Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Football 7-a-side at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Green Hockey Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams | ||||||||||||
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7-a-side football at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Hockey Field from September 8 to September 16. One event was contested, a men's team competition.
Classification
[edit]The sport of 7-a-side football is for people with cerebral palsy; athletes classified as CP5 through CP8 may take part. The classification system grades player by the extent of their disability, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe impairment. At least one CP5 or CP6 player, and no more than three CP8 players, may be on the field at a given time.
Participating teams
[edit]Eight teams qualified for the football 7-a-side tournament in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Competition format
[edit]The eight teams were divided into two even groups for a single round robin group stage. The top two teams of each group qualified for the semifinal, while the lower two teams from each group competed for 5th through 8th places. Games consisted of two 30-minute halves. A victory ceremony was held just after the finish of the gold medal match, at 18:00 on September 16.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Russia (RUS)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 |
 Brazil (BRA)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
 Netherlands (NED)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 |
 China (CHN)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Ukraine (UKR)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 |
 Iran (IRI)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
 Ireland (IRL)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 8 – 1 | Great Britain |
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| Iran | 3 – 0 | Great Britain |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Classification round
[edit]5th–8th place semi-finals
[edit]7th–8th place match
[edit]| Great Britain | 10 – 2 | China |
|---|---|---|
Dimbylow  1'Barker 18', 41', 54', 61'Robertson 20'Gordon 28'G. Paterson 31+'Ellis 39'J. Paterson 48' |
(Report) | Fan 40', 60' |
5th–6th place match
[edit]| Netherlands | 4 – 2 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Voogd 5' van de Ven 24'Lokhoff 31+', 38' |
(Report) | O'Riordan 7' Messett 11'  16' |
Medal round
[edit]Semifinal
[edit]Bronze medal match
[edit]| Brazil | 0 – 4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Karimzadeh 5', 17', 21' 44' Malekzadeh 47'Mahini 54'Akbari 61' 64' |
Gold medal match
[edit]| Ukraine | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Antonyuk 69', 71' |
(Report) | Borisov 19' Potekhin 24'Kuvaev 31'Murvanadze 74' |
Medallists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Ukraine (UKR) Volodymyr Antonyuk (captain) |
Russia (RUS) Ivan Potekhin (captain) |
Iran (IRI) Ardeshir Mahini (captain) |
References
[edit]- "Schedules and Results - Football 7-a-side". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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