Men's Sunday Roundup: Spain eliminated from Olympic tournament

July 30th, 2012 by MichaelloUR

Jerry Bengtson (right) scores past Jordi Alba as Honduras took care of Spain on Sunday.

Scott Heppell/AP

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Spain was eliminated from the men’s Olympic soccer tournament Sunday after another 1-0 loss at the London Olympics.

Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson scored the lone goal in the seventh minute, knocking a header past Spain goalkeeper David de Gea in the Group D pool-play match.

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Honduras is now second in the group with four points, two behind leader Japan, which had defeated Spain 1-0 on Thursday.

Great Britain 3, United Arab Emirates 1 — At Wembley, England, Prince William and David Beckham looked on as Britain won its first men’s soccer match at the London Olympics.

Ryan Giggs, playing in his first major tournament, scored the opening goal in the 16th minute to become the oldest goalscorer at the games.

Rashed Eisa equalized in front of 82,239 fans at Wembley Stadium, but Scott Sinclair scored in the 73rd and Daniel Sturridge added another in the 76th.

Britain now has four points in Group A, the same as Senegal. The UAE is eliminated.

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