2008 Paralympic Games

Day 3 - Sept. 9

2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES: U.S Goalball Teams Advance

by Amy Rohlfs - U.S. Olympic Committee

(Beijing, China) -U.S. Men's Goalball won 6-4 over Brazil. This is the team's first win since arriving in Beijing and an important one since losing to China (2-13) and to Canada (2-8).

"We're very happy; it was a good win," said assistant coach Michael Lege (Elkton, Fla.). "We still have some things to work on, but this has improved the whole demeanor of the team. There was a lot of support from the crowd, and the team knew this was it; we had to win today."

This victory enables the U.S. team to move forward in the preliminaries. They will face off with Iran at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

The top four teams after pool play advance to the semifinal and final rounds on Sept. 14. All games will be played at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium.

Meanwhile, U.S. Women's Goalball lost their first game to China 4-0 and will face Brazil at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

For more information, contact Goalball Press Officer Amy Rohlfs at 011-30-693-6384 or amy.rohlfs@usoc.org.