Brazil edge S'gpore in friendly 3-0

Brazil warm up for Beijing Olympics with 3-0 win over Singapore

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Singapore Selection 0-3 Brazil

Ronaldinho leads Brazil to easy win over Singapore

Led by AC Milan star Ronaldinho, Brazil’s pre-Olympics preparations were off to a smooth start as the samba kings defeated a stubborn Singapore Selection side 3-0 in a friendly match yesterday.

The Brazilians dominated possession for most of the first half of the match but failed to find the net as they missed several clear chances inside the penalty box area and faced stiff resistance from the Singapore side.

Werder Bremen midfielder Diego broke the deadlock in the 20th minute with a goal from just outside the penalty box, while newly signed AC Milan star Ronaldinho made his mark with a close range effort in the 27th minute to lift the score to 2-0.

Left-footed Brazilian forward Jo, who recently inked a four-year deal with English Premier League club Manchester City, found the net in the second-half with a close range effort to take his side up 3-0.

Brazil will head to Hanoi where they will play a friendly against Vietnam’s national side on Aug 1.

The South American giant won the World Cup a record five times but have came up short at the Olympics, finishing with a silver medal in the 1984 and 1988 Games, and bronze in 1996.

The Olympic tournament begins on Aug 6, with the final on Aug 23.

“So, have you checked out the night scene yet?” Indra Sahdan of Singapore exchanging pleasantries with Ronaldinho. (Photo 2 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Aleksandar Duric says hello to Ronaldinho. (Photo 3 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Ronaldinho exchanges pennants with Indra. (Photo 4 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Diego, scorer of the first goal for Brazil, passes the ball off while Baihakki Khaizan defends. (Photo 5 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Anderson drives forward while John Wilkinson of Singapore tracks him. (Photo 6 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Lucas tees up a shot. (Photo 7 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Baikhakki Khaizan of Singapore tries to cut off Alexandre Pato but the latter eventually goes past him. (Photo 8 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Alexandre Pato of Brazil and Valery Hiek tussle for the ball. (Photo 9 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Diego chips past Valery Hiek (#6). (Photo 10 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

“So many Brazilians, which one to mark?” Mustafic Fahrudin assesses the situation while Lucas (#7) moves in for the corner. (Photo 11 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

A balletic Alexandre Pato about to shoot at goal while Daniel Bennett closes in. (Photo 12 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Ronaldinho chases down a loose ball with Ridhuan Muhamad. (Photo 13 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Ridhuan Muhamad resorts to shirt-tugging to try and stop Anderson of Brazil. (Photo 14 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Alexandre Pato looks like a dancer as he tries to control the ball while Baihakki (hidden) defends. (Photo 15 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

John Wilkinson showed he could play a close control game just as well as the Brazilians with his neat footwork. (Photo 16 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Alex Silva (#3) received a red card near the end of the match after dishing out some payback to Qiu Li for his aggressiveness towards Ronaldinho. (Photo 17 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Singapore captain Indra Sahdan had a quiet game against the Brazilians. (Photo 18 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

A sweat-soaked Ronaldinho walks off at half-time. (Photo 19 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Anderson walking off at half-time topless because of the humidity. (Photo 20 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Diego walking off at half-time. (Photo 21 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Thiago Neves (Brazil, #16) tries to beat Kenji Arai while the ever-smiling Ronaldinho looks on. (Photo 22 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Marcelo (Brazil, #6) sends the ball past Lionel Lewis but his shot was wide. Looking on is Daniel Bennett. (Photo 23 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

A Ronaldinho free kick beats the wall but is eventually saved by Lionel Lewis. (Photo 24 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Mustafic Fahrudin (#15) moves in to tackle Ronaldinho who finds himself surrounded by a clutch of Singapore players. (Photo 25 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Thiago Neves (#16) of Brazil goes past Juma’at Jantan like he wasn’t there on the way to creating the third goal for teammate Jo. (Photo 27 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Rafael Sobis (#17) of Brazil just misses out on a cross which Lionel Lewis (#18) eventually gathers. (Photo 28 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)

Dunga, World Cup winner and coach of the Olympic team. He has the task of bringing back Brazil’s first-ever Olympic title. Despite 5 World Cup victories, Brazil have never won the Olympic football gold. (Photo 34 © Leslie Tan/Red Sports)