Thursday started out with intense play on the pitch at football five-a-side, with Mexico beating Morocco 2-0. In wheelchair rugby, Japan bested France to win a Group B match 57-52.
Rubicel de la Cruz of Mexico scores past Morocco’s goalie Ayoub Serrakh on a penalty kick during their 2016 Paralympics Games football five-a-side match Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Olympic tennis Center in Rio de Janeiro. Mexico won the game 2-0. All of the players except the goalies are blindfolded. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Mexican forward Jorge Lanzagorta gets flattened by Moroccan defender Imad Berka after the two collided while fighting for control of the ball in football five-a-side Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at the 2016 Paralympic Games. Mexico scored twice in the second half to win the game, 2-0. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Turkish defenseman Ibrahim Uzum wears a protective face shield and eye mask as he lines up for a corner kick against Spain in football five-a-side Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at the 2016 Paralympic Games. All players except the goalies must wear eye masks so they can’t see. The protective shield was added after Uzum sustained a blow to the head. At right is Turkey forward Abdullah Sumer. Turkey played to a scoreless tie against Spain in regulation but yielded a point in the shoot out. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Tatyana McFadden of the U.S. races to victory in the women's 5000m T54 race at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She claimed her third gold medal and fourth overall of the games. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Tatyana McFadden of the U.S. claims victory in the women's 5000m T54 race at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She claimed her third gold medal and fourth overall of the games. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
The United States swept the women's 5000m T54 race at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Tatyana McFadden, center, won her third gold medal of the games, Chelsea McClammer, left, won the silver and Amanda McGrory won the bronze. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Richard Whitehead's parents, Geraldine Whitehead, left, and John Whitehead, along with his good friend Mikail Huggins, from England, cheer him on as he crosses the finish line tied for silver with Daniel Wagner, from Denmark, in the men's 100m T-42 final at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
David Brown holds an American flag aloft as he and his sighted guide, Jerome Avery, celebrate Brown’s Paralymic record time of 10.99 seconds in teh 100 meter dash at the 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Japan's Shin Nakazato (11) looks for a teammate down court as Jonathan Hibernate (11) and other members of the French team fall back on defense during the second half of their wheelchair rugby mixed match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Japan's Daisuke Ikezaki (7) sprints down court to score during the second half of the wheelchair rugby mixed match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Ikezaki scored 26 of Japan's goals in a 57-52 victory over France in Group B action. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
France's Christope Salegui (13) is the center off attention as he struggles to stay seated in his wheelchair as Japan's Wakayama Hidefumi (1) wheels by during the second half of the wheelchair rugby mixed match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Salegui stayed in his chair. Japan defeated France 57-52. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
France's Corentin Ie Guen (6) high fives fans after a wheelchair rugby game against Japan at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Japan won the Group B match 57-52. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Lithuania's Justas Pazarauskas(3, left) Mantas Brazauskis (5, center) and Genrik Pavliukianec (7) block a shot during the men's goalball semifinal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The players wear tape and goggles over their eyes. They depend on the sound of a rattle in the ball to play defense. Lithuania defeated Sweden 7-2. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Lithuania's goalball substitutes, from left, Nerijus Montvydas (1), Mindaugas Suchovejus (9) and Mantas Panovas (6) cheer during a break in the men's goalball semifinal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. When the goalball is in play no one in the arena is allowed to make noise. The players have their eyes taped so they can be prepared to enter the game. The rules specify players must not be able to see anything. Lithuania defeated Sweden 7-2. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
