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:00:00. > :00:00.backhand, your jab is key. Good coaching from Dave Alloway and Kerry

:00:00. > :00:09.Hale -- Gary a Leonard Korir is a very good GB coach as well. Please

:00:10. > :00:12.come and she has to establish the jab and she seemed to do it in that

:00:13. > :00:15.round, her timing will improve in the second round, she has the first

:00:16. > :00:18.round under her belt and has to settle down. You've got to boxer

:00:19. > :00:34.distance more, Adams. To the second round after the boxer

:00:35. > :00:37.wearing red, Nicola Adams, took the opening round for all three scoring

:00:38. > :00:43.judges using the ten point system and this, you get the impression

:00:44. > :00:47.this is the only way Kob can win the contest, getting onto the front foot

:00:48. > :00:51.and making it untidy and scrappy, Nicola Adams is this so many

:00:52. > :00:56.different abilities to boxing so many ways that she can dictate the

:00:57. > :01:01.type of contest we have by keeping it at her distant and range behind

:01:02. > :01:04.the long left jab. She is a world champion, Adams, she is good all

:01:05. > :01:10.round, can box well at range and on the inside at short range also. She

:01:11. > :01:15.also has a bit of power in her mid range work. She's starting to get

:01:16. > :01:20.behind the jab now, this opponent is coming forward, she is strong, the

:01:21. > :01:24.girl in blue, but she should walk onto the shots as long as Adams get

:01:25. > :01:30.the timing right. The jab is the key to control the space and distance

:01:31. > :01:33.between herself and Kob. Good lead right-hand edge of the orthodox

:01:34. > :01:41.stance from Nicola Adams. Head movement increasing from the boxer

:01:42. > :01:47.from Leeds. We saw her on our way to the boxing venue this morning and,

:01:48. > :01:53.as ever, she looked like she was going for a Sunday stroll. As

:01:54. > :01:57.relaxed as could be, all smiles and engaging in conversation as she went

:01:58. > :02:01.to the arena with Dave Alloway and Gary Hale and the physiotherapist

:02:02. > :02:06.has good left hand from Kob. She wants this type of territory to make

:02:07. > :02:08.it a rough, physical encounter. It is important Adams works on the

:02:09. > :02:13.inside and shows the judges she is prepared to work in at close

:02:14. > :02:17.quarters but has two user right uppercut and the jab and the gap and

:02:18. > :02:20.through the right uppercut through the middle as this opponent comes

:02:21. > :02:28.forward. There was to the body, not too bad. She seems to be handling

:02:29. > :02:41.the pressure from Kob. Has to keep an eye on the left-hand.

:02:42. > :02:50.The judges not using the computer system in this tournament, which was

:02:51. > :02:53.in evidence in London 2012. Three other judges are selected randomly

:02:54. > :02:58.before the opening bell and those are the scores used to determine the

:02:59. > :03:11.outcome of each round. Good right hand from Adams. Kob will try and

:03:12. > :03:15.draw her into a Toto battle, that's probably her best chance. -- a toe

:03:16. > :03:33.to toe battle. So, as we move into the second half

:03:34. > :03:40.of the contest, Nicola Adams making a bright start behind long straight

:03:41. > :03:55.punches. She leads by two points for judges A and C. All square at 19

:03:56. > :03:59.points apiece for judge B. Five-time participant in World Championships,

:04:00. > :04:05.Kob, very experienced. She competed in Azerbaijan last year. Nicola

:04:06. > :04:08.Adams looking to increase the tempo. That's better from Adams because

:04:09. > :04:20.she's holding the ground a bit more and not being pushed back. Nicky

:04:21. > :04:25.Adams here just changing the tactics slightly, holding her ground and not

:04:26. > :04:33.being pushed back. She's catching Kob with better shots, better

:04:34. > :04:39.quality. She's had her injury woes in the intervening Olympic cycle,

:04:40. > :04:46.Nicola Adams. It hasn't stopped her. She's the reigning European and

:04:47. > :04:52.Commonwealth Games champion. Trying to defend the Olympic title by

:04:53. > :04:56.winning the qualification event in Turkey and the subsequent World

:04:57. > :05:02.Championships. Her injury woes seem to be behind her and she feels well

:05:03. > :05:05.prepared to make a run to the second Olympic title. She's a quitting

:05:06. > :05:10.herself very well in this opening bout of Rio 2016. Just got to

:05:11. > :05:16.improve her accuracy and timing a bit. Kob is coming forward and

:05:17. > :05:25.occasionally Adams is missing the target. Nicky Adams's long, straight

:05:26. > :05:31.shots have got to hit home. Adams as to rally here, that's a nice left

:05:32. > :05:36.hook. Strong opening to the round from Nicky Adams and a strong

:05:37. > :05:45.conclusion to the round by Tatiana Kob as she managed to find a home

:05:46. > :05:54.for her punches. An exciting exchange before the bell. At the

:05:55. > :05:59.start of the round Nicky Adams did some better work. Towards the end of

:06:00. > :06:16.the round Kob started to come back into it. The accuracy has eluded

:06:17. > :06:25.Nicky Adams slightly. For judges BNC, a 1-point margin love an titch

:06:26. > :06:32.for -- marginal advantage for Nicky Adams. -- judges B and C. Into the

:06:33. > :06:38.fourth and final round we go. Given the status of the scorecards coming

:06:39. > :06:42.into this contest, I expect Tetyana Kob, the Devon time national

:06:43. > :06:50.champion of Ukraine, to come like a freight train on a mission. Bronze

:06:51. > :06:54.medallist way back in Barbados 2010. Kob coming out in determined mood,

:06:55. > :06:59.trying to find that finishing blow. A good left hook from the box in

:07:00. > :07:10.blue. She's strong, Kob, she's shown that so far. So far Adams is meeting

:07:11. > :07:15.her head on. Bring that right uppercut through the middle, that is

:07:16. > :07:26.probably the shot that she needs here, as Kob comes forward. A

:07:27. > :07:28.straight shot again from Kob. Kob trying to eliminate Adams and make

:07:29. > :07:39.it through to the medal table in this tournament. Just feeling the

:07:40. > :07:46.pace a bit now, Adams, because she has had to wait a bit. It has been a

:07:47. > :07:51.nervous wait and it does affect a boxer. Sometimes when you have to

:07:52. > :07:56.wait ten or 11 days it can just take the edge of EU in the opening

:07:57. > :08:01.contest. She's having a fair amount of success in this fourth and final

:08:02. > :08:07.round. The fighting qualities of Nicola Adams now being brought to

:08:08. > :08:12.the fore. Kob unrelenting in her foreword advance, trying to get to

:08:13. > :08:17.Adams to find that finishing shot or combination. Adams on the back foot,

:08:18. > :08:20.misses with an attempted right hand and the left that followed was not

:08:21. > :08:28.too far away. Very strong conclusion to this contest by Tetyana Kob, but

:08:29. > :08:32.Nicola Adams will have her hand raised by virtue of the insurance

:08:33. > :08:36.that she built up over the course of the first three rounds. Spirited

:08:37. > :08:39.attempts in that fourth and final round by Tetyana Kob to try and

:08:40. > :08:45.overturn the deficit and find that finishing shot, but all of Nicola

:08:46. > :08:49.Adams's experience was brought to the fore that as she negotiated that

:08:50. > :08:54.fought and final round, and she will be going through to the medal

:08:55. > :08:58.stages. Spirited performance by her in pursuit of a place on the medal

:08:59. > :09:05.podium. Nicola had to really compete there. Nicola Adams's better work in

:09:06. > :09:11.the first three rounds should get her over the line. She will perform

:09:12. > :09:13.much better in her second contest now that she has just brushed those

:09:14. > :09:29.cobwebs off. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner, by

:09:30. > :09:34.unanimous decision... In the red corner...

:09:35. > :09:38.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Nicola Adams.

:09:39. > :09:49.Nicola Adams, the reigning champion, opens her account with a decisive

:09:50. > :09:54.victory over Tetyana Kob of Ukraine. The former bronze medallist in

:09:55. > :10:00.unaided and as Nicola Adams shadow boxes for the crowd, she go through

:10:01. > :10:07.to the medal stages, emulating the accomplishment of the legendary

:10:08. > :10:14.Micmac tag at the won two gold medals in the lightweight division

:10:15. > :10:18.at the Olympic games. Nicola Adams has accomplished and emulated at

:10:19. > :10:22.least that but she once more, she wants a return to the gold-medal

:10:23. > :10:29.bout and she wants a return to the highest position on medal podium. We

:10:30. > :10:36.saw you on the way in today and you looked ridiculously calm. Were you?

:10:37. > :10:40.Yes, I always like to stay relaxed. I was just listening to music. In

:10:41. > :10:45.terms of getting the first fight out of the way, how much of a relief is

:10:46. > :10:49.that? It's a massive difference. Once you get that first fight out of

:10:50. > :10:53.the way, you get a feel for the ring and what it's about. It's just nice

:10:54. > :10:58.to get that one out of the way. Richie Woodhall said the one

:10:59. > :11:02.certainty after that is that you will get better as the competition

:11:03. > :11:06.goes on. Definitely. I wasn't at my best there but I'm sure to improve

:11:07. > :11:10.as the days go on. One final question. It's the second Tuesday

:11:11. > :11:13.and you've been here for a long time, waiting and waiting while

:11:14. > :11:19.everybody else has been performing and winning medals. How frustrating

:11:20. > :11:23.has that been for you? I've been so eager to get into the ring. I've

:11:24. > :11:29.been watching the lads go out and boxing and all I've wanted to do

:11:30. > :11:34.myself is just get in the ring. I would just like to say thank you to

:11:35. > :11:40.everybody at home for all your support, and keep on supporting.

:11:41. > :11:43.Nicola Adams, onwards and upwards to a medal, but what colour will it be?

:11:44. > :11:50.We will find out in the next few days. Michael Conlan obviously very

:11:51. > :11:54.upset about losing his bout he said lots very forthright and

:11:55. > :11:57.controversial things in his interview. We have to obviously say

:11:58. > :12:01.that those were obviously his personal opinions and not those of

:12:02. > :12:09.the BBC. Absolutely, John. Thank you very much. One that the Irish boxing

:12:10. > :12:14.fans will choose to forget. Sorry guys, pardon the selfie, you just

:12:15. > :12:21.want to get that goal, Nicola Adams. She is marching onto the next one.

:12:22. > :12:28.Before the meal, a chance for the Brazilian fans to get a photo with

:12:29. > :12:34.the logo. I will try not to get in shot, but you know me now, there is

:12:35. > :12:36.always a good chance I will! The men's badminton doubles, Ellis and

:12:37. > :12:39.Langridge have already achieved a personal best in getting to the

:12:40. > :12:43.semifinals and a medal would be something quite special. About time

:12:44. > :12:49.to change the record in British badminton Olympic history.

:12:50. > :12:55.It's a sport named after the Duke of Beaufort's house in Gloucestershire,

:12:56. > :13:01.as in the Badminton horse trials. It is anything but horsey. It is a take

:13:02. > :13:11.on the ancient game of battle door and shuttlecock most loved in Asia.

:13:12. > :13:17.It is still dominated by continent, China, South Korea. Denmark are the

:13:18. > :13:22.leading European side, with six medals as opposed to China's 38. A

:13:23. > :13:32.bronze for Simon Archer and Joanne Goode in 2000 and a silver for

:13:33. > :13:35.Robertson and Gail ends in 2004. So, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge are

:13:36. > :13:43.in uncharted waters. The semifinals of the men's doubles. Here they face

:13:44. > :13:51.the formidable Chinese pair, both Olympic and former world champions.

:13:52. > :14:01.Ellis and Langridge are ranked 37 -- 22nd in the world but they have

:14:02. > :14:10.beaten the Kims of Korea. , they deal delight for the British fans.

:14:11. > :14:13.The Brits are through and they look so confident at the end. What a

:14:14. > :14:24.result for British badminton. They are on a mission. Every time we

:14:25. > :14:27.play a five or six in the world pair, we know we will have to play

:14:28. > :14:31.our very best just to compete, let alone win. We worked really well and

:14:32. > :14:38.the way we flowed together as a team, it shows that two people can

:14:39. > :14:43.put their mind to something... I hold my hand up, I'm not the best

:14:44. > :14:48.player, but we work so well as a team. The way we're playing, there's

:14:49. > :14:52.no reason we can't push the other guys. I'm well up for it! They have

:14:53. > :14:59.already had the tournament of their lives. Before we go to the court in

:15:00. > :15:03.Riocentro, we have come for a very popular time for this Rio sculpture.

:15:04. > :15:11.She probably doesn't want me to but she seems to be having such a great

:15:12. > :15:15.time, shall we take a picture? We're live on television in the UK, take

:15:16. > :15:20.it now please otherwise that would be really awkward for us! Thank you!

