In the opening match of their first goal at the Olympics a ideal free kick Neymar scored, but in the end the player of “Barcelona” assisted Luan, who set the final score 2: 0.
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Neymar has broken an Olympic world record after scoring the fastest goal in the competition’s history, Federation Internationale de Football Association has confirmed.
Honduras forced a pair of fine saves from Brazil keeper Weverton just seconds later, but the Atletico Paranaense man kept his clean sheet with acrobatic stops.
New Manchester City recruit Gabriel Jesus also scored twice before half-time and goals from Marquinhos, Luan and a Neymar penalty wrapped up a 6-0 semi-final rout of Honduras.
He said: “We have played the football we envisaged, a handsome game, but we also know that is not enough”. The win raises the tantalising possibility of a Brazil-Germany final, and a repeat of the 2014 World Cup semi-final in which Germany hammered the host nation 7-1.
Neymar scored after a ludicrously quick 15 seconds.
Neymar opened the scoring before a Gabriel Jesus brace gave the host nation a three-goal advantage at the interval. “It will be a privilege for me and for my team to play such an important match at a stage like this”.
Brazil soccer star Neymar jumped out to a quick start against Honduras in Wednesday’s Olympic men’s soccer semifinal match.
It was clear that feelings between the two sets of players were still strong during the weekend Olympic quarter-final that exploded into a melee in the first half after Neymar took exception to some rough treatment.
Eleven minutes from time Brazil struck again, substitute Felipe Anderson setting up Luan for a tap in.
“Any scheme will fall apart when you concede a goal with 15 seconds because of your own mistake”, Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto said.
The South Americans were seen as hot favourites to win their maiden title in Atlanta but they crashed 4-3 to eventual winners Nigeria in an epic semi-final.
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Brazil came back out of the break ready to score yet more goals and indeed they did, this time through Marquinhos who prodded home from close range after being left unmarked at a corner kick before Luan made it 5-0 with 12 minutes to go.
