Football at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

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2010 Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates (2010-08-13) (2010-08-25)13–25 August 2010
(12 days)
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Third placeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Fourth placeFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored44 (4 per match)
Attendance37,084 (3,371 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Rodrigo Mejido
(6 goals)
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The boys' football tournament at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia  (BOL)Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti  (HAI)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)

Participants

Africa

Zimbabwe represented Africa at the tournament. The U-15 team is made up of players from various schools in the country's ten provinces, with the squad spending six months training together in the build-up to the Singapore 2010. During the process they played five tune-up games against local youth sides, racking up 39 goals in the process at an average of nearly eight goals per game. The team went through five week-long camps over a three-month period, also playing friendlies against local club sides and school teams before arriving in Singapore. Their two most recent results were a 5–0 win over local club Dynamos FC and a 3–1 victory over Gunnas FC.

Asia

Singapore represented Asia at the tournament. As hosts, they automatically qualified for the tournament. Kadir Yahaya, a former Singapore international who took over in February, guided the Young Lions. Under the 44-year-old, the youth side have spent several months in the build-up to the tournament in training camps at home and abroad, making them one of the competition's best-prepared teams. A short trip to Melbourne in March was followed by another two-week camp in May in England, during which Yahaya's outfits won two of their five games against some local age-group teams, with the highlight a 3–2 victory over a Tottenham Hotspur academy team.

Europe

Montenegro represented Europe at the tournament. UEFA decided that the four lowest-ranked associations at junior level would fight out for a place at the Youth Olympics. Montenegro overwhelmed San Marino 4–0 to book a meeting with Albania for the right to represent Europe in Singapore. At this match, the Montenegrin goalkeeper extinguished an attack by handling the ball outside his penalty area. He was consequently sent off. Albania had the majority of the possession, but Montenegro eked out a 2–1 victory.

North and Central America

Haiti represented North and Central America at the tournament. The nation's Football Association was only informed of its inclusion in the global competition in June following the withdrawal of Cuba. As a result, Haiti's preparations were likely less complete than some of their fellow participants.

South America

Bolivia represented South America at the tournament. The squad Douglas Cuenca will be taking to Singapore features several members of the side that contested the 2009 South American U-15 Championships and then won bronze at the Odesur Games earlier this year. The Bolivians began their preparations for the Youth Games early in July in Argentina, earning a 2–1 win over the USA and a 3–3 draw with the Argentinos Juniors U-20 side.

Oceania

Vanuatu represented Oceania at the tournament, coached Etienne Mermer, who is hoping to pass on the experience of three World Cup qualifying campaigns to his young charges. The defensive midfielder from Tafea, who recently retired from the national team, has looked after the young Vanuatu team since last year. The vast majority of the squad hail from the Teouma Academy, with the team's most recent match an outing against the senior Academy side, which finished in a 2–2 draw. Perhaps the most notable squad member is towering 193 cm goalkeeper Seiloni Iaruel, with the youngster having already featured in the senior squad.

Preliminary round

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2200110+116
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2101210−83
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 200214−30
Source: [ citation needed ]
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0 – 2Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Report Añez Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Banegas Soccerball shade.svg42'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Bolivia  Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg9 – 0Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Arano Soccerball shade.svg23'
Mejido Soccerball shade.svg37', 43', 68', 81'
Vaca Soccerball shade.svg42'
Guthrie Soccerball shade.svg42'
Manzur Soccerball shade.svg49'
Alpire Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg2 – 1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Gedeon Soccerball shade.svg67'
Bonhomme Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Ham Soccerball shade.svg48'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 220063+36
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 21014403
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 200225−30
Source: [ citation needed ]
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3 – 1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Amirul Soccerball shade.svg1'
Muhaimin Soccerball shade.svg11', 30'		 Report Kusemwa Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1 – 2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Chavanigra Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Grbović Soccerball shade.svg28'
Boljević Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2 – 3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Kosović Soccerball shade.svg9', 23' (pen.) Report Muhaimin Soccerball shade.svg3'
Lightfoot Soccerball shade.svg35'
B. Koh Soccerball shade.svg75'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)

Semi-finals

Bolivia  Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg3 – 1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Sabía Soccerball shade.svg5'
Mejido Soccerball shade.svg56'
Banegas Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Boljević Soccerball shade.svg26'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0 – 2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report Bonhomme Soccerball shade.svg38'
Gedeon Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

5th-place match

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2 – 0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Kalselik Soccerball shade.svg20', 60' Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Bronze-medal match

Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1 – 4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Baošić Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Hanafi Soccerball shade.svg6', 45'
Amirul Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.), 65'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

Bolivia  Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg5 – 0Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Mejido Soccerball shade.svg5'
Alpire Soccerball shade.svg31'
Arano Soccerball shade.svg53'
Banegas Soccerball shade.svg60', 72'		 Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,230
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
6Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

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