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Football at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

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2010 Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates (2010-08-13) (2010-08-25)13–25 August 2010
(12 days)
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bolivia (1st title)
Runners-up Haiti
Third place Singapore
Fourth place Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored44 (4 per match)
Attendance37,084 (3,371 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bolivia Rodrigo Mejido
(6 goals)
2014

The boys' football tournament at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
 Bolivia (BOL)  Haiti (HAI)  Singapore (SIN)

Participants

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Africa

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Zimbabwe represented Africa at the tournament. The U-15 team is made up of players from various schools in the country's ten provinces, with the squad spending six months training together in the build-up to the Singapore 2010. During the process they played five tune-up games against local youth sides, racking up 39 goals in the process at an average of nearly eight goals per game. The team went through five week-long camps over a three-month period, also playing friendlies against local club sides and school teams before arriving in Singapore. Their two most recent results were a 5–0 win over local club Dynamos FC and a 3–1 victory over Gunnas FC.

Asia

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Singapore represented Asia at the tournament. As hosts, they automatically qualified for the tournament. Kadir Yahaya, a former Singapore international who took over in February, guided the Young Lions. Under the 44-year-old, the youth side have spent several months in the build-up to the tournament in training camps at home and abroad, making them one of the competition's best-prepared teams. A short trip to Melbourne in March was followed by another two-week camp in May in England, during which Yahaya's outfits won two of their five games against some local age-group teams, with the highlight a 3–2 victory over a Tottenham Hotspur academy team.

Europe

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Montenegro represented Europe at the tournament. UEFA decided that the four lowest-ranked associations at junior level would fight out for a place at the Youth Olympics. Montenegro overwhelmed San Marino 4–0 to book a meeting with Albania for the right to represent Europe in Singapore. At this match, the Montenegrin goalkeeper extinguished an attack by handling the ball outside his penalty area. He was consequently sent off. Albania had the majority of the possession, but Montenegro eked out a 2–1 victory.

North and Central America

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Haiti represented North and Central America at the tournament. The nation's Football Association was only informed of its inclusion in the global competition in June following the withdrawal of Cuba. As a result, Haiti's preparations were likely less complete than some of their fellow participants.

South America

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Bolivia represented South America at the tournament. The squad Douglas Cuenca will be taking to Singapore features several members of the side that contested the 2009 South American U-15 Championships and then won bronze at the Odesur Games earlier this year. The Bolivians began their preparations for the Youth Games early in July in Argentina, earning a 2–1 win over the US and a 3–3 draw with the Argentinos Juniors U-20 side.

Oceania

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Vanuatu represented Oceania at the tournament, coached Etienne Mermer, who is hoping to pass on the experience of three World Cup qualifying campaigns to his young charges. The defensive midfielder from Tafea, who recently retired from the national team, has looked after the young Vanuatu team since last year. The vast majority of the squad hail from the Teouma Academy, with the team's most recent match an outing against the senior Academy side, which finished in a 2–2 draw. Perhaps the most notable squad member is towering 193 cm goalkeeper Seiloni Iaruel, with the youngster having already featured in the senior squad.

Preliminary round

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Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bolivia 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6
 Haiti 2 1 0 1 2 10 −8 3
 Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Vanuatu 0 – 2 Bolivia
Report Añez 19' (pen.)
Banegas 42'
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Bolivia 9 – 0 Haiti
Arano 23'
Mejido 37', 43', 68', 81'
Vaca 42'
Guthrie 42'
Manzur 49'
Alpire 70'
Report
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Haiti 2 – 1 Vanuatu
Gedeon 67'
Bonhomme 70'
Report Ham 48'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6
 Montenegro 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Singapore 3 – 1 Zimbabwe
Amirul 1'
Muhaimin 11', 30'
Report Kusemwa 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Zimbabwe 1 – 2 Montenegro
Chavanigra 81' Report Grbović 28'
Boljević 44'
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

Montenegro 2 – 3 Singapore
Kosović 9', 23' (pen.) Report Muhaimin 3'
Lightfoot 35'
Brandon 75'
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)

Semi-finals

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Bolivia 3 – 1 Montenegro
Sabía 5'
Mejido 56'
Banegas 60'
Report Boljević 26'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

Singapore 0 – 2 Haiti
Report Bonhomme 38'
Gedeon 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

5th-place match

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Vanuatu 2 – 0 Zimbabwe
Kalselik 20', 60' Report
Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Bronze-medal match

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Montenegro 1 – 4 Singapore
Baošić 14' Report Hanafi 6', 45'
Amirul 57' (pen.), 65'
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Final

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Bolivia 5 – 0 Haiti
Mejido 5'
Alpire 31'
Arano 53'
Banegas 60', 72'
Report
Attendance: 5,230
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Bolivia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Haiti
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Singapore
4  Montenegro
5  Vanuatu
6  Zimbabwe

Goalscorers

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References

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