Zimbabwe actually came out as the more enterprising team for much of the first half. In the 19th minute Ovidy Karuru had the easiest of chances but lost his composure shanking his shot over the goal. But the Zimbabweans played some nice flowing football and looked more Brazil like.
However Michel Bastos changed all of that with a stinging free kick in the 40th minute. Three minutes later, Robinho added another goal. The third one was the result of some typical Brazilian flair with Elano scoring of a Dani Alves pass.
One thing is for certain, the right flank with Maicon and Alves contains all the creative genius. The middle is taken up by Dunga’s three holding midfielders in Elano, Giberto, and Felipe Melo, so there is a creative shortfall.