:15:21. > :15:28.Thank you very much. You got as out of a big hole. High five. That's

:15:29. > :15:32.enough mucking about, isn't it? Let's get to the Badminton, because

:15:33. > :15:38.Ellis and Langridge, Marcus and Chris, have made their way into the

:15:39. > :15:41.last four. Now there is a bit of pressure because British history is

:15:42. > :15:48.about to be changed, or it certainly could be. 12 years they have waited

:15:49. > :15:54.for an Olympic medal and they are into the semifinals against the

:15:55. > :15:57.Chinese pair. We know they will play the Malaysians pair who beat the

:15:58. > :16:03.number one Korean seeds in the last round if they were to get to the

:16:04. > :16:11.final. But the number four seeds are standing in their way of a gold or a

:16:12. > :16:20.silver medal. A win or a defeat... Can they do it one more time? Let's

:16:21. > :16:25.head into Pavilion four. A bit of history. Looking forward to it.

:16:26. > :16:34.COMMENTATOR: Is going to be tough, that is for sure. They have

:16:35. > :16:38.overachieved, as you say, really. It has been a magnificent performance

:16:39. > :16:42.from them. They are up against the number 14 in the world, the reigning

:16:43. > :16:43.champions in doubles and mixed doubles, so it's going to be very

:16:44. > :16:52.tough. How difficult task because mac

:16:53. > :16:58.number four seed but they've been beating seeds of which the

:16:59. > :17:04.semifinal. They beat these guys? Both teams have lost once getting

:17:05. > :17:13.through to the semifinal. Phil Haifeng Fu and Zhang Anda beaten by

:17:14. > :17:20.the electors are Malaysians -- Nan Zhang. There is vulnerability. They

:17:21. > :17:26.only got the quarterfinal against the Cairns 24-22 in the third game,

:17:27. > :17:29.two match points on the way. It isn't looking as tall an order as it

:17:30. > :17:35.might have done a couple of days ago. I guess they have nothing to

:17:36. > :17:41.lose at this point. COMMENTATOR:

:17:42. > :17:46.It is a heady time for British badminton, that is for sure.

:17:47. > :17:51.Tomorrow morning Rajiv Ouseph please Victor axles and, if there are four

:17:52. > :17:56.seed from Denmark for the men's singles. These two are on the verge

:17:57. > :18:04.of only the third medals ever for Great Britain. In badminton. They

:18:05. > :18:10.announced themselves bullishly onto this stage with some style, the

:18:11. > :18:14.Brits. Fearless performances so far and they have been lion-hearted

:18:15. > :18:18.throughout. Today is a term that is a difficult ask although these two

:18:19. > :18:35.have been at their maximum they can place quizzes badminton. Zang is 26

:18:36. > :18:41.years old. Fu is easy to recognise and is a lefty whereas Zhang is

:18:42. > :18:49.right-handed. And also playing for bronze medal in the mixed doubles to

:18:50. > :18:56.night. But he has achieved everything with Kai Yan, one Olympic

:18:57. > :19:00.and world gold in 2010 and 2011. Chris Langridge, 31 years old, born

:19:01. > :19:10.in Epsom and living in Milton Keynes. Won he and Marcus Ellis here

:19:11. > :19:16.from an Olympic medal. Ellis is 26 years old from Huddersfield. The

:19:17. > :19:22.first Olympics for these two together, they teamed up in 2014,

:19:23. > :19:29.they are ranked 22 in the world against the world number four. The

:19:30. > :19:37.in their first match against the people from Denmark but then wins

:19:38. > :19:43.the way, thrilling yesterday in their match. Straight games but

:19:44. > :19:47.close, 21-19 and 21-17. They said they'd been flowing well as a team

:19:48. > :19:56.and is insane the fact they are now potentially playing for a medal. But

:19:57. > :20:03.they're having lots of fun, heady times, twice English national

:20:04. > :20:08.champions. But this is a revelation, what has been going on this week.

:20:09. > :20:13.Easy to say they have nothing to lose, it is completely the opposite.

:20:14. > :20:17.If they lose here and lose again on Thursday, the bronze medal match is

:20:18. > :20:24.on Thursday, the gold-medal match is on Friday. They do not want to come

:20:25. > :20:30.away without a medal having got so far. They have been punching so well

:20:31. > :20:34.above their weight, throughout, and with the world's media spotlight

:20:35. > :20:40.shining its brightest, and enormous moment for them.

:20:41. > :20:58.Marcus Ellis, Chris Langridge, Great Britain. Haifeng Fu Nan Zhang from

:20:59. > :21:06.China. The power of Fu at the back mostly.

:21:07. > :21:11.Langridge will be at the front for most the time for the Brits and

:21:12. > :21:22.Marcus Ellis the back. Zhang to begin.

:21:23. > :21:29.They will try and get into the aggressive position. That is when

:21:30. > :21:31.they perform their best, Langridge with some great touch around the

:21:32. > :22:04.net, Ellis with a bullying smash. Interesting. He is the King of the

:22:05. > :22:10.power smash, Fu. His smash was clocked at 206 miles an hour in 2005

:22:11. > :22:16.initial man cup, fastest ever recorded from the lefty. It is

:22:17. > :22:46.vicious. Foster than a Grand Prix car.

:22:47. > :22:55.Again, the smash from Fu. It is just buckling, they are so much more

:22:56. > :23:01.decorative, these men in red, they are used to this world stage. The

:23:02. > :23:11.men in blue just very much the underdogs. It is a big ask. Olympic

:23:12. > :23:15.champion and four times world champion, now mixing well with Nan

:23:16. > :23:49.Zhang. Yes, there of. They are smashing

:23:50. > :23:53.really well, the Chinese. They are very strong in defence, they'd be

:23:54. > :23:58.resilient throughout, still early doors but at least they're on the

:23:59. > :24:02.scoreboard. It isn't really now. A couple of times against end and

:24:03. > :24:04.Hayakawa in the quarterfinal they look like they were being outplayed.

:24:05. > :24:47.But they weathered the storm. Perhaps little edgy at the start.

:24:48. > :25:10.Understandable. Fantastic angle from Marcus Ellis.

:25:11. > :25:13.It is a difficult dynamic for the Brits, this consul all five have

:25:14. > :25:20.played such brilliant badminton, there's almost this semi-expectation

:25:21. > :25:21.now having done so well, can they take it further? And somehow earn

:25:22. > :25:57.themselves a medal? They have been a little sky --

:25:58. > :26:01.spiteful by scoreboard pressure just now and as a consequence they look a

:26:02. > :26:03.little tight and not as expressive and dynamic as we saw in their

:26:04. > :26:18.previous match. What is happening is British fans

:26:19. > :26:22.will look for Ellis to ignite there was a couple of big, thunderous

:26:23. > :26:24.smashes, but the Chinese are not lifting to give them that

:26:25. > :26:52.opportunity, they are keeping the shuttle low and fast.

:26:53. > :27:05.The margin is just working against Langridge and Ellis. A six point

:27:06. > :27:24.Goujon. -- cushion. That smash from Fu is absolutely

:27:25. > :27:27.devastating first stop it will always be a standard feature of this

:27:28. > :27:32.match and as a consequence the men in blue will probably have to buckle

:27:33. > :27:38.backwards a little in terms of court position, because it is thunderous.

:27:39. > :27:39.Then that leaves them open to tighten net shots from their

:27:40. > :28:25.opponents as well. Well played. Just the touch of the

:28:26. > :28:31.racket. Time after time, thrashing it down and in the end, finding

:28:32. > :28:34.something he wants. Good, steep angle on the smashes and getting

:28:35. > :28:41.high to get the shuttle top -- shuttlecock at its apex. The

:28:42. > :28:43.atmosphere resembles a library just now in the pavilion, it has been

:28:44. > :29:09.very quiet. These two Arjona Adam Gemili that

:29:10. > :29:10.have done admirably in containing the British pair. This obviously

:29:11. > :29:32.done their homework tactically. Beautiful little touch. It is a long

:29:33. > :29:54.haul to come back from this kind of deficit.

:29:55. > :30:04.They normally communicate so well, but not there. The mid-game

:30:05. > :30:15.interval, a 7-point cushion. Jacob Holly, the coach. The

:30:16. > :30:35.last three rallies were beautiful. Build on that.

:30:36. > :30:50.INAUDIBLE Full is to --. Full always exaggerating the positive or he's

:30:51. > :30:56.just asking for more from them. Certainly the men in red are ditched

:30:57. > :31:04.Oriol and immaculate in far. -- dictatorial. They teamed up in 2014

:31:05. > :31:08.after the quarterfinal and one in Taipei last year and this year

:31:09. > :31:15.already have the super series event in Singapore that they won. It looks

:31:16. > :32:02.like they are gelling is just the right time.

:32:03. > :32:09.It gives you real perspective on the defence and length of their hitting.

:32:10. > :32:15.Again, the Ellis smash being fended off impressively. Very much, they

:32:16. > :32:21.are super agile in defence. There is not down in the Chinese team, giving

:32:22. > :32:24.nothing. You still sends the Brits have so much more to give. They

:32:25. > :32:29.cannot really express themselves yet. They are stifled by the

:32:30. > :32:33.scoreboard and credit to the Chinese pair.

:32:34. > :33:06.And the danger, if you're in this kind of position like the Brits are

:33:07. > :33:17.now, is that you try to go for something too much. Maybe go to tied

:33:18. > :33:24.to the line. But look at Fu here, his forearm is the size of most

:33:25. > :33:42.people's legs. He hits it with search thing and Spike.

:33:43. > :33:59.Beautifully directed. You can see from the overhead shot that it just

:34:00. > :34:02.had enough with. Cleverly they manipulated the British pairing so

:34:03. > :34:06.that they got Ellis at the front of the court and Langridge at the back.

:34:07. > :34:26.Crafty. It's in. There is a challenge.

:34:27. > :34:34.You're allowed to challenges each game. The ball cold in. It looked

:34:35. > :34:39.very close. Immediately the Chinese reactions tell us it was in. It

:34:40. > :34:44.tells you it's own story as well, you suggest here that Fu Haifeng

:34:45. > :34:48.might just be a bit tense still, because in badminton standards, that

:34:49. > :34:56.is a long way in. That is a couple of poor judgments. Confirmation from

:34:57. > :35:02.Hawk-Eye. But what they have done well is keep Ellis's big smash out

:35:03. > :35:09.of the match. He's been rendered relatively ineffective so far.

:35:10. > :35:29.Same as in tennis, they keep the two reviews they have at their disposal.

:35:30. > :35:46.In tennis of course you have three reviews, but they are much less here

:35:47. > :35:50.than they are in tennis. It seems that the moment that the Reds are

:35:51. > :35:56.just used to living at a slightly higher tempo and their defence is

:35:57. > :35:58.immaculate, as a consequence. They have given nothing away, apart from

:35:59. > :36:40.the odd dodgy call. They are putting it away well. It

:36:41. > :36:46.seems as if this first game is too high a mountain to climb. A few

:36:47. > :36:53.consecutive points is what they need. Only managing the odd one here

:36:54. > :36:57.and there. But they've got seven points on the board now, starting to

:36:58. > :36:59.build. Even if they lose this opening game, it gives them

:37:00. > :37:05.something to build on for the second.

:37:06. > :37:16.Yes! Bit of a run going now for Ellis and Langridge. They very brave

:37:17. > :37:19.shot from Marcus Ellis, right over the top. Nice change-up. Bringing in

:37:20. > :37:46.something different. Yes. The Chinese have played with

:37:47. > :37:52.such a run like this might just disrupt that. Absolutely, there's an

:37:53. > :37:55.energy about them now, the in blue. They are more dynamic, they are

:37:56. > :38:02.firing, and they are looking for the shuttle.

:38:03. > :38:16.So, the lead, which has been as high as nine, is now down to five.

:38:17. > :38:27.Zhang Nan very quickly on to that. He spotted what was happening. Into

:38:28. > :39:05.position lightning fast. Yes. A rare opportunity for Ellis to

:39:06. > :39:11.really let rip and it worked a treat. As long as Marcus is

:39:12. > :39:15.thrashing at that dismissively, it engages Marcus Moore at the net and

:39:16. > :39:24.as a consequence he can pick off the fruits of the Ellis smash.

:39:25. > :39:25.Encouraging signs now. They were being comprehensively outplayed, but

:39:26. > :39:53.now nagging away. Well left! This is superb form from

:39:54. > :40:02.the Brits. It gives them real belief that whatever happens in this game,

:40:03. > :40:07.they may well have the measure of Fu and Zhang. Their starting to get

:40:08. > :40:10.used to their patterns of play as well, which is really good. Really

:40:11. > :40:44.starting to settle into this one nicely.

:40:45. > :40:54.Fu with the first smash and Zhang with the winner. He is not shabby

:40:55. > :41:18.with smash overhead speed either! Had a good luck, but no challenge.

:41:19. > :42:07.So, the lead is back to four. Asking to query the serve. Got to be

:42:08. > :42:40.below waist height. Becoming more and more influential,

:42:41. > :42:49.that smash, from Ellis. He's getting the hang coming through a lot

:42:50. > :42:54.quicker, getting the racquet head speed rattling through the. You have

:42:55. > :43:00.to find those performance edges, which often comes through subtle

:43:01. > :43:05.relaxation under pressure, but they are starting to get there now, the

:43:06. > :43:31.men in blue. This has become a lot tighter now, this opening game.

:43:32. > :43:44.Again, ferocious speed from Fu. It always creates doubt when it's

:43:45. > :44:00.thrashed down the middle of two players.

