Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

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Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at the Copper Box.

The men's tournament in goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 30 August to 7 September. [1] 38 matches were played; 30 in the group play, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a gold medal match.

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Twelve teams participated, with six athletes per team. [1] Finland won the gold medal by beating Brazil in the final, [2] [3] while Turkey beat Lithuania in the match for bronze. [2]

Competition format

The teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format. [4]

Participating teams

Group A
Group B

Venue

All matches were played in the Copper Box. [1] [5]

Preliminary round

All times are local (BST/UTC+1)

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5410266+2013Quarterfinals
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 53023020+109
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 52213320+138
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 52031624−86
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 51221625−95Eliminated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5014935−261
Source: [ citation needed ]

30 August 2012
09:00		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg11 – 1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Kimberly Anderson (USA)
Pavliukianec 4
Zibolis 3
Juchna 2
Panovas 2		 Report Sharkey 1

30 August 2012
10:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5 – 6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Thomas Baerz (GER)
Alenius 3
Mattila 1
Minala 1		 Report Marques 4
Silvestre 2

30 August 2012
11:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg9 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
Alkan 3
Düzgün 3
Uçar 2
Karakaya 1		 Report Seremati 2

31 August 2012
10:15		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg10 – 0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Warrick Jackes (AUS)
Pavliukianec 5
Juchna 3
Leonavicius 1
Zibolis 1		 Report

31 August 2012
11:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1 – 7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Copper Box, London
Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Janne Ahokas (FIN)
Sharkey 1 Report Karakaya 4
Alkan 2
Düzgün 1

31 August 2012
13:45		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4 – 5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA)
Leo. Moreno da Silva 2
Marques 1
Santos Silvestre 1		 Report Hultqvist 4
Gahne 1

1 September 2012
09:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4 – 0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Shinji Mizuno (JPN), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
Karakaya 3
Düzgün 1		 Report

1 September 2012
10:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3 – 3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Kimberly Anderson (USA)
Hultqvist 2
Seremati 1		 Report Graham 1
Knott 1
Sharkey 1

1 September 2012
11:30		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg12 – 5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Copper Box, London
Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER), Launel Scott (CAN)
Marques 10
Almeida Maciel Celente 2		 Report Montvydas 2
Pavliuklianec 2
Panovas 1

2 September 2012
18:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3 – 7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Warrick Jackes (AUS), Yasser Omar (EGY)
Knott 3 Report Mattila 4
Montonen 1
Miinala 1
Posio 1

2 September 2012
19:45		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5 – 5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Copper Box, London
Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Hooshang Shariati (IRI)
Seremati 5 Report Pavliukianec 2
Panovas 2
Juchna 1

2 September 2012
21:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4 – 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU)
Karakaya 2
Alkan 2		 Report Marques 1

4 September 2012
17:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4 – 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Mattila 4 Report Seremeti 1

4 September 2012
18:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1 – 7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU)
Knott 1 Report Marques 4
Celente 2
Silvestre 1

4 September 2012
19:45		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2 – 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Copper Box, London
Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Zibolis 2 Report Alkan 1
Karakaya 1

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 54013220+1212Quarterfinals
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53112014+610
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53111916+310
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 52031817+16
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 51041828−103Eliminated
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51041628−123
Source: [ citation needed ]

30 August 2012
13:45		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5 – 9Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Copper Box, London
Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Bülent Kimyon (TUR)
Yao 3
Chen 2		 Report Sayahi 9

30 August 2012
15:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4 – 3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Copper Box, London
Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
Hong 4 Report Mokrane 2
Larbi 1

30 August 2012
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2 – 4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Copper Box, London
Referees: Thomas Baerz (GER) Shinji Mizuno (JPN)
Caron 2 Report de Rick 2
Vanhove 1
Bihi 1

31 August 2012
18:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11 – 4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Christl Daentler (GER)
Yao 6
Chen 5		 Report C-H Kim 2
N-O Kim 1
Hong 1

