Controversy comes quickly in Brazil's opening victory over Croatia
Brazil walked out with a 3 1 win over upstart Croatia, but didn't exactly impress while doing it. The tournament favorites needed help from two controversial refereeing calls to win a match that was much more closely contested than the final score might indicate.Croatia stunned the home side, the Sao Paulo crowd and the country by picking up the tournament's first goal in the 11th minute when Brazilian left back Marcelo deflected a wayward ball into his own net.But Croatia's lead didn't hold up long,论文代写, as Brazilian star Neymar tied the score with a 29th minute goal that slipped past Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa.Brazil then got the benefit of a poor refereeing call in the 69th minute to take the lead. Brazilian attacker Oscar sent in a low cross to striker Fred inside the penalty area. Fred turned toward goal, felt a defender's hand on his shoulder, and took a theatrical fall to the ground that fooled nobody but Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura, who promptly blew his whistle. Nishimura called the foul, gave Croatian defender Dejan Lovren a yellow card and pointed to the penalty spot over furious Croatian objections.Brazil's David Luiz (4) celebrates teammate Oscar's (11) goal to cap Brazil's 3 1 win over Croatia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Ivan SekretarevNeymar then slammed the penalty kick past Pletikosa, who got two hands on the ball with his diving effort but couldn't save it.Croatia seemed to have answered again in the 83rd minute, but Nishimura again changed the game, this time by disallowing a Croatia goal. Croatian forward Ivica Olic leaped near goal to contest a header with Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar. The ball bounced out to a Croatian player in position to score with Cesar out of position, but Nishimura called Olic for the foul.While contact was made, the question is whether Olic had the right to make that contact. Unlike the penalty call, this one was a bit closer, but Croatia certainly felt aggrieved.Either way, Oscar put the game out of reach with a stunner of a goal in stoppage time. He picked up a loose ball near midfield, dribbled through two defenders and somehow snuck a toe poked shot past Pletikosa into the left corner to secure the 3 1 scoreline.It wasn't pretty and in Brazil, that means a lot but it was a win.Player of the day: Oscar. Neymar may get the biggest accolades (and in this case, a pair of goals), but Oscar was the best player on the field. He looked like a cross between a dancer and a puppeteer the way he played Croatian defenders.Play of the day: Oscar's goal was an improbable thing of beauty. It was equal parts playground ball, luck and creative skill.Biggest moment: Fred's dive and the corresponding penalty. Plays like this give soccer detractors all the fuel they need to light the sport on fire.Dancers perform during the World Cup opening ceremony on Thursday in Sao Paolo. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Frank AugsteinStrangest moment: Was it during the opening ceremony with the people dressed as flowers? Or how about the dancers dressed as soccer balls who looked more like acrobatic Storm Troopers in Star Wars or, better yet, Spaceballs? It looked a bit like Carnival, but with just a bit more clothing.Brazil being Brazil: The upper stadium floodlights at Arena de Sao Paulo went out in the first half around the 16th minute. Yep, bang up job building and renovating all these stadiums.
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