:44:01. > :44:15.And again. It's starting to be a pattern. This is how we seen him

:44:16. > :44:18.throughout the tournament. He is settling nicely now. It's such a big

:44:19. > :44:24.strength in their armoury, the Ellis smash. He is reducing response time

:44:25. > :44:37.for this team, I should say. China just two points away from this

:44:38. > :45:20.opening game. So alerts, and it is six points now,

:45:21. > :45:38.game points, for the number four seeds.

:45:39. > :45:49.Well, there it is. In the end it looks pretty academic on the

:45:50. > :45:55.scoreboard, 21 points to 14. And yet encouraging moments from about

:45:56. > :45:59.halfway through that game for the Brits that they might just be able

:46:00. > :46:05.to turn this around. They're much more expressive, they are into it.

:46:06. > :46:11.They have settled nicely. These two have settled well with the flat

:46:12. > :46:15.drives. That is where they are coming out on top, more often than

:46:16. > :46:25.not. The coaching team can turn this around for the British pairing.

:46:26. > :46:48.Not a lot that these two need to be told. Both Olympic champions. So,

:46:49. > :46:58.with Ca Yun taking Olympic gold in London and Zhang in the mix. Zhang

:46:59. > :47:01.and Zhao play-off for bronze medal tonight. Victory here would give

:47:02. > :47:13.them either gold or silver. There was a stiffness from the start

:47:14. > :47:16.from these two, but now they have really settled in and they are

:47:17. > :47:21.starting to find their rhythm again. It's all about the Ellis power and

:47:22. > :47:25.the Langridge touch but of course Ellis has to be smashing well for

:47:26. > :47:28.Chris to get involved. I imagine the conversation will be that he has to

:47:29. > :47:36.get to the forecourt and try his utmost to pick things off.

:47:37. > :47:51.Can they be heroes? They've already gone a long way towards that. No

:47:52. > :48:00.British medallists in the badminton since chosen for -- since 2004.

:48:01. > :48:14.Taking silver in the mixed doubles. Zhang to start game number two.

:48:15. > :48:20.Set up nicely and a big kill from Marcus Ellis. That is the speed and

:48:21. > :48:29.bullying nature of the point we saw in their last win against the

:48:30. > :48:30.Japanese. Can they continue in this vein? They will have to rush the

:48:31. > :48:58.Chinese pair, no doubt about it. Frustration. Just a little upset

:48:59. > :49:02.with himself and not being able to be more effective in the front

:49:03. > :49:07.court. He said how tired he was yesterday in the post-match

:49:08. > :49:08.interview, glad they got it done in straight games. Let's hope he has

:49:09. > :49:43.plenty in the tank today. Great defence from Ellis and

:49:44. > :49:46.Langridge, but in the end Fu wouldn't be denied. Once they're on

:49:47. > :49:48.the front foot they are very difficult to budge and they don't

:49:49. > :50:10.give up the point easily. The service judge umpire had a good

:50:11. > :50:49.look at that. Getting the left hip of Ellis. They

:50:50. > :50:52.have a very aggressive legs, the Chinese pairing. They are stamping

:50:53. > :50:56.on anything they can and when it gets above net height ?8 quickly. --

:50:57. > :51:15.they pounce. The trouble for the blues being as

:51:16. > :51:20.they don't have the lift always and clears an option because these smash

:51:21. > :51:25.so well that they want to keep the shuttle down that they are being

:51:26. > :51:44.beaten a lot in the flat, fast, hard exchanges. It is difficult.

:51:45. > :52:31.He will be looking for more of those, very few unforced errors in

:52:32. > :53:12.the opening game for either Zhang or Fu.

:53:13. > :53:25.This time Zhang at the back. To lead extends to two and the Brits cannot

:53:26. > :53:29.afford for it to go further. They are trying to pounce Kurle on the

:53:30. > :53:31.returns to get the upper hand in the point but the Chinese are up to the

:53:32. > :53:58.response. -- pounds early. Razor-sharp from Langridge. I guess

:53:59. > :54:01.that is how the conversation has gone, you have to be brave and get

:54:02. > :54:04.to the front court and stay there, get the racket up and try to get

:54:05. > :54:35.involved as much as you can. Good judgment. These two are so good

:54:36. > :54:38.at forcing you to over press because they just batten down the hatches so

:54:39. > :54:55.well. More experience at playing at this

:54:56. > :54:57.highest speed is becoming further evident, but it is still only a two

:54:58. > :55:15.point came. -- game. The call to late, but it was a

:55:16. > :55:21.beautifully delivered short. A high-level skill of the high shot to

:55:22. > :55:29.get it so tied to the net. Fu with devastating power and divine touch.

:55:30. > :55:49.You cannot afford for this leads to extend any more.

:55:50. > :55:57.That time Langridge is really showing off the power. There was an

:55:58. > :56:01.injection of pace from Chris Langridge, getting hold of this

:56:02. > :56:21.beautifully, got behind it so well and just dispatched.

:56:22. > :56:28.Sometimes it gets the insole kinks and it can feel really uncomfortable

:56:29. > :56:40.under your toes, and I think that has happened because it didn't look

:56:41. > :56:47.like an orthotic. This is not tactical at all. These guys are such

:56:48. > :56:56.creatures of habit, it has to be just right.

:56:57. > :57:15.You can see the intensity in the eyes of all four.

:57:16. > :57:22.He doesn't give a lot away emotionally, neither Zhang or Fu

:57:23. > :57:42.stonefaced and businesslike. Yes. He just decided to late that

:57:43. > :57:47.the shuttle was dying in. Perfectly weighted lift away from Langridge

:57:48. > :57:53.and hesitancy, tries to redeem himself and unable. In a second

:57:54. > :58:20.point the Brits have scored on the server.

:58:21. > :58:27.The lead sticking around two. It was at this point in the opening game

:58:28. > :58:42.that they started playing their very best, Langridge and Ellis.

:58:43. > :58:49.Such a shame because Marcus Ellis spread the course well with the

:58:50. > :58:53.smash, just snatched at it a little. Over pressing and a little anxious,

:58:54. > :58:55.it is scoreboard pressure now starting to strangle the British

:58:56. > :59:05.team. Stifling their creativity. The lead is as big as it has been

:59:06. > :59:35.throughout this second game. Zhang with most of the overheads but

:59:36. > :59:40.the big difference was when Fu decided to come to the party.

:59:41. > :59:45.Absolutely, look at that thunderous. So strong in the forearm, he can

:59:46. > :59:47.often be well out of position but because he is so strong it can rip

:59:48. > :59:59.through the shuttle. He really is a calming influence,

:00:00. > :00:16.Hoy. But the problem for the Brits is

:00:17. > :00:25.Zhang and Fu are back in this calm zone they have. Electric quickness

:00:26. > :00:28.and there is a serenity about them. Yes, and they are very good at

:00:29. > :00:38.running with the lead as we've seen in the opening game. Will they

:00:39. > :00:46.falter a little? The back support Langridge where Stewart.

:00:47. > :00:59.-- wears throughout. Each of them got called, the Chinese, in London.

:01:00. > :01:23.-- gold medals. Will it be another final in real? -- in Rio?

:01:24. > :01:37.Pressure telling. Chilled a lot of character in that point. Can they

:01:38. > :01:46.build on this? They've only generated a run of three consecutive

:01:47. > :02:09.points in Game one, two, sorry, and yet to do so in Game two.

:02:10. > :02:29.A fee Brits in the crowd, making their presence felt! -- a few writs.

:02:30. > :03:04.Suddenly it's all changing! Real hope now. Really good response.

:03:05. > :03:41.Surprised that Zhang missed that. I think it was down to one of the men

:03:42. > :03:46.in blue closing him down while he took his eye off the shop a little.

:03:47. > :03:51.Some of the dominance they had seems to have gone now. It's a very close

:03:52. > :03:52.match. It's all about the Brits keeping the energy in the legs, the

:03:53. > :04:18.angle in the knees. Is a little bit of a

:04:19. > :04:23.miscommunication here and Langridge upset because he thought this was

:04:24. > :04:28.Marcus's shuttle, and kind of getting in the way a little. He's

:04:29. > :04:31.upset with himself, there. But it is the speed that the Chinese team are

:04:32. > :05:28.playing with that is tough to live with.

:05:29. > :05:43.Again, just too much from Fu, and a 2-point lead re-emerges. The smash

:05:44. > :05:47.has been a real dominant feature of the Chinese game. They have hit it

:05:48. > :06:12.with a real sting, both of them. Did so well reading the serve, but

:06:13. > :06:13.unable to really capitalise there. Just a little greedy with the angle,

:06:14. > :06:44.but a great idea nonetheless. Well played. Just about staying in

:06:45. > :07:14.touch but they've got to get a run going at some stage.

:07:15. > :07:28.Well played. Getting more and more exciting now. The lead is down to

:07:29. > :07:33.one. Very evident as well, the physical intensity of Marcus Ellis

:07:34. > :07:39.here, all over the net. Hunting down the shuttle aggressively. He's

:07:40. > :07:52.playing every point! Looking pretty confident.

:07:53. > :08:00.It is long, and they are level! First time for a while they have

:08:01. > :08:27.trailed by three and now at 15 each. And again! What a patch this is for

:08:28. > :08:59.Langridge and Ellis. Starting to believe.

:09:00. > :09:11.Oh! How about that! CHUCKLES

:09:12. > :09:14.Well, did win the point but that was quite astonishing. He was always

:09:15. > :09:18.going to be the target when he slipped to the floor and he was in

:09:19. > :09:27.no hurry to get up, but he did well, fended off a couple of blows, there!

:09:28. > :09:39.They say don't take this lying down. Well, he nearly did! Shows you the

:09:40. > :09:54.measure of the intensity, and we're back level at 16.

:09:55. > :10:01.Zhang and Fu so experienced in this kind of atmosphere. Invariably

:10:02. > :10:19.coming out on top. Both of them of course Olympic champions.

:10:20. > :10:31.He is OK. Direct hit, but no harm done. The Chinese in front now.

:10:32. > :10:35.Marcus Ellis here just trying to get out of the way because I think here

:10:36. > :11:00.he felt the shuttle was going long, but is unable to do so.

:11:01. > :11:10.Yeah. Saw the gap, very well directed, and they are level again.

:11:11. > :11:13.Good sense of being alert and calm simultaneously, mentally, there,

:11:14. > :11:22.from Langridge. Very focused. Excellent play. He has really picked

:11:23. > :11:42.his game up in this second game. Much more of a factor.

:11:43. > :11:55.They're going to challenge. They might as well, it's getting late on.

:11:56. > :11:59.They do have two reviews each game. The shuttle called long. Did seem

:12:00. > :12:38.extremely close. Somehow you sensed these two

:12:39. > :12:50.probably won't get tight. Experienced in these moments.

:12:51. > :13:19.Two points away from the Olympic final.

:13:20. > :13:57.Oh! Good judgment again. And here are three match points. For China.

:13:58. > :14:04.Langridge keeping the hopes alive. Just a little bit of fortune but we

:14:05. > :14:12.will take anything right now. Heart in mouth moment as that bobbled on

:14:13. > :14:13.the top of the net. There it is in the end, clarity they are still

:14:14. > :14:25.alive in this one. A few more beads of sweat rubbed

:14:26. > :15:14.away. No! It wasn't to be. The Chinese got

:15:15. > :15:20.off to a terrific start and they just about held on in the end. A

:15:21. > :15:28.valiant effort from Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis but they are beaten

:15:29. > :15:35.at the semifinal stage. Still a chance of a bronze medal, of course,

:15:36. > :15:42.but the Chinese go through to the final on Friday. Bowing to the

:15:43. > :15:48.supremacy of Zhang and Fu. They played very solidly throughout. They

:15:49. > :15:52.have been there before, so very experienced a duo. But what a

:15:53. > :15:58.tournament it's been for Ellis and Langridge. So many good scalps along

:15:59. > :16:03.the way. A shame it came to an end there. They gave their all. Terrific

:16:04. > :16:10.effort from the lion-hearted British players. The Chinese through to the

:16:11. > :16:17.final on Friday. They world playing Malaysia. They beat the number one

:16:18. > :16:22.seeds from Korea and the Chinese number two team, so terrific for

:16:23. > :16:29.Malaysia. For Langridge and Ellis, the bronze medal match is on

:16:30. > :16:36.Thursday against the other Chinese team. Still a very good chance of a

:16:37. > :16:41.medal. Remember, Britain haven't got a medal in Badminton since day

:16:42. > :16:49.lemons and Robertson got silver in the mixed doubles in Athens in 2004.

:16:50. > :16:56.Well, the quest for a gold or a silver medal ends for Ellis and

:16:57. > :17:00.Langridge, unfortunately. Such an incredible competition and it is not

:17:01. > :17:03.over yet. They will go into the bronze medal match and they can

:17:04. > :17:07.still come away with Great Britain's first badminton medal for 12 years.

:17:08. > :17:12.That third-place play-off will come on Thursday.

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:17:57. > :18:01.Park, bit of pole-vault action, we are holding up a queue as well, not

:18:02. > :18:10.for the first time. Give us a wave, we are on the television. Thank you.

