striker Alexandre Pato and half-back Thiago Neves scored a goal apiece to give the Brazilian Olympic team a 2-0 victory over the Vietnamese national squad.The Brazilian team drew first blood in the first six minutes of the match when AC Milan's young striker Pato received a ... ...from Ronaldinho and beat the Vietnamese goalkeeper of Brazilian origin Phan Van Santos from a distance of some 10 metres.It was then the turn of Neves in the second half, who standing outside the penalty area struck a powerful shot to the high far corner in the 81st minute which eluded 1.98-metre tall Vietnamese goalkeeper.The Vietnamese squad had two scoring chances in the second half but failed to convert either.

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