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Victory without a medal

AFP, Salonika
Iraq coach Adnan Hamad Majeed believes his his football team might have lifted a little of the gloom hanging over their war-torn country had his strikers been more clinical.
The Iraqis were denied their first Olympic medal for 44 years as Italy snatched third place from them with a 1-0 win here on Friday.
After taking an early lead, Italy were second best to their technically inferior and less experienced opponents and were indebted to Ivan Pelizzoli for protecting their advantage with a string of fine saves.
Iraq also hit the crossbar and livewire striker Razzaq Farhan was guilty of missing two gilt-edged chances in a match overshadowed by the death of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who was executed by an Islamic group in war-torn Baghdad on Thursday.
"We were better than Italy, but we missed lots of chances," Majeed said.
"Unfortunately we conceded the early goal, but I thought after that we controlled the match.
"Because of the circumstances in our country, we wanted to bring some happiness to our people. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.
"However, to reach the semi-finals was a big achievement for us."
Perhaps unsettled by the surreal atmosphere inside the Kaftantzoglio stadium, Majeed's side fell behind in the eighth minute.
AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo sliced through the Iraq defence and his cross from the byline was headed home by Alberto Gilardino, Serie A's second highest goalscorer last season.
The Italian players' celebrations were understandably muted and in a symbolic gesture, Gilardino fell to his knees and pointed both fingers up to the sky.
Rather than rattle them, the goal galvanized Iraq and they came within inches of levelling the scores in the 16th minute when Farhan's toe-poked shot was superbly tipped round the post by Pelizzoli.
The Italy keeper then came to his side's rescue seconds later, palming Farhan's looping header onto the crossbar.
Pelizzoli's outstretched foot denied Farhan an equaliser early in the second-half, before Qusai Munir shot high over the bar with Italy's goal at his mercy.
Farhan was a thorn in Italy's side all night and had he been more composed in front of goal, Iraq might have had their first medal at the Olympics since weightlifter Abdul Wahid Aziz took bronze in Rome in 1960.
Iraq, making its first appearance in the Olympic football tourmament for 16 years, blazed a trail through the tournament with wins over Portugal and Australia and Majeed said he hoped that they had made many friends in Athens.
"We are part of the universal family and despite the difficult situation in our country we were here to represent it in the Games and bring a message of peace," he said.
"I believe that the spirit of the Olympics and the spirit of football unite people."