:18:11. > :18:14.For now, it seems a happy mob. Let's not convey them because they could

:18:15. > :18:15.get angry. It is a pretty good time to check in on the athletics

:18:16. > :18:24.headlines. In the women's discus, Sandra

:18:25. > :18:30.Perkovic went in as the overwhelming favourite. She has two no throws and

:18:31. > :18:41.her third attempt needed to register a distance and in the end, 69.21 was

:18:42. > :18:43.enough to secure gold. Speaking of pole-vault, great job Great Britain

:18:44. > :18:50.boss McCully Bradshaw, she is into the final, clearing an impressive

:18:51. > :18:59.4.60 metres and office, and happy face for the British number one.

:19:00. > :19:04.American Christian Taylor wanted a world record and a gold in the

:19:05. > :19:07.triple jump and in the end had to settle with just the one, gold will

:19:08. > :19:14.have to do for the American, the first jump was enough to secure top

:19:15. > :19:22.honours ahead of the Patriot Will Claye. Usain Bolt has done it again,

:19:23. > :19:28.easing into the semifinals of the 200 metres, did it at a canter, what

:19:29. > :19:36.else do expect? Good to know Great Britain's Adam Gemili is also

:19:37. > :19:41.through. There are your athletics headlines. What is going on behind?

:19:42. > :19:48.It is OK. We're just finishing our safe landings. We will go to water

:19:49. > :19:53.polo necks, after the group stages, that wonderful venue over there, it

:19:54. > :19:57.got its centres where the knockout stadiums are taking place,

:19:58. > :19:59.night-time champions Hungary sicking and Montenegro, in the last two

:20:00. > :20:06.Olympics they finished in fourth place. Hungary after two opening

:20:07. > :20:09.draws seem to have found their form, wishing for it in their group and

:20:10. > :20:13.Montenegro finished fourth. We are in the fourth quarter with

:20:14. > :20:17.Montenegro leading by eight goals to six. Here are another eight minutes

:20:18. > :20:28.of watchable action with a semifinal place at stake. Who will get first

:20:29. > :20:32.control of the ball? Looks like it is Hungary this time. Just when they

:20:33. > :20:45.need it, just now they are one man up. Still seven seconds. Before Jock

:20:46. > :20:48.itch can swim back into the game. They bounce one end, just what they

:20:49. > :20:54.need at the start of the fourth quarter. I know Hungary have not

:20:55. > :20:57.been themselves in the last few years but there is a history of

:20:58. > :21:02.finding a way when you're under pressure. If lost three Samos in a

:21:03. > :21:07.row and when the one that counts when one man is missing then. And

:21:08. > :21:11.just as he was entering the water it goes to the left wing and the cross

:21:12. > :21:22.shot puts it away and brings it back within one, what a great site. 8-7

:21:23. > :21:24.to Montenegro, who have never trailed in the game. This game is

:21:25. > :21:43.far from over. They go on their first attack of

:21:44. > :21:53.this final quarter. Good defence from Hungary so far. Now finally a

:21:54. > :22:03.player with the drive. That is great play from Montenegro. Little but the

:22:04. > :22:06.third period with a drive across goal and a player was left alone,

:22:07. > :22:10.this time he pulled past and got away with it and got himself a half

:22:11. > :22:16.a metre lead and that is enough, definitely a pole pass but wasn't

:22:17. > :22:19.spotted by the referee, so that is 1-1 after the goal from Hungary that

:22:20. > :22:25.should have probably been disallowed the previous period. Aleksandar

:22:26. > :22:33.Ivovic come over 200 international games under his belt. Montenegro

:22:34. > :22:47.back with a two goal advantage. Back on the attack into centre forward.

:22:48. > :22:51.Another extra man. Pedrag Jokic coming back, they need to keep the

:22:52. > :22:55.ship defensively, three men along the back line from Montenegro with

:22:56. > :23:00.extra player for Hungary. Their job is trying to see the shot to come to

:23:01. > :23:07.set a goal. With their arms up and make sure those post players are

:23:08. > :23:15.left alone. Direct goal scored again they bring it back within one. Vamos

:23:16. > :23:26.at that time finding space. To beat Miles Parnevik. -- mean loss of

:23:27. > :23:28.Parnevik. There is the kick out. Had a bit more help from his post

:23:29. > :23:36.player, he's looking at him disappointed. On great form today.

:23:37. > :23:42.Another goal from the big left-hander. If it were to finish

:23:43. > :23:48.level at the end of this quarter we would go straight to a penalty shoot

:23:49. > :23:51.out. Both sides were wanted sorted in eight minutes, they want want

:23:52. > :24:01.that. It is a disappointing way to end any contest, football or water

:24:02. > :24:12.polo. But that is a good call. Martin Shiva is the smack Shriver

:24:13. > :24:19.said overbilling on one of the forwards, so Montenegro with the

:24:20. > :24:25.extra player this time. Szivos. Good save by Decker. Game of the fingers

:24:26. > :24:34.and onto the post, great. What a difference since he came on, buying

:24:35. > :24:36.and onto the post. Well done. The third save from seven from Attila

:24:37. > :24:40.Decker. Three of the shots against them have come from two metres, you

:24:41. > :24:47.cannot save those anyway. He is having a marvellous match. Foul in

:24:48. > :24:55.the centre. Montenegro will come away with it. That will please the

:24:56. > :25:00.site on the attack. If not scored more than nine in this competition,

:25:01. > :25:09.Montenegro. They had a draw against Spain in their final group game.

:25:10. > :25:19.Montenegro. You cannot splash a player. A chance at extra man now.

:25:20. > :25:22.Two extra men just now. Two layers down for Hungary and Montenegro

:25:23. > :25:29.working the ball. The post-Blair was right on two metres, he is on again

:25:30. > :25:33.now. They've not taken the advantage. Two players down for

:25:34. > :25:39.Hungary and Montenegro are 5-1 over the top. The post player was on at

:25:40. > :25:43.least twice in that period and then they panicked and straight into the

:25:44. > :25:50.crossbar. When a shot comes it doesn't matter, the two players are

:25:51. > :25:57.back in, the second one was sent out for stupidity, smashing a player.

:25:58. > :26:03.Keeping discipline and losing there is a little, back in the attack

:26:04. > :26:07.again. Good save, skip out of it. Plenty going on between centre back

:26:08. > :26:11.and centrefold, you will hear kids in junior matches said he was

:26:12. > :26:15.holding me, the referee didn't see it but with these guys you are being

:26:16. > :26:18.held, you let the referee no, you make it obvious someone is holding

:26:19. > :26:23.you. There is a fair bit of pantomime going on. You've got to

:26:24. > :26:25.struggle if you're being held and let the referee know you are being

:26:26. > :26:34.held. Our long-range shot saved by Decker,

:26:35. > :26:43.doubly. Their defence is looking much more comfortable. Forcing these

:26:44. > :26:52.shots from out wide. Hungary really clawing their way back in. Still one

:26:53. > :26:59.goal down. Centre forward and centre back are both underwater just now.

:27:00. > :27:07.It is not a bad decision, how do you tell who was holding her? No foul

:27:08. > :27:15.either way. Montenegro making some personnel changes to freshen things

:27:16. > :27:19.up on the attack again. The reason there's nothing doing here is a

:27:20. > :27:22.change in play, it takes a long time for the player to get the other end

:27:23. > :27:30.of the pool. They'll probably have to duck this out. Yes. The clock ran

:27:31. > :27:38.down to zero, hand it back to Hungary, who trailed by 8-9.

:27:39. > :27:51.Three minutes to go in the match. Montenegro have to keep their

:27:52. > :27:54.discipline. Make sure they don't concede any is collusion fouls. At

:27:55. > :28:07.Ozil going on at centrefold again -- exclusion. -- a fight. Held back as

:28:08. > :28:09.he was killing it. Good play by Aleksandar Radovic, getting side

:28:10. > :28:24.possession of the ball once again. Another goal for them would be a

:28:25. > :28:26.real boost. They are really struggling to get set, double teams

:28:27. > :28:33.at the moment and finding a shot from outside. It is everything but

:28:34. > :28:41.the post. It was thrown with fantastic velocity. That would have

:28:42. > :28:55.been into the bottom corner. Here, Hungary again with Denes Varga.

:28:56. > :29:00.Centre back off the ball, holding onto the centrefold trying to set,

:29:01. > :29:08.he is out. Hungary was an extra man attack they trailed by one.

:29:09. > :29:12.Alexander Huber of its desire to 20 seconds, Hungary trying to work the

:29:13. > :29:18.opening. Trying to pull the defensive line, Montenegro. Good

:29:19. > :29:21.block. They might get a second chance. Still possession for

:29:22. > :29:32.Hungary. The shot clock starts again. Hungary and time-out. Final

:29:33. > :29:36.time-out. It is good call, you just had an extra man, not long left on

:29:37. > :29:41.that, another 30 seconds on your shot clock and they did not look

:29:42. > :29:53.quite set after the turnover at possession. You can see the other

:29:54. > :30:01.left-hander as well, he may come back into the water.

:30:02. > :30:08.It is the final transfer him to get his words to his team, one minute 39

:30:09. > :30:19.to go in the match. They trailed by that one goal just now.

:30:20. > :30:27.Started off their campaign with three draws, Hungary. Victories over

:30:28. > :30:29.Japan and Brazil, both with the relative comfort but they know

:30:30. > :30:37.they've been in a match with Montenegro here.

:30:38. > :30:43.Just now the Hungary and centrefold is inside two because he was forced

:30:44. > :30:52.in, swimming back out to get himself on onside position, good referee.

:30:53. > :30:55.Seven seconds to go on the shot clock, ticking away from Hungary,

:30:56. > :31:02.they must get a shot end. And they do! Brilliantly done. Denes Varga.

:31:03. > :31:06.You look for someone to find something special and he said they

:31:07. > :31:11.had to get a shot income he was out on the early nine metres being

:31:12. > :31:16.monsters, look at that. What about the legwork that takes to get

:31:17. > :31:23.yourself off to the left and open up the corridor and then put it

:31:24. > :31:30.afterward. What a play. The captain leading by example, Denes Varga. His

:31:31. > :31:34.eighth goal from open play, Dubler penalties taken into double figures

:31:35. > :31:42.for the tournament. Levelled it up at 9-9 with one minute 11 seconds to

:31:43. > :31:49.go. Let's hope one of them can find a goal during general play and this

:31:50. > :31:55.doesn't go to penalties. Montenegro have never been behind in the match.

:31:56. > :32:10.It shows the resilience Hungary having their side. Here, Montenegro

:32:11. > :32:16.in blue. Good save by Decker. And great help from his defensive

:32:17. > :32:20.players as well. The last three attacks all the shots have come from

:32:21. > :32:26.the back and often at an angle as well because the zone defends the

:32:27. > :32:32.Ontarians have, now a chance to steal it.

:32:33. > :32:38.Six seconds to go for Hungary. They are getting near the bottom of the

:32:39. > :32:43.shot clock as well. They're going to have to turn this over and they do

:32:44. > :32:46.get a shot income are wide of the target, but time-out called by

:32:47. > :32:55.Montenegro, their final time-out of the match with one play to go. Good

:32:56. > :32:58.defence here from Montenegro. He was trying to lure the defender into

:32:59. > :33:13.fouling. The defender did enough within the rules to stop the shot.

:33:14. > :33:18.Right now there's two things going on, if they won't lose four or five

:33:19. > :33:24.seconds to the transition, the keeper will come halfway and they

:33:25. > :33:28.will hold position and this will at least give them a good ten seconds

:33:29. > :33:33.or so in front of goal with the ball. It's now or never if

:33:34. > :33:42.Montenegrin want to win this one inside the regulation time. The zone

:33:43. > :33:47.hasn't been broken. The only time it has in the last two quarters has

:33:48. > :33:53.been from a drive, not from a centre forward. They're driving it across

:33:54. > :33:57.goal now. Montenegrin with just seconds to go! It is spilled, just

:33:58. > :34:01.in front of goal! That will take us to a penalty shoot out. It was the

:34:02. > :34:07.move they planned and it hasn't quite come off for them. The only

:34:08. > :34:14.success they've had in breaking up that defence was with the drive.

:34:15. > :34:21.They drove to positions, got the ball and the legs just went oh so

:34:22. > :34:30.slightly, off the fingertips. 9-9, and we're headed to penalties.

:34:31. > :34:44.Montenegro will take the first penalty. It looks like it will be

:34:45. > :34:51.Ivivic up first for Montenegro. He has to take it in one motion and the

:34:52. > :34:58.goalkeeper is supposed to stay on the goal-line.

:34:59. > :35:04.The rest of the players will need to come across with the sidelines, well

:35:05. > :35:12.out of the eyeliner of the goalkeeper. Leaving just Montenegro

:35:13. > :35:24.and Dekker -- leaving just Ivivic and Dekker inside the danger area.

:35:25. > :35:32.Ivivic with the first penalty. Waiting for the referee's whistle. A

:35:33. > :35:36.little bit of hesitation at the start but not to be phased,

:35:37. > :35:51.Montenegro score their first penalty. There is lots of comparison

:35:52. > :35:57.with football. The goalkeeper can try to send them the wrong way. Into

:35:58. > :36:02.the bottom corner as well, so Hungary with an equally good

:36:03. > :36:05.penalty. Even the greats have missed penalties. They are such pressure

:36:06. > :36:27.situations. Aleksander Radovic next up for

:36:28. > :36:32.Montenegro. The goalkeeper tried to make himself big, but Montenegro go

:36:33. > :36:36.into a 2-1 lead. They have all chosen the corners so far but watch

:36:37. > :36:41.the way the goalkeeper comes out with his arms down. I wouldn't be

:36:42. > :36:49.surprised if someone tries to go over the head. It will be Daniel

:36:50. > :36:54.Varga to take the second penalty. Again, great power generated on the

:36:55. > :37:05.ball. It was well placed, wasn't it? He went the right way, the keeper.