31 August 2012
19:45		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg9 – 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Copper Box, London
Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA)
Jafari 4
Sayahi 3
Shahbazi 1
Shirdel 1		 Report Gaulin 2

31 August 2012
21:00		 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg5 – 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Copper Box, London
Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Juha Vuokila (FIN)
Mokrane 3
Larbi 2		 Report de Rick 1
Bihi 1

1 September 2012
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5 – 4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Shinji Mizuno (JPN)
Gaulin 3
Caron 2		 Report C-H Kim 2
Hong 1
J-W Oh 1

1 September 2012
18:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg8 – 6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Copper Box, London
Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Juha Vuokila (FIN)
de Rick 3
Bihi 3
Vanhove 1
Mapreni 1
 Report Sayahi 3
Jafari 2
Shahbazi 1

1 September 2012
19:45		 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0 – 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Copper Box, London
Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Ali Aldarsony (KSA)
Report Yao 1

2 September 2012
13:45		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4 – 3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Sayahi 4 Report Hong SW 2
Kim CH 1

2 September 2012
15:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0 – 0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Copper Box, London
Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Warrick Jackes (AUS)
Report

2 September 2012
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6 – 8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Copper Box, London
Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Yasser Omar (EGY)
Caron 4
Gaulin 2		 Report Mokrane 8

3 September 2012
09:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3 – 5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Copper Box, London
Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Morten Hammershoi (DEN)
Kim C.-H. 2
Hong 1		 Report B. Vanhove 2
Bihi 2
Mapreni 1

3 September 2012
10:15		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4 – 2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Copper Box, London
Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA)
Sayahi 2
Jafari 1
Shirdel 1		 Report Mokrane 2

3 September 2012
11:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3 – 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Copper Box, London
Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Christl Daentler (GER)
Chen 2
Yao 1		 Report Gaulin 1

Knock-out round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A2 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
B3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1
B2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
A3 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 12
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8
A1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3
B4 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0 Third place
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
B1 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1
A4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4

Quarter-finals

5 September 2012
15:45		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3 – 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Copper Box, London
Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Karakaya 3 Report Mokrane 1

5 September 2012
18:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4 – 12Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Copper Box, London
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
Chen 2
Yongquan 2		 Report Zibolis 6
Juchna 4
Leonavičius 1
Pavliukianec 1

5 September 2012
19:30		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3 – 0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Copper Box, London
Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU)
Marques 2
Almeida Maciel Celente 1		 Report

5 September 2012
21:00		 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1 – 5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Kimberly Anderson (USA)
Sayahi 1 Report Posio 3
Mattila 2

Semi-finals

6 September 2012
18:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0 – 2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Yasser Omar (EGY)
Report Mattila 2

6 September 2012
20:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2 – 1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Copper Box, London
Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Shinji Mizuno (JPN)
Almeida Maciel Celente 1
Marques 1		 Report Leonavičius 1

Bronze medal match

7 September 2012
18:30		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg1 – 4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Copper Box, London
Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Yasser Omar (EGY)
Zibolis 1 Report Karakaya 4

Gold medal match

7 September 2012
20:00		 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1 – 8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Copper Box, London
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Tony Connolly (USA)
Leo. Moreno da Silva 1 Report Posio 4
Mattila 3
Miinala 1

Final rankings

Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

Statistics

Leading goalscorers

RankPlayerMPGPT
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Romário Diego Marques  (BRA)814923
2Flag of Iran.svg  Seyed Mehdi Sayahi  (IRI)618422
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Tuncay Karakaya  (TUR)811819
4Flag of Finland.svg  Jarno Mattila  (FIN)811516
Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Mokrane  (ALG)69716
6Flag of Lithuania.svg  Genrik Pavliuklianec  (LTU)813215
7Flag of Lithuania.svg  Marius Zibolis  (LTU)87613
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yao Yongquan  (CHN)69312
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Liangliang  (CHN)69211
10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Arvydas Juchna  (LTU)89110

Source: Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

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