The fastest goal in Olympic history by Neymar in just 15 seconds as Brazil swept past Honduras 6-0 into the final.
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The German women’s national team is also playing in the gold medal match against Sweden on Friday, marking the first time a nation has had both its men and women in an Olympic soccer final.
Neymar made it six when he calmly slotted home a penalty in the final minute after Luan was upended.”The goal at the start helped us a lot and we knew it would be a scrappy game”, said Rogerio Micale, Brazil’s coach.
Germany will now take on a Brazil team who qualified for the final with a 6-0 victory over Honduras.
The Barcelona star hounded defender Johnny Palacios to rob possession on the edge of the Honduras box and goalkeeper Luis Lopez’s attempt to atone for his teammate’s error only ricocheted the ball off Neymar’s midriff and into an empty goal. The keeper rushed out, but Neymar pounced on the ball, and it ricocheted off Lopez into the net.
The Hondurans played the ball backward on the kickoff only to have Neymar intercept the lazy pass.
BEACH BRONZE: Few bronze medal games featured a more intriguing