:37:06. > :37:15.Darko Brguljan next up for Montenegro. 2-2 so far, to penalties

:37:16. > :37:20.each. He has played well, Darko Brguljan. He rounds it off with

:37:21. > :37:37.another penalty scored to make it 3-2.

:37:38. > :37:48.He scored a couple of important goals during the match. Oh! Saved!

:37:49. > :37:53.He went down the middle and the goalkeeper has got the big strong

:37:54. > :37:59.hand on it to pummel the ball away, and it is advantage Montenegro. That

:38:00. > :38:19.was an attempt to put it over his shoulder, put it through the middle.

:38:20. > :38:23.Just a little low. It is now Mla an Janovic for Montenegro. Oh! He's

:38:24. > :38:29.missed it! He puts it wide and all of a sudden the door opens for

:38:30. > :38:35.Hungary once again. One miss each now and that was a miss, it was not

:38:36. > :38:42.saved by the keeper, he missed, he saw the keeper going the right way

:38:43. > :38:58.and tried to take as much as he could. Saved again! Brilliant save

:38:59. > :39:04.from Scepanovic. He was trying to bounce it and Scepanovic has come

:39:05. > :39:09.forward and across. Great work to get himself into position to make

:39:10. > :39:18.that save. So this to win it for Montenegro. It is Vjekoslav

:39:19. > :39:21.Paskovic, to put Montenegro into the semifinals.

:39:22. > :39:30.WHISTLE And scores, into the bottom corner!

:39:31. > :39:35.Montenegro are into the last four once again for the third successive

:39:36. > :39:39.Olympic Games. The nine time gold medal winners bow out in the penalty

:39:40. > :39:44.shoot out, and Montenegro have held their nerve when it mattered most.

:39:45. > :39:48.Well, they finished fourth in the group and by definition that means

:39:49. > :39:51.they were one of the week decides to make it through, but there is no

:39:52. > :39:56.stopping these Montenegrin 's, they have really got the bit between

:39:57. > :40:05.their teeth. When you look at the match, they lead the hallway. From a

:40:06. > :40:10.completely unbiased perspective, looking at that match, you have to

:40:11. > :40:16.say they probably deserved the win. Final score, after the penalty shoot

:40:17. > :40:18.out, it has finished Hungary 11-13 Montenegro, Montenegrin into the

:40:19. > :40:24.semifinals. Penalty shoot out always give us

:40:25. > :40:32.incredible scenes but what a shoot out between Montenegro and Hungary.

:40:33. > :40:36.The Hungarians will go home incredibly disappointed, but

:40:37. > :40:41.Montenegro have the chance to do better than they did in 2012 and

:40:42. > :40:48.2008 and come away with a medal, still. They Australian fans, larking

:40:49. > :40:54.about? Yeah, having a great time in the Olympic Park. Yeah, there we go!

:40:55. > :41:00.It just feels like everyone is laughing at us! Lest get serious,

:41:01. > :41:06.shall we? Before we went to the water polo quarterfinal, you were

:41:07. > :41:12.watching live on BBC Four Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in the

:41:13. > :41:19.semifinals of the badminton. Never before, since 12 years ago, have a

:41:20. > :41:23.British pair got into the final. It was Galen 's and Nathan Robinson

:41:24. > :41:34.will stop this by one of the performances of their lives, Ellis

:41:35. > :41:39.and Langridge went down two games to none. It's not the end of the road

:41:40. > :41:43.but unfortunately for them it won't be gold or silver. Obviously not the

:41:44. > :41:49.result you would have wanted, but you did give it to your all. At some

:41:50. > :41:53.point today you were playing points while laying on the ground! What did

:41:54. > :41:59.you make of your performance? It was just up and down. Some parts very

:42:00. > :42:04.good and other parts, cheap mistakes. You can't afford to do

:42:05. > :42:07.that against them. Full credit to them, they played brilliantly. When

:42:08. > :42:13.they were on the slower end they moved us around well and when we had

:42:14. > :42:17.the wind with us, we couldn't get through because they were playing

:42:18. > :42:21.flat. It's frustrating, it really is, but we've got one more match and

:42:22. > :42:24.we can get our medal and we have to put this behind us, have a rest day

:42:25. > :42:29.and come back out and give it absolutely everything for that

:42:30. > :42:33.bronze medal. Marcus, will you be able to lift yourself for that

:42:34. > :42:37.bronze medal match on Thursday? Obviously, we still got so much to

:42:38. > :42:40.play for. If we vanish with a bronze medal here, I will still be very

:42:41. > :42:45.happy. Like Chris said, I think we just didn't perform quite how we

:42:46. > :42:49.wanted to today. I don't think we would have minded if we lost playing

:42:50. > :42:53.our best, but I know we had more in the tank to give today. Looking

:42:54. > :42:56.forward to that bronze medal match but it will be nice to have a day

:42:57. > :43:01.off, come back and try again. It will be really nice to get that

:43:02. > :43:05.bronze. Still lots to be proud of, the first British pair to make it

:43:06. > :43:09.through to a badminton semifinals at 12 years. What does it mean for

:43:10. > :43:13.British badminton? I hope it does a lot because the hardest angry have

:43:14. > :43:20.to compete against, China for instance, 1.4 billion people and it

:43:21. > :43:25.is their second national sport behind table tennis. When you think

:43:26. > :43:28.how many people are playing. In Britain, people just don't know what

:43:29. > :43:33.badminton is, they don't understand. I'm just really hopeful they get to

:43:34. > :43:35.watch it. Even if from every small town in Great Britain 20 people

:43:36. > :43:40.start playing because of this, that's amazing. We need more people

:43:41. > :43:44.to play and the more people that play, the more chance they have of

:43:45. > :43:48.being here one day. There's no reason why we can't be as good a

:43:49. > :43:53.nation as say China at badminton and then maybe one time these guys could

:43:54. > :44:03.be where we are, but hopefully not losing in the semi-! You guys get

:44:04. > :44:04.ready for your bronze medal match and everyone will forward to it on

:44:05. > :44:11.Thursday. Thanks. Ellis and Langridge have flown the

:44:12. > :44:14.British badminton flag high and if you have been inspired by that

:44:15. > :44:19.performance, you can still be further inspired, that bronze medal

:44:20. > :44:24.match coming up in a couple of days' time, that is the place to get

:44:25. > :44:29.involved. Get inspired on the BBC website. The bronze medal match

:44:30. > :44:34.still to come for them. In the boxing, Great Britain are guaranteed

:44:35. > :44:42.a medal. It will come to Joshua Buatsi. 10:30pm UK time if you want

:44:43. > :44:50.to keep across that match. Let's get down to the central

:44:51. > :45:10.pavilions. COMMENTATOR: We are at the semifinal

:45:11. > :45:14.stage of the 81 kilograms light heavyweight tournament. The winner

:45:15. > :45:22.of this through to contest Olympic gold. An intriguing contest, this

:45:23. > :45:35.one. Two boxers of contrast in styles. The man wearing red, Julio

:45:36. > :45:51.says de la Cruz. The man wearing blue is the tournament number five

:45:52. > :45:59.seed. His native France and he is a rugged com forward boxer. Who will

:46:00. > :46:05.impose their style? He has started the contest well, not allowing Cruz

:46:06. > :46:13.the time and space given to him by other opponents. This man in red

:46:14. > :46:22.will just pick you off at range. Keeps skipping around the ring, very

:46:23. > :46:30.skilful indeed. We are on day 11 of the Olympic Games tournament. He

:46:31. > :46:39.picked up an eye injury in his contest on day five.

:46:40. > :46:55.Crews up on his toes -- Cruz up on his toes, straight shots. Getting

:46:56. > :46:59.him where he wants him. It's the right tactic for the man in blue but

:47:00. > :47:05.he just had to be a bit quicker on his final approach. Got to quicken

:47:06. > :47:12.those feet up a bit. He is still La Cruz allowing time to work is man

:47:13. > :47:15.out. He's an expert at boxing at distance. He can see the attacks

:47:16. > :47:19.coming and get into a rhythm like this. This is his rhythm and range.

:47:20. > :47:29.Really get to his man, rough him up. He has to click on the feet up right

:47:30. > :47:37.at the final moment as he is landing shots he must move quicker. Uses the

:47:38. > :47:45.left jab, continuing to be flicked out by La Cruz. Wasn't far away from

:47:46. > :47:51.the man in blue. So difficult to pin down, La Cruz. The left hand before

:47:52. > :48:00.pivoting to the space of the ring, good right hand. It is a strong

:48:01. > :48:04.conclusion to the round, the movement forward produced by the

:48:05. > :48:07.pecking, poking shops by La Cruz. Confident in the closing passage of

:48:08. > :48:18.round number one from the man in red. As the round went on this

:48:19. > :48:24.fellow allowed more time and space and Bauderlique has to deny him. He

:48:25. > :48:30.has jet closer and move the head as he attacked the Cuban. And take the

:48:31. > :48:34.contest to him. It looked like he was going to do that but

:48:35. > :48:41.across-the-board you can see La Cruz gets it with all of the Judge's

:48:42. > :48:44.scores. He is a Cuban maestro because he is fantastic on the

:48:45. > :48:48.outside in slowing things down and he did that with a good second half

:48:49. > :49:12.of the round especially. We are going to the second round.

:49:13. > :49:14.Before his foray into professional and nonprofessional boxing, he was a

:49:15. > :49:15.national senior gold medal which -- gold medallist in the middleweight

:49:16. > :49:27.division in 2009 is and came out with more urgency. Look

:49:28. > :49:31.out the Limerick at how he is made to miss. This is where he wants to

:49:32. > :49:34.work way and not wait for the referee to call break, rough up the

:49:35. > :49:42.Cuban on the inside and make it uncomfortable. He is getting closer,

:49:43. > :49:49.look at that for peace of escape ology by La Cruz.

:49:50. > :49:56.Left jab by the man in red, packing around the right eye which is

:49:57. > :50:05.beginning to leak a little. The ring craft must be better for

:50:06. > :50:11.Bauderlique over the feet are slow but he should target trying to get

:50:12. > :50:15.La Cruz back to the ropes. Or certainly back into a corner because

:50:16. > :50:19.that is when you can restrict movement of the man on the back

:50:20. > :50:23.foot. Bauderlique appears to be trying to do that, but again,

:50:24. > :50:28.feeling at the last few seconds. Has to be more direct and quick as he is

:50:29. > :50:34.approaching coming forward. That is a little better. He allowed the

:50:35. > :50:37.opponent off there. If it have to be quicker, and fast head movement

:50:38. > :50:44.going forward. Trying to pin him on the ropes. La Cruz is very relaxed,

:50:45. > :50:51.he is occasionally open but at mid and long range where the contest is

:50:52. > :50:56.just now, the Cuban, no problems at all for him. Look at the

:50:57. > :51:00.concentration on the face of La Cruz. Sometimes you can see him

:51:01. > :51:04.smile and that is wonderful defensive movement again from the

:51:05. > :51:08.man in red. But he is totally concentrated and focused, looking to

:51:09. > :51:13.book his place in the gold-medal bout. The feet get in a tangle, the

:51:14. > :51:17.referee right in awarding a slip because this man is on a mission.

:51:18. > :51:21.Three-time winning -- reigning world champion taking titles in 2011, 2013

:51:22. > :51:27.and 2015, limited at the quarterfinal stage in London four

:51:28. > :51:34.years ago. He wants nothing less than Olympic gold at his blistering

:51:35. > :51:38.display the smack blistering display and jointly illustrious list of

:51:39. > :51:42.competitors standing atop the medal podium. Incidentally, no Cuban has

:51:43. > :51:45.ever won gold in 81 kilograms light heavyweight division, so once again

:51:46. > :51:50.he would write his own chapter in Olympic boxing history if he can

:51:51. > :51:56.claim that prize, but first he has to get through to the gold-medal

:51:57. > :52:03.bout, and that is why he is demonstrating such immense, intense

:52:04. > :52:06.concentration. Fantastic display again from La Cruz over the course

:52:07. > :52:11.of that second round. Bauderlique did, more quickly when compared to

:52:12. > :52:18.the first round, but still very little success in pinning down the

:52:19. > :52:25.fleet foot of Cuba. Glimpses from the Frenchman I would say of

:52:26. > :52:31.success. And occasional shots that landed, made it awkward for La Cruz,

:52:32. > :52:35.their heads nearly clashed, the Cuban five the time and space and

:52:36. > :52:40.movement on the outside to the end of the round. Look at that for a

:52:41. > :52:50.short, straight in the middle, perfect punch. La Cruz is in

:52:51. > :52:55.control. Let's look at the scores. Across-the-board again. It has taken

:52:56. > :52:59.to my grounds, Bauderlique will come like an express train but is it too

:53:00. > :53:08.late? He needs an enormous last round. Going into the third and

:53:09. > :53:12.final round, the man wearing blue come Bauderlique qualify for this,

:53:13. > :53:18.is first Olympic Games through his a PB ranking along with Essam Rabbani

:53:19. > :53:23.from that particular route. Needs a big round to get back on even terms.

