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FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU coach Gary Patterson was admittedly upset with the officiating, especially the intentional grounding penalty against Kenny Hill when the 21st-ranked Horned Frogs had the ball for one last drive in a 52-46 loss to Oklahoma.Patterson also felt there was a lack of holding calls.And that all led to an apparent swipe at Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield.I got a quarterback who writes a whole article on me, how I treated him wrong, but I cant talk about officials, Patterson said after the game Saturday night. Bottom line, I wasnt happy with the officiating. Not one time did we get a holding call.Mayfield faced TCU for the first time since saying at the Orange Bowl last year that TCU was the team that disappointed him the most in recruiting, and claiming the Horned Frogs kind of drug it out without offering a scholarship while he turned down other offers.There was also an ESPN The Magazine the article in August with Mayfields parents criticizing Patterson and TCU for how the quarterback was treated during the recruiting process.Mayfield then initially went to Texas Tech in 2013 and became the first walk-on freshman quarterback to start a season opener for an FBS school. He transferred to Oklahoma after one season, then sat out the 2014 season before leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff last year.Mayfield overcame two lost fumbles against the Horned Frogs by throwing for 274 yards and two touchdowns. He also for 55 yards and two more scores, stiff-arming a defender in the zone on the first one.When asked afterward what the game meant to him personally, Mayfield responded that it was huge to start conference play with a win and never mentioned Patterson.Everybody was saying our season was over, but to start the conference off 1-0 against one of the better teams in the conference, especially on the road, its going to be a confidence booster for us, he said. Personally, just moving forward, its great to see the offense have some success and realize our full potential.Patterson and Mayfield both had both insisted before the game that everything was in the past, with Mayfield even saying things were blown out of proportion.The Horned Frogs led 21-7 in the first quarter, getting their first score on the first play after Mayfields fumble in the opening minute of the game. But Oklahoma outscored them 42-3 in the second and third quarters before TCU scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives and had one more chance.After Oklahoma kicked a field goal, TCU took over at its 28 with one timeout and 1:49 left in the game.There was a false start penalty before Hill was sacked for an 8-yard loss while a penalty flag was thrown. Officials then huddled and decided it wasnt a penalty, ruling that Hill was outside the tackle box when he threw the ball. But they then got back together and decided that it was a penalty and charged TCU with a loss of down.Hill then had an incompletion and was sacked again before the Frogs called their final timeout. A fourth-down pass intended for Taj Williams, who had two long TD catches, was incomplete.We cant say anything but they can say whatever they want to. I dont really care right now if the commissioner, if they dont like what I think about the officials, Patterson said. We had one touchdown where they just tackled my guy. 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Im not used to missing those chances. Im disappointed. I wont be able to sleep tonight because of that one.Neymar and Gabigol threatened a few times but also couldnt score.We had the best chances but the ball didnt go in, Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said. And we also have to give credit to South Africa, which has a very determined team and made it difficult for us to impose our game.South Africa played a man down from the 59th after defender Mothobi Mvala earned a second yellow card for a hard foul on Brazil right back Zeca.In the other Group A match in Brasilia, Iraq and Denmark also played to a scoreless draw, leaving all four teams tied.Brazil plays Iraq on Sunday, also in Brasilia, while South Africa faces Denmark.In Rio de Janeiro, Portugal defeated two-time Olympic champion Argentina 2-0 with goals by Paciencia in the 66th and Pite in the 84th in front of 45,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium, the vast majority cheering for Portugal. Earlier, Honduras defeated Algeria 3-2 in the other Group D game in Rio.In the jungle city of Manaus, Colombia and Sweden drew 2-2 in Group B. The Colombians got on the board with Teo Gutierrez in the 17th but allowed the Swedes to move ahead with goals by Mikael Ishak in the 43rd and Astrit Ajdarevic in the 62nd. Colombias equalizer came from a 75th-minute penalty kick converted by Dorlan Pabon.Nigeria found strenght to defeat Japan 5-4 in the heat of Manaus only about six hours after arriving in the city. The team had its trip to Brazil delayed by aa mix-up at an airport.ddddddddddddMidfielder Oghenekaro Etebo scored four goals for the 1996 Olympic champions. The thrilling match at the Arena Amazonia was tied 2-2 by the 13th minute, but Nigeria eventually pulled away before Japan scored twice late.In Group C, defending champion Mexico drew 2-2 with Germany despite twice having the lead in the northeastern city of Salvador. Oribe Peralta scored Mexicos first goal, and Germanys 78th-minute equalizer came from 2014 World Cup champion Matthias Ginter. In the other group game, South Korea routed Fiji 8-0. In its eighth straight Olympics, South Korea scored seven of its goals after the 60th minute. Three goals came in a two-minute span.The Olympic gold is the only major trophy Brazil hasnt won in soccer. The countrys team has won the silver medal three times, including four years ago in London, when Neymar was in a squad that lost the final to Mexico.Brazil controlled possession but wasnt able to create many significant chances until late in the second half. South Africa, playing at the Olympics for the first time since 2000, also came close several times.The Olympics is Brazils first tournament since the senior team was embarrassed at the Copa America after failing to advance past the group stage of the continental competition. Neymar skipped that tournament to be able to play at the Rio Games.Brazil also finished second at the Olympic tournament in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul, the second time with a team that included Romario and Bebeto. The five-time World Cup champions won the bronze in 1996 in Atlanta with striker Ronaldo, and in 2008 in Beijing with playmaker Ronaldinho.South Africa defeated Brazil 3-1 in the group stage of the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Brazils under-23 squad beat South Africa by the same score in an Olympic warmup earlier this year.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '