5-a-side Football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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5-a-side Football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
took place at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Athens
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Each team had four blind players and one sighted or visually impaired goalkeeper, with five substitutes allowed. Matches were 25 minutes each way. In the semi-finals and final, two ten-minute periods of extra time and a penalty shoot-out were added as necessary when the scores were tied. In the final, Brazil
beat Argentina
3-2 in a shoot-out.
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
took place at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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Each team had four blind players and one sighted or visually impaired goalkeeper, with five substitutes allowed. Matches were 25 minutes each way. In the semi-finals and final, two ten-minute periods of extra time and a penalty shoot-out were added as necessary when the scores were tied. In the final, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
beat Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
3-2 in a shoot-out.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Marcos Felipe Anderson Fonseca Mizael Oliveira Damiao Ramos Andreonni Rego Joao Silva Nilson Silva Severino Silva Sandro Soares Fabio Vasconcelos |
Gonsalo Abbas Hachache Diego Cerega Eduardo Diaz Carlos Ivan Figueroa Dario Lencina Antonio Mendoza Oscar Moreno Julio Ramirez Lucas Rodriguez Lucas Rodríguez Lucas Rodrígues is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for NSC Minnesota Stars in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:... Silvio Velo |
Adolfo Acosta Vicente Aguilar Carlos Alvarez Alfredo Cuadrado Pedro Antonio Garcia Villa Carmelo Garrido Gonzalo Largo Jose Lopez Ramirez Antonio Martin Marcelo Rosado |