:53:24. > :53:28.Remember his previous version was a stoppage win over cars and has need

:53:29. > :53:32.of Ecuador in an extremely contest and despite being stopped after

:53:33. > :53:35.picking up three standing counts, mean I was still punching when the

:53:36. > :53:41.referee intervened and waved contest. He demonstrated some

:53:42. > :53:43.powerful punch picking in that contest, an altogether different

:53:44. > :53:49.proposition here against a man that is hitting and moving and not a

:53:50. > :53:56.stationary target. Left hand not too far away from Bauderlique. You can

:53:57. > :54:03.bet he will not add box La Cruz so he needs a stoppage or knockout. He

:54:04. > :54:12.needs more pressure and more committed sustained pressure. That

:54:13. > :54:19.is what the man in blue requires. La Cruz again slowing things down on

:54:20. > :54:23.the outside. We said the Cubans are brilliant at boxing to their pace

:54:24. > :54:29.and rhythm and this man is an expert. That is part of the trap he

:54:30. > :54:33.sets the very low hands, sometimes these people are square on the

:54:34. > :54:38.ropes. Literally inviting you to come forward and try to hit the

:54:39. > :54:42.target but to do that is extremely difficult, but the main problem for

:54:43. > :54:52.the Frenchman has been his feet are far too slow. That is not the type

:54:53. > :55:02.of disadvantage you want to carry into the boxing ring when facing a

:55:03. > :55:09.man like this. He knows he is almost into the gold-medal bout. The right

:55:10. > :55:13.hand from the man in red. The concentration still absolute to

:55:14. > :55:17.ensure he doesn't walk onto anything or catch a stray elbow or head clash

:55:18. > :55:23.which would cause him to carry an injury into that medal bout that he

:55:24. > :55:30.is so close to. It is the sign of a champion to go through a tournament

:55:31. > :55:37.like this round after round and with ease to be honest, he is comfortable

:55:38. > :55:41.again this contest. If he gets there it he only has to get through

:55:42. > :55:47.another 24 seconds. Was that a push or slip? If he gets there it, it

:55:48. > :55:55.looked like he will, he will enter an Olympic final. Very fresh indeed.

:55:56. > :56:02.And to beat him you certainly have to up the speed considerably and

:56:03. > :56:10.eased through here. A very clever display by the man in red. La Cruz,

:56:11. > :56:14.the number one boxer in the world at light heavyweight, the tournament

:56:15. > :56:20.number one seed. That will send him through to contest Olympic gold. He

:56:21. > :56:26.continues to atone for the quarterfinal exit in London four

:56:27. > :56:30.years ago, guaranteed himself a medal by making it through to the

:56:31. > :56:35.semifinal stage, but he was a man on a mission throughout that three

:56:36. > :56:40.minutes, his concentration was total and he was in complete control

:56:41. > :56:46.against Bauderlique. Good performance from La Cruz, lovely

:56:47. > :56:50.defensive skills. Some people will not find him very exciting but it is

:56:51. > :56:56.horses for courses, that is what he does best. He comes through most of

:56:57. > :57:00.his contests and sometimes you can cut the number of shots landed clean

:57:01. > :57:31.on his chin. Talented man indeed, La Cruz.

:57:32. > :57:45.Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by unanimous decision... In the red

:57:46. > :57:51.corner, La Cruz! Saluting his team-mates in the stands. La Cruz

:57:52. > :57:55.rated index finger, number one, he must certainly is. That is where the

:57:56. > :58:01.rankings have and the seedings have him, and that is what he's aiming

:58:02. > :58:07.for here at Rio 2016. He is due to the gold-medal bout -- through to

:58:08. > :58:13.the. Emulated a compliment that complement of its competitors in

:58:14. > :58:17.Munich 76 and the best heavyweight bout -- at heavyweight boxing world

:58:18. > :58:22.wants nothing less than gold. La goes into the final, could he be

:58:23. > :58:29.joined by Great Britain's Joshua Buatsi? Will find tonight. 10:30pm

:58:30. > :58:35.is the time to see if he can get into light heavyweight final this

:58:36. > :58:39.evening. We will take you to diving now because tonight is the final of

:58:40. > :58:43.the men's individual three metre springboard. It will feature Jack

:58:44. > :58:47.Laugher possibly but before the semifinal we have to remind you what

:58:48. > :58:53.was possibly one of the moments of the games, Jack Law alongside his

:58:54. > :58:59.partner Chris Mears as they surpriseds secures Britain's first

:59:00. > :59:02.ever diving gold medal in the synchronised and after they realised

:59:03. > :59:04.they had done it, they are Commonwealth champions and they

:59:05. > :59:08.lived together and are best friends and they come away with the

:59:09. > :59:16.gold-medal, incredible scenes. For Chris it was the end of his Rio 26

:59:17. > :59:20.team but Jack had. It is all right. Just getting to the good but come it

:59:21. > :59:24.is fine. Lots of people don't even realise we're on the telly, what are

:59:25. > :59:27.they watching? Where was I? Jack into the semifinals of the men's

:59:28. > :59:33.three metre individual springboard, he qualified in 12, just into the

:59:34. > :59:39.top 18 for the semifinals. It was really windy yesterday afternoon saw

:59:40. > :59:42.it affected Thaynes at the open-air Aquatics Centre behind me, could he

:59:43. > :59:51.make it into the top ten to make it into night's finals? Jack Law

:59:52. > :59:55.getting to good start today, great start yesterday with this dive. He

:59:56. > :00:04.overcooked on the opening one but got it together eventually. You said

:00:05. > :00:08.before, we'll see how he does. -- seen it before.

:00:09. > :00:21.There we go come he is awake. There is no wind, and that is what I would

:00:22. > :00:25.expect from Jack Law. Right on the end of the diving board, he is a

:00:26. > :00:32.class act when he is on this kind of form. Get the heebie-jeebies out of

:00:33. > :00:36.the way in the prelims. Let's let the judges know your other

:00:37. > :00:42.competitors as well that you're back in the game fantastic opening-round

:00:43. > :01:01.dive. Best score so far by five, Jack Laugher is hot to trot.

:01:02. > :01:09.He gets there in the end, spectacular looking dive because

:01:10. > :01:13.there is so much going on. Start the rotation of the dive and then you

:01:14. > :01:22.come straight out up three twists and complete. There is a lot going

:01:23. > :01:27.on. Pretty much does all of it straight. That is Flash Harry.

:01:28. > :01:48.Nearly in the water polo pool as well. 72.15 four Kuznetsov.

:01:49. > :01:56.It is a reverse 3.5. So we did hold our breath as he came into the end,

:01:57. > :02:01.his toes were right on is not just a little bit over, he did not make the

:02:02. > :02:04.same mistake as he did on the second one where he was back from the end,

:02:05. > :02:06.the dive does marginally over rotate but aside from that there is nothing

:02:07. > :02:20.wrong with it. This is going to be a huge score,

:02:21. > :02:34.probably the highest we have seen. Yes, great entry.

:02:35. > :03:04.The car is just flirting with exclusion here. Who is he flirting

:03:05. > :03:18.with? He is married! I am not going down that route. Oh, my word. That

:03:19. > :03:26.is a complete need tremble. Wow, that is dismal for defending Olympic

:03:27. > :03:31.champion is a car off. He is out. Zeros, failed dive. Massive need

:03:32. > :03:39.tremble for Zakharov. Bosch, right on his face. Nothing worse than a

:03:40. > :03:45.need tremble. He only makes double somersault. S, right in his face.

:03:46. > :03:52.That will not only hurt his face, but his pride as well. Our Olympic

:03:53. > :04:11.champion who only just made it through, is definitely gone.

:04:12. > :04:27.Let's go, potato! He is -- let's go, Rommel Pacheco! Tremendous effort

:04:28. > :04:34.again. It is not his most complicated, but he is going to get

:04:35. > :04:38.a handful of lines for that. Excellent work, lots of Mexican

:04:39. > :04:45.support in here today, as I was yesterday. Very good indeed. What

:04:46. > :05:09.will the judges say to that? They give it a big thumbs up as well.

:05:10. > :05:17.What a dive! Here's a little tight to the diving board. That is why you

:05:18. > :05:22.heard my intake of breath. He is OK. I wouldn't want to see him any

:05:23. > :05:26.closer. But our youngest member of this final is going to score over 80

:05:27. > :05:34.points with that. Has he left it too late? There are all sorts of

:05:35. > :05:53.shenanigans going on. Exclamation of fantastic diving.

:05:54. > :06:08.Michael Hixon was the leader for a while. He has nailed it! Absolutely

:06:09. > :06:12.drilling that entry. It looked as though he lost his balance and at

:06:13. > :06:15.last he came to the end of the diving board, but he plays the

:06:16. > :06:20.waiting game. That is a superb effort. Hixon will be up there with

:06:21. > :06:40.the leaders after that date. After rape or fourth round, he

:06:41. > :07:01.bounces back, literally. -- after a poor fourth round.

:07:02. > :07:19.And it was agony, but Jack Laugher is just in.

:07:20. > :07:26.By the skin of his trunks, Jack Laugher moves into the men's three

:07:27. > :07:29.metres springboard final. Doesn't matter, he is into the top 12 and we

:07:30. > :07:32.will see tonight whether Jack Laugher can add to the governmental

:07:33. > :07:35.he won in the synchro with Chris Mears. Let's briefly checked in on

:07:36. > :07:40.BBC Two and see what they are getting up to, because they are

:07:41. > :07:44.featuring the final day of competition in the gymnastics

:07:45. > :07:49.Olympic Arena. Right now, it is parallel bars. Later, we will see

:07:50. > :07:53.Great Britain's Amy Tinkler go in the women's four final, up against

:07:54. > :08:04.Simone Biles, the legend. Right now on BBC Two, men's pee -- parallel

:08:05. > :08:08.bars. Now to some football, because Brazil's quest to win a first

:08:09. > :08:13.Olympic football medal continues. The men are into the final. There

:08:14. > :08:17.will play tomorrow in the semifinal. The women are also into the

:08:18. > :08:19.semifinals. They only got there by virtue of a controversial

:08:20. > :08:30.quarterfinal that happened a couple of days ago. And it came down to a

:08:31. > :08:37.penalty shoot out. Brazil did it the hard way, scraping past Australia

:08:38. > :08:51.7-6 after the teams were tied 0-0 after extra time. Brazil have still

:08:52. > :08:55.to win an Olympic gold in football. Standing against them as Sweden, who

:08:56. > :09:01.knocked out gold medal favourites the USA, again on penalties. That

:09:02. > :09:05.was after a 1-1 draw. So the Swedes take on Brazil, battling it out in

:09:06. > :09:13.the semifinals, hoping for a place in the final at Maracana. We join it

:09:14. > :09:17.in the second half. Still 0-0. 12 minutes through this one. Sue Smith

:09:18. > :09:31.and Nigel Adley. COMMENTATOR: It has been a case of

:09:32. > :09:37.Brazilian attack against Swedish defence for much of the game so far.

:09:38. > :09:40.Sue Smith, the reason the game has been goalless is that Sweden have

:09:41. > :09:53.defended magnificently. They really have. And they have frustrated

:09:54. > :09:58.Brazil and made it difficult. A lot of their chances have been outside

:09:59. > :10:00.the box. The player who came on for Brazil at half-time. There is a

:10:01. > :10:17.collectors item. There is a crowd approaching 70,000

:10:18. > :10:23.inside the Maracana. It has been passionate support for the Brazilian

:10:24. > :10:29.team. But of course, they are facing a side who knocked out the reigning

:10:30. > :10:37.Olympic and world champions, the USA, in the quarterfinals. The

:10:38. > :10:56.Chelsea goalkeeper has not been tested so far in the game.

:10:57. > :11:06.And a rare Swedish attack comes to nothing. The brakes have been few

:11:07. > :11:16.and far between, so when they do get that chance, they need a little more

:11:17. > :11:26.quality. Both these teams are searching for their first Olympic

:11:27. > :11:32.gold medal in women's football. Brazil have twice taken silver. For

:11:33. > :12:15.Sweden, this is their first semifinal.

:12:16. > :12:26.They had to be on their toes, the fullbacks for Sweden. The Brazilian

:12:27. > :12:38.fullbacks like to get forward. They have looked good, Sweden.

:12:39. > :12:51.Corner in towards the near post area. That is a dangerous looking

:12:52. > :12:58.ball, and to Swedish players both went for it. Fischer got the vital

:12:59. > :13:28.touch. The crowd inside the stadium has

:13:29. > :13:31.grown throughout the game. In many ways, they help to create more

:13:32. > :13:36.pressure for the home side. They do, but I am impressed with how Brazil

:13:37. > :13:40.have coped with that pressure, especially in their opening games.

:13:41. > :13:44.They seem to have just taken it in their stride, especially when it

:13:45. > :13:47.went to penalties. It takes a lot of mental toughness to play in front of

:13:48. > :13:53.a home crowd like that, but they seem to have dealt with it well.

