Gilberto plays in 2-1 world cup win
June 15, 2010
Brazil won 2-1 against North Korea on June 15th.
North Korea set up a defensive blockade for almost an hour until Brazil managed to break through and score.
Brazil then took a 2-0 lead through an Elano goal, but North Korea grabbed a late consolation goal to bring the score to 2-1 – scoring their first ever World Cup goal.
Gilberto Silva was largely anonymous for the game – in the words of the English commentator, “Gilberto just keeps Brazil ticking over…”. However, he was largely to blame for the goal conceded; he failed to cut out the run from the North Korean scorer as he moved towards the Brazilian goal.
Aside from that, he was largely untroubled. Much bigger tests for Brazil and Gilberto will follow very soon.