If Sunday was bad for you, or the one-point defeat of the Blue Basketball Team in the Olympic Games final against the United States is stuck in your throat, tell yourself that it could be worse. Manuel Balde, the young goalkeeper of Penafiel (Portugal D2), had a real nightmare on Sunday, August 11, in the early afternoon. Twelve short minutes were enough to turn his first day in the tournament into a real ordeal.
Hands and feet mistakes
From 2H In the last minute, he let the ball run away while coming out of a corner, giving Oliverense the first goal. Three minutes later, still affected by his first mistake, he tried to tackle the opponent's striker. He missed, and conceded his second goal. The final blow came in the eighth minute. If he restricted the break to clear the ball under pressure, he remained too far from his goal line and saw an opponent throw him from the midfield.
His coach decided to end the match, replacing the 21-year-old goalkeeper in the 12th minute when the score was 0-3. Manuel Balde went straight to the locker room crying and angry. Fortunately for him, his teammates made up for these mistakes and won the match (4-3).
