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BRAZIL X 2 !!
Seattle, WA -
Just 2:44 into sudden death overtime a Russian player's head shot skittered the wrong way, fell into his own goal, and gave Brazil it's second consecutive Amputee Soccer World Championship.
The loss was a crushing defeat for Russia, which came away with the Silver Medal for the second time in two years. The loss was even more bitter since the Russians again clearly dominated World Championship tournament scoring statistics - 33 goals scored with only six allowed. And they'd beaten the defending Brazilian world champions 3-2 the previous evening in the final match of the round robin tournament. But if the Brazilian team read the statistics they certainly weren't impressed. With the gold medal on the line, they came to win. 
The Seattle fans, most of whom had never seen amputee soccer before, were treated to full fledged, world-class, championship soccer.
The battle was a head-to-head, full pitch clash with a "no prisoners" attitude by both teams. Just like last year. And, just as in the Championships held in Kiev last year, the competition came down to a battle of styles - the precise, controlled high scoring machine of the Russian all-stars, versus the free-wheeling, emotional, born-with-a-ball-on-my-foot style of the Brazilians. More
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