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Clinical Pretinha punishes Sweden

Monday, August 23, 2004

A fine goal from Brazil's Pretinha knocked Sweden out of the Olympic women's tournament in the semi-finals.

Clinical finish
Pretinha, one of two players in the Brazil squad without a club, scored the winning goal at the Pampeloponnisiako stadium in Patras four minutes past the hour, rounding Swedish goalkeeper Caroline Jönsson and shooting into the net from a seemingly impossible angle.

Gold medal
Pretinha's winner set up a final against the United States on Thursday at the Karaiskaki stadium in Athens. Sweden, meanwhile, play world champions Germany – beaten 2-1 by the Americans after extra time in today's other semi-final – at the same venue for the bronze medal, also on Thursday.

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