He strikes low to Ochoa's right, and gets just enough power on it to find the ne t, despite the goalkeeper getting a hand to it! The two goalkeepers, Guillermo Ochoa and Santos, exchange a friendly pat on the back as they head towards the goal, before being the usual no-funny-business talk by the referee.
It'll be Brazil captain Dani Alves to take first. Malcom plays a one-two with Reinier before hooking the ball into the middle of the box The freshly-introduced Matheusinho skips into a good position some 25 yards out from the Mexico goal, before massively overhitting his attempted through ball to Richarlison , who is far too knackered to get anywhere near that.
Lainez skips past Arana before falling to the turf under Diego Carlos' challenge, but the referee gives a free-kick against the Mexican. If, as seems to be the case, Kabakov has penalised Lainez for a dive, one wonders why he hasn't booked him, too. The winger was already on a yellow card, of course. Douglas Luiz is booked after catching Romo with an elbow as the pair jumped for the ball on the halfway line. Mexico pump the free-kick towards the Brazil box, where Lainez dinks it left to Alvarado to smash a low cross across goal.
However, Dani Alves does well to block. Reinier is brought down by Mora, giving Brazil a free-kick in a central position some 35 yards or so out. Despite the distance, Alves fancies his chances of hitting the target Brazil immediately work it Arana , who whips it in from the left, but Montes heads it away.
The Brazilians quickly launch another attack , though, Alves' right-wing cross running through to Arana, who wins a corner. Said corner is headed clear by Montes, but it's Brazil ball once more. Lainez twists and turns on the right before laying it back to Aguirre on the edge of the Brazil box. His touch lets him down, however, and he's run off it.
Brazil's Arana then takes a pot shot from distance that drifts a few yards wide of Ochoa's left-hand post. Richarlison is down and in a bit of pain after taking a knee in the back from Mora in an aerial duel. He gives the referee an aren't-you-gonna-book-him-for-that look, but a yellow card is not forthcoming. Malcom gets his first chance to have an influence in attack. He cuts inside from the right and drifts a left-footed cross in towards the goalmouth, but Montes heads away.
The forward can only nod it well over, though. That's a crucial intervention by Romo. Reinier barrels into the Mexico box before turning the ball across goal, but the Mexico midfielder is there to cut it out and clear.
Ochoa gathers comfortably. Martinelli leads a Brazil break, charging at pace towards the Mexico box before flopping to the turf when Romo challenges him No free-kick. Montes meets a Vega free-kick delivery with a firm header from 15 yards or so out , but it's too close to Santos. We're seeing more chances now! Antony cuts inside from the right and curls an inswinging ball towards the six-yard area , but Montes is in position to head clear.
Back come Brazil, though, and Richarlison hits the post! Alves whips a cross in from the right, and the striker glances it onto the inside of Ochoa's right-hand upright. Richarlison is then first to the loose ball, firing it back across goal, but it's too far ahead of Martinelli. We really are seeing precious little in attack from either side now. This game is starting to become a shade ill-tempered. Antony plays Martinelli in behind Angulo on the right, allowing him to whip a low ball into the centre.
Montes blocks, before Brazil appeal for a handball as Angulo controls and clears. Nothing doing, says the ref. On comes Martinelli for Paulinho , who hasn't done a great deal, to be honest.
Just as I say that, Antony races down the right wing, cuts inside Angulo and shoots towards Ochoa's near post. His effort isn't all that powerfully struck, though, and won't be troubling the Mexico keeper. We're seeing a lot less in the way of penetrative attacking play in this second half.
Claudinho produces a stepover on the left before lifting a ball into the box, where Diego Carlos and Angulo both tumble to the turf. A foul by the Brazilian, says the referee. Bend it in he does, right down the corridor of uncertainty, but nobody in a green shirt is there to turn his delivery goalwards.
Douglas Luiz bends an inch-perfect ball into Claudinho's run in behind the Mexico defence Richarlison tumbles to the ground after being ever so slightly bumped by Romo in the box, but the referee says no. It was a challenge not dissimilar to the one that brought the overturned penalty award in the opening half. The second half hasn't started in quite the same intense fashion as the first; we're still waiting for the game to properly get going again.
That said, the teams were never going to be able to keep up the frenetic pace of the first Douglas Luiz curls a lovely ball into the box towards the penalty spot , but Richarlison can only glance it out of play. Brazil skipper Dani Alves hits a free-kick at goal during the first half at Kashima Stadium. Peeep peeep peeep! Georgi Kabakov blows for half time in Kashima , where we've witnessed an enjoyable first half despite the lack of goals so far. Viewing information Olympic 4 matches played, 14 goals scored.
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