:13:54. > :14:14.There are over 52,000 in Belo Horizonte. There may be some anxious

:14:15. > :14:21.faces. Sweden have this free kick. There was a vital touch there. That

:14:22. > :14:28.was a very vital touch. You could see that Seger was completely

:14:29. > :14:40.unmarked. That glancing header took it away from her feet. Swedish

:14:41. > :15:14.attacks have been pretty sporadic, but they have looked dangerous.

:15:15. > :15:54.Sweden had the calmness to try and play their way out of trouble.

:15:55. > :16:07.Brazil are beginning to take a grip on the game once again. Brazil did

:16:08. > :16:09.well in the first half, as they got the ball out wide. They were

:16:10. > :16:17.switching it quickly. They need to get it out wide, find

:16:18. > :16:37.space. ? The way this game is going, it would

:16:38. > :16:39.be a surprise if we don't see the Paris Saint-Germain forward soon.

:16:40. > :16:44.Marta again looking to feed off a long ball. That's not really her

:16:45. > :16:50.game. Not at all. She's making those runs from out wide into central

:16:51. > :16:54.areas. You want to give her the ball with space to run at defenders. Give

:16:55. > :17:01.it to her feet. She'll make things happen. I just think the way Sweden

:17:02. > :17:05.have set up is frustrating Brazil. They don't know how to break them

:17:06. > :17:21.down and they have resorted to the long ball, which isn't working.

:17:22. > :17:28.Sweden have looked at their most dangerous when they've been able to

:17:29. > :17:29.counterattack. In terms of constructive play, they've produced

:17:30. > :17:45.very Great Britain chose not to compete

:17:46. > :17:50.in the women's football after England had earned a qualifying

:17:51. > :17:58.place with their exploits in the World Cup. Barbara takes a chance. I

:17:59. > :18:02.think the challenge from Monica got to her just in time from Brazil's

:18:03. > :18:11.point of view. It's a really big chance. I thought, is she going to

:18:12. > :18:15.have a shot here? She couldn't get the ball out of her feet. She ended

:18:16. > :18:18.up stuffing her shot. That's a really good opportunity for Sweden,

:18:19. > :18:27.they should have done better with that.

:18:28. > :18:31.Alves looking to come in behind Rubensson. Lindahl was there once

:18:32. > :18:52.again. The black's up. -- flag's up against

:18:53. > :19:04.Blackstenius. We're about to see a change. Just offside. She pointed

:19:05. > :19:15.where she wants the ball. Blackstenius comes off. Jakobsen

:19:16. > :19:19.comes on. Former Chelsea player. Maybe more of a creative player for

:19:20. > :19:23.Sweden and maybe somebody who'll try to hold the ball up a bit more. She

:19:24. > :19:27.will and she's very quick. If they can get the ball into the channels,

:19:28. > :19:32.she'll chase and get on the end of them.

:19:33. > :19:36.My only concern is that sometimes it's her final. I know she's been

:19:37. > :19:42.working on that. She has got better with that. It can be erratic at

:19:43. > :19:47.times. Brazil beat Sweden 5-1 in the group

:19:48. > :19:49.stage. That was in the Olympic Stadium. It's a very different story

:19:50. > :20:02.here today so far. Germany or Canada will play the

:20:03. > :20:09.winners of this game in the Gold Medal match. They meet in Belo

:20:10. > :20:26.Horizonte later this evening. Brazil started the tournament with

:20:27. > :20:28.eight goals in their first two games. But the goals have dried up

:20:29. > :20:43.since. Formiga able to strike one, but not

:20:44. > :20:52.for the first time, she's off target.

:20:53. > :21:28.A huge crowd here, but they're still waiting for the opening goal.

:21:29. > :21:37.The Swedish coach took the Gold Medal with the USA in both Beijing

:21:38. > :21:42.and London. Managing her home country to a Gold

:21:43. > :21:45.Medal, it would be an unexpected Gold Medal, would possibly surpass

:21:46. > :21:51.those achievements. I think it would. It would be a dream for her

:21:52. > :21:56.as a manager. She's done it with the United States and if she could do it

:21:57. > :22:01.for Sweden, obviously been a player for Sweden as well, that would be

:22:02. > :22:09.amazing, an amazing achievement for her.

:22:10. > :22:18.The Brazilian shooting again is off target. They're beginning to create

:22:19. > :22:23.chances, but whether it's nerves or the tension around the occasion, but

:22:24. > :22:27.Lindahl's not really had to make a difficult save so far. Most of the

:22:28. > :22:34.saves have been straight at her or over the bar. It's just that quality

:22:35. > :22:41.in front of goal, which Brazil seem to have in abundance in the group

:22:42. > :22:49.stages. Whether it's a bit of nerves now, a

:22:50. > :23:02.bit of pressure. There's a problem there for Samuelsson.

:23:03. > :23:13.She rolled her ankle a little bit. It was on that follow through. It's

:23:14. > :23:17.one of those you can just run off. Bea has received the yellow card.

:23:18. > :23:24.It's not the first late challenge she's produced in the game. Possibly

:23:25. > :23:28.our Mexican reehas gone with the -- referee has gone with the to thing

:23:29. > :23:29.up process there. Early on in the game, there was a poor challenge on

:23:30. > :23:44.Fischer. It gives Sweden a chance to regroup

:23:45. > :24:08.and break up the flow of the game, which will suit them.

:24:09. > :24:31.Set piece may be Sweden's best route to a goal here. They have the added

:24:32. > :24:57.height inside the penalty area. Jakobsson was trying to fasten onto

:24:58. > :25:08.the loose ball. Martinsen tangling with Dahlkvist.

:25:09. > :25:13.A solid challenge. A Sweden player has gone down.

:25:14. > :25:25.That's Appelqvist. That's flagged offside. She was. She

:25:26. > :25:34.was trying to time her run. She wanted the ball sooner. Couldn't

:25:35. > :25:37.quite get back on side. Sweden are looking more promising. They seem to

:25:38. > :25:47.have stepped up probably ten yards further forward.

:25:48. > :25:54.Three quarters of the way through this game and no closer to knowing

:25:55. > :26:09.who will play for the Gold Medal on Friday:

:26:10. > :26:22.Bae beaten to it. She was offside as well. Schelin has gone more central

:26:23. > :26:28.as well. That's better for the team and for her. She will get hold of

:26:29. > :26:54.the ball and make those runs. Also there's the pace in behind.

:26:55. > :27:15.Tsegay was caught -- Seger was caught as well. It was a late

:27:16. > :27:26.challenge. The yellow card has been flourished

:27:27. > :27:36.in the direction of Alves. Can't really see anything with that

:27:37. > :27:48.replay. Can you see what Marta thinks of it. Formiga, the most

:27:49. > :27:52.experienced player in the team at the age of 38, is telling her to

:27:53. > :27:53.calm down. Marta is telling the assistant referee to buy some

:27:54. > :28:10.glasses, I think. She's become such a talking point

:28:11. > :28:16.throughout the Olympic Games as far as the Brazilian public are

:28:17. > :28:21.concerned, Marta. All of those shirts have had Neymar's name

:28:22. > :28:27.scribbled out and Marta's inked in. Good for the game, isn't it? I think

:28:28. > :28:34.the fact that they've been watching Marta on the TV, this is the

:28:35. > :28:38.challenge again. Seger crosses the ball, oh, it is a late challenge. To

:28:39. > :28:44.the right ankle. She twisted her ankle. When you're at full pace and

:28:45. > :28:49.you're about to cross the ball and somebody puts that challenge in...

:28:50. > :28:54.It's going to hurt. Two Brazilian forwards have now been booked in

:28:55. > :28:58.quick succession. This is a really good chance for Sweden. They do

:28:59. > :29:06.score a fair proportion of their goals from set pieces. Schelin is

:29:07. > :29:13.making it clear where she wants the ball. She needs to deliver now.

:29:14. > :29:19.There's been a few corners that have been of poor quality. If she can pin

:29:20. > :29:21.point delivery, they've got players who can win the ball in the air. A

:29:22. > :29:27.great chance for Sweden. Sweden yet to concede a free kick in

:29:28. > :29:57.the game. There is so much happening inside

:29:58. > :30:02.the six-yard area. The Mexican referee is having a real job here in

:30:03. > :30:18.trying to stop simmering tempers boiling over.

:30:19. > :30:26.Sembrant and Rafaelle the two players involved. Play has now been

:30:27. > :30:31.halted for three minutes. It was missed completely by Barbara.

:30:32. > :30:38.But nobody in Swedish blue got the touch. That was a good free kick.

:30:39. > :30:43.Just whipped into an area. So much power. Schelin just tries to back

:30:44. > :30:50.heel it. If she'd have got anything on that, it would have gone in.

:30:51. > :30:54.Barbara was in no-man's land. Schelin went for the audacious

:30:55. > :30:58.flick. If she'd tried to head it, she would have scored. I wonder if

:30:59. > :31:07.she could have got any other part of her body on there?

:31:08. > :31:28.Lindahl is able to make a fairly routine save.

:31:29. > :31:37.The game is beginning to become stretched now. It's beginning to

:31:38. > :31:39.open up a bit more. That's making it more entertaining. That's what Marta

:31:40. > :32:05.can bring, a bit of brilliance. It's a very warm afternoon in the

:32:06. > :32:11.Maracana. Those temperatures may help to increase the fatigue levels

:32:12. > :32:18.as we head towards the end of a goalless 90 minutes, at the moment.

:32:19. > :32:36.Looks like one goal will win it at this stage.

:32:37. > :32:56.Fischer is disappointed with herself.

:32:57. > :33:06.Brazil won by 1-0 when these two nations met in the semifinal in

:33:07. > :33:11.Athens in 2004. They would settle for just a single goal now. The ball

:33:12. > :33:42.was out of play. Marta will drive our players.

:33:43. > :33:46.Fischer will be disappointed. Marta was caught by the second challenge.

:33:47. > :33:59.There could be a yellow card here for Sweden.

:34:00. > :34:08.I think Marta's earlier anger is really driving her on now. It seems

:34:09. > :34:13.to be. She didn't like that decision earlier. I think she's just thinking

:34:14. > :34:16.she has to take this game now by the scruff of the neck, she has to be

:34:17. > :34:20.the player that will make something happen. Yacouba Sylla has received a

:34:21. > :34:31.yellow card. -- Jakobson. Fischer knows just how big these

:34:32. > :34:52.moments are. Marta, who won the free kick, is

:34:53. > :35:08.over the free kick. Marta may go for goal from here. 105 international

:35:09. > :35:23.goals. Driven low into the crowd. A corner has been given.

:35:24. > :35:54.Marta will take this as well. Schelin was able to clear.

:35:55. > :36:00.Formiga has got the corner. Formiga has been excellent. Just hold the

:36:01. > :36:06.midfield, but then she will make these runs forward. Probably makes

:36:07. > :36:14.34 in a game. She has won two corners for her team. Vastly

:36:15. > :36:19.experienced player. She has played in every women's football tournament

:36:20. > :36:27.in the Olympic Games, and she doesn't want this one to stop here.

:36:28. > :36:48.The shot was deflected from Andressa Alves da Silva. I think Lindauer was

:36:49. > :36:52.just making sure -- Lindahl. I think Formiga got the final touch on that

:36:53. > :37:32.shot, which is why the goalkick has been given.

:37:33. > :37:44.It was a good time to bring Sofia Jakobsson on. She was wanting to

:37:45. > :37:58.drive at the Brazilian defence when they were starting to tire.

:37:59. > :38:17.Sweden are having a bit of respite here, trying to drop deeper.

:38:18. > :38:35.Every outfield player is now inside the Swedish half.

:38:36. > :38:57.Once again, the shot from distance. Doesn't test Lindahl.

:38:58. > :39:02.Sweden started to create a few more chances, but as Brazil have started

:39:03. > :39:07.to get back into the game, they have stepped further and further back.

:39:08. > :39:13.You don't want to keep inviting that pressure. But they are still

:39:14. > :39:23.defending well. And Brazil don't seem to have that quality in the

:39:24. > :39:25.final third. They get themselves into position, but the final shot

:39:26. > :39:49.has not been there. Andressa Alves does well to try and

:39:50. > :40:01.recycle possession for Brazil. Confusion for a second inside the

:40:02. > :40:02.Swedish penalty area. Once again, it is a Swedish block, this time from

:40:03. > :40:27.Seger. Again, attack against defence seems

:40:28. > :40:32.to be the way this game is being played at the moment. But the

:40:33. > :40:46.quality from Brazil in the final third has not been good enough.

