South Americans rule the roost in the boys' and girls' football by sweeping gold in both events. Congratulations to the Chilean girls and Bolivian boys for their successful conquests at Jalan Besar!
As the flame is doused later tonight (Singapore time) at Marina Bay in the conclusion of the first Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore, here are the scores in the playoffs and final placings for the participating teams.
Girls Football
Semi-finals
Turkey 2 Chile 3
Equatorial Guinea 4 Iran 1
5th/6th place playoff
Trinidad and Tobago 0 Papua New Guinea 0 (Trinidad win 4-2 on penalties.)
3rd/4th place playoff
Turkey 3 Iran 0
Final
Chile 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 (Chile triumph 5-3 in penalty shootout.)
Final Standings
Gold: Chile
Silver: Equatorial Guniea
Bronze: Turkey
4th: Iran
5th: Trinidad and Tobago
6th: Papua New Guinea
Boys Football
Semi-finals
Bolivia 3 Montenegro 1
Singapore 0 Haiti 2
5th/6th Classification playoff
Vanuatu 2 Zimbabwe 0
3rd/4th place playoff
Singapore 4 Montenegro 1
Final
Bolivia 5 Haiti 0
Final standings
Gold: Bolivia
Silver: Haiti
Bronze: Singapore
4th: Montenegro
5th: Vanuatu
6th: Zimbabwe
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