:40:47. > :40:58.Monica does well to recover. It is a problem for Sweden when they defend

:40:59. > :41:06.so deeply. If they do break out, they don't get enough players around

:41:07. > :41:18.the ball. Appeals for handball from the crowd. It is all a bit untidy

:41:19. > :41:31.again. Anywhere will do for Sweden. Sweden are defending for their

:41:32. > :41:37.lives! Bea is down for Brazil. She has worked extremely hard. That

:41:38. > :41:47.would have been an extremely harsh handball against Nilla Fischer. It

:41:48. > :41:48.has been such a good battle between those two. Both very strong,

:41:49. > :42:40.aggressive players. Brazil are a side not settling for

:42:41. > :42:50.extra time at the moment. Sweden are rather playing themselves into

:42:51. > :42:57.trouble. The tension is rising, on and off the field now. A gold medal

:42:58. > :43:00.in both the women's and men's football has become something of an

:43:01. > :43:07.obsession for the Brazilian public during this Olympic Games. The

:43:08. > :43:16.longer this game goes on, the more anxious they become. Marta wins the

:43:17. > :43:29.header. Andressa Alves goes down, but I don't think there was any

:43:30. > :43:31.question of a foul. There are a few Swedish fans in the crowd, but they

:43:32. > :43:51.are heavily outnumbered. Sweden just trying to wind down the

:43:52. > :44:10.clock here. The only way this game will be won

:44:11. > :44:23.is either by an exceptional bit of skill or a mistake. Both these teams

:44:24. > :44:27.came through very tight quarterfinals. The first-ever

:44:28. > :44:37.penalty shoot outs in Olympic women's football history. There may

:44:38. > :44:44.be a third one here. Formiga picks up the yellow card for that late

:44:45. > :44:50.challenge. She is saying it is her first one. It is definitely a

:44:51. > :44:57.booking, but Formiga has been excellent all game. She has kept it

:44:58. > :45:02.really tidy. She is the glue. Exactly that. That was probably the

:45:03. > :45:12.first time she had a bad touch, which means she had to make a foul.

:45:13. > :45:16.Asliani was the player who went down. The look on the face of the

:45:17. > :45:29.Brazilian coach tells you how edgy things are. The Swedish coach has

:45:30. > :45:31.been in this position before, on the way to the gold medal match with the

:45:32. > :45:47.United States. Attacking-wise, it has not really

:45:48. > :45:56.work for Brazil. It hasn't. And I think that is credit to Sweden and

:45:57. > :46:00.the way they have played. They have defended well one-on-one. Brazil's

:46:01. > :46:06.quality has been lacking at times. They flattered to deceive. They have

:46:07. > :46:14.had a fantastic skill, but the end product has not been there. They

:46:15. > :46:21.will be disappointed with that. It has not been Marta's day so far. She

:46:22. > :46:35.has twinkled fitfully, but Sweden have done a good job on her.

:46:36. > :46:39.If it's goalless after 90 minutes, we will have half an hour's extra

:46:40. > :46:59.time. The pace of the game has noticeably

:47:00. > :47:09.dropped in the last ten minutes or so.

:47:10. > :47:17.Brazil have been more conservative the longer this game has gone on.

:47:18. > :47:22.Brazil probably expended so much energy in the first half with all

:47:23. > :47:27.the pressurising and high intensity play. They are beginning to

:47:28. > :47:51.fatiguement -- fatigue. Any goal now will surely be a winning goal.

:47:52. > :48:12.Brazil finishing the 90 minutes on the attack.

:48:13. > :48:35.Marta was almost on the end of that! It was Samuelsson with yet another

:48:36. > :49:01.important intervention, as we enter four minutes of added time.

:49:02. > :49:21.The pace was taken out of it at source.

:49:22. > :49:33.Yet again Sweden happy to retreat into their own half.

:49:34. > :49:55.We will have a win ere vergely. It may -- win we will have a win

:49:56. > :50:00.eventually, but it may take some time.

:50:01. > :50:07.See how frustrated they are. Having to take shots from outside the box.

:50:08. > :50:10.Can't create any clear-cut opportunities. That's credit to

:50:11. > :50:23.Sweden and how they've set up and frustrated them.

:50:24. > :50:29.Brazil have the free kick. There may be one final chance before the end

:50:30. > :50:59.of normal time. Both these teams went all the way in

:51:00. > :51:02.their quarter finals to a penalty shootout. The longer this tournament

:51:03. > :51:27.goes on, the more fatigue will become a factor.

:51:28. > :52:10.A free kick to Brazil, this surely is the final chance.

:52:11. > :52:19.Formiga was there. And Lindahl in the right place at the right time

:52:20. > :52:25.for Sweden. Brazil must have thought they were going to win it there,

:52:26. > :52:30.right at the end. That was a good delivery, good header. But again,

:52:31. > :52:36.it's straight at Lindahl. She does well to be in the right place at the

:52:37. > :52:48.right time. It was Bea who got the final touch. Vadao left frustrated.

:52:49. > :52:53.That is the end of 90 minutes. No break through from either side.

:52:54. > :52:59.Extra time is looming. It's Brazil 0, Sweden 0.

:53:00. > :53:05.I thought we had the latest of win throwers for Brazil. Instead it goes

:53:06. > :53:09.to extra time. We going to stay with it here on BBC Four. On the other

:53:10. > :53:16.side of it, you'll see lovely Dan Walker. Back to Nigel and Sue.

:53:17. > :53:20.There are very tired footballers out there

:53:21. > :53:31.Brazil must have thought they had the winning goal there. Yet again,

:53:32. > :53:35.when it came to attacking attempts: can we really say Lindahl has had to

:53:36. > :53:39.make a difficult save? She hasn't. Most of the efforts have gone over

:53:40. > :53:42.the bar or gone straight at her. I think that's something that Brazil

:53:43. > :53:45.will be disappointed with. They have created those chances. It's just

:53:46. > :53:53.about being clinical in front of goal. They haven't had that. I'm

:53:54. > :53:57.like you, I'm surprised Kristian hasn't come on. Whether she has a

:53:58. > :54:02.little injury or she's fatigued, I'm not sure. Because I would have

:54:03. > :54:06.brought her on earlier in the game. This is where Pia Sundhage really

:54:07. > :54:11.earns her money. She's been in this sort of situation so many times br.

:54:12. > :54:14.Yeah, and she knows what it's about. She knows how to win games. She's

:54:15. > :54:19.used to that. The players will listen to every word that she says

:54:20. > :54:25.and officely her tactics have worked. It might not be the

:54:26. > :54:28.prettiest football to watch, but she's getting results and that's

:54:29. > :54:32.something that Sweden will want. They need to go out in this next

:54:33. > :54:36.part of extra time and will they go out and win it? Or do exactly the

:54:37. > :54:43.same and wait for penalties? It's a tough win to call. -- one to call.

:54:44. > :54:47.The Maracana has been a wonderful sight throughout the game. The

:54:48. > :54:54.Brazilian fans out in force, along with the odd pocket of Swedish fans.

:54:55. > :54:59.But it's been a typical semifinal in many ways. You get to a stage where

:55:00. > :55:04.there's too much to lose. There is. You could see, as the game was going

:55:05. > :55:08.on, there was only 10, 15 minutes to play, both teams didn't want to make

:55:09. > :55:11.a mistake. They wanted to keep the ball and maybe be a bit safe. You

:55:12. > :55:17.can understand that as a player. There's so much to lose. You've got

:55:18. > :55:20.a final place and that's difficult as a player, difficult as a manager

:55:21. > :55:27.knowing what to do at that point in the game. This, a new experience for

:55:28. > :55:35.the Swedish players. If not their coach. The more experienced

:55:36. > :55:48.Brazilian players have come for a semifinals before. They lost out in

:55:49. > :55:51.the Gold Medal game. We heard the American goalkeeper call Sweden

:55:52. > :55:55."cowards" for the way they played in the last game. But if you are

:55:56. > :56:01.playing to win, you play to win. If you play within the rules. Of course

:56:02. > :56:04.you do. It's a game plan. Sweden, Pia Sundhage knows the US team

:56:05. > :56:08.inside out. She knew that to stop them from playing, they had to sit

:56:09. > :56:12.back. They had to defend. Pretty much the same as what they've done

:56:13. > :56:17.here against Brazil. They've made it difficult. If that's your strength

:56:18. > :56:20.then you play to your strength. If that wins you football matches and

:56:21. > :56:24.you're going to get Gold Medals you have to do that. It might not be the

:56:25. > :56:30.prettiest game to watch, if it works you have to do it. The Brazilian

:56:31. > :56:36.women's team have almost been a mirror image of their men's side.

:56:37. > :56:40.Cristiane is about to come on. That's no surprise because Neymar

:56:41. > :56:43.and co found difficulties in scoring goals at the start of the

:56:44. > :56:47.tournament. Now they're beginning to flow for them. For Marta and her

:56:48. > :56:53.team, eight goals in the first two games and none since. The other way

:56:54. > :56:57.round for the female team. That just sometimes happens in games. They

:56:58. > :57:01.seem to have scored all their goals early on and were play soing well.

:57:02. > :57:05.It just seems to have dried up a bit. It's a positive they're still

:57:06. > :57:13.creating those chances, but they need to be that bit more clinical in

:57:14. > :57:18.front of goal. There will be that before Dalian change. Cristiane will

:57:19. > :57:21.come on. For so many years their main striker. She was part of the

:57:22. > :57:31.Silver Medal-winning teams in Athens and Beijing. She has 14 goals in

:57:32. > :57:47.Olympic football competitions, 85 in total. Is she the player to send

:57:48. > :57:50.Brazil into the Gold Medal game? Cristiane and Marta play so well

:57:51. > :57:55.together as well. They've played for a number of years. They seem to know

:57:56. > :58:02.what each other is going to do. They find each other with the passes.

:58:03. > :58:09.She'll make a difference. Cristiane scored in the group game against

:58:10. > :58:19.Sweden, when Brazil won 5-1. Very different story to today, of course.

:58:20. > :58:25.Of course she's got Bea to play-off as well, the big striker. I think

:58:26. > :58:30.she's played well. It's been a typical centre forward, number nine,

:58:31. > :58:34.held the ball up well, managed to turn the defenders at times and

:58:35. > :58:46.link-up play. Just hasn't got that goal that she will have wanted.

:58:47. > :58:50.Brazil get extra time under way. Two periods of 15 minutes, with the

:58:51. > :59:01.potential of a penalty shootout to follow.

:59:02. > :59:06.Sweden in their first Olympic semifinal have given everything so

:59:07. > :59:20.far. But what have they got left? Only in the Olympics because Great

:59:21. > :59:28.Britain chose not to compete. They're looking to make the most of

:59:29. > :59:39.their wildcard. Bea looking to link up with Alves,

:59:40. > :59:48.but the whistle has gone. Again it's Fischer and Bea. I'm not

:59:49. > :00:01.sure what that was given for. Seemed to be a fair challenge from both.

:00:02. > :00:12.With Cristiane on the pitch, Marta will have a bit more support.

:00:13. > :00:21.Alves there seemed to be more preoccupied with wrestling with

:00:22. > :00:26.Samuelsson. She's already been booked and she's possibly entering

:00:27. > :00:30.the red zone. She has to be careful. I think she's such a good player

:00:31. > :00:34.going forward and I like the fact that she likes to get back and

:00:35. > :00:38.defend and help her team out. But she has to be careful. She is a

:00:39. > :00:42.young player. She's getting a bit frustrated.

:00:43. > :00:46.Samuelsson is, at times, wrestling with her. All within the rules of

:00:47. > :01:09.the game. The quality of her crossing today,

:01:10. > :01:14.by her very high standards, has been pretty average. It has been poor.

:01:15. > :01:19.There were two players in the box and they both went centrally. It

:01:20. > :01:27.would have been good if one had peeled off maybe round the back.

:01:28. > :01:29.Just making different runs. The classic Marta, you expect a

:01:30. > :02:05.better delivery. Brazil rather playing themselves

:02:06. > :02:09.into trouble there. You can see as well, when Sweden pressurise the

:02:10. > :02:16.Brazil back line, they tend to make mistakes.

:02:17. > :02:39.Asliani, the Manchester City player, causing problems.

:02:40. > :02:52.You can see at the bottom of your picture, the Brazilian coach, right

:02:53. > :03:06.on the edge of his technical area. Cristiane just losing out.

:03:07. > :03:14.Sofia Jakobsson, the only player that Sweden have brought on sofa.

:03:15. > :03:26.They don't have too many more attacking options on the bench.

:03:27. > :03:28.Fridolina Rolfo is out of the competition after breaking a

:03:29. > :03:47.metatarsal, the curse of the metatarsals striking Sweden. The

:03:48. > :03:51.pace of the game has dropped again. You could see the Swedish formation

:03:52. > :04:02.there, five across the middle. They are well organised. It has

:04:03. > :04:15.frustrated Brazil. But even a player like Marta has not been able to find

:04:16. > :04:20.any joy between the lines. I think Marta was the intended recipient of

:04:21. > :04:25.that. They have kept the space between their back four and their

:04:26. > :04:28.midfield five and the front one quite tight. Brazil like to play in

:04:29. > :04:36.between the lines. They have not been able to do that. Credit to Pia

:04:37. > :04:40.Sundhage and Sweden. They were blown away, three down at half-time in the

:04:41. > :04:46.group game in which they eventually lost 5-1. But clearly, Pia Sundhage

:04:47. > :05:02.has looked at the video and learned from that. That makes a good coach.

:05:03. > :05:09.She seems to be a coach that players want to play for. And you can tell

:05:10. > :05:11.that. When you have such a good character as a manager, she knows

:05:12. > :05:19.how to manage players as well as coach them. Makes such a difference.

:05:20. > :05:33.They were runners-up in their own euros three years ago. They lost to

:05:34. > :05:39.Germany. There is no flag. Brazil were looking towards the assistant.

:05:40. > :05:47.Raphael had to concede the corner. She is onside. That is where Sweden

:05:48. > :05:48.can get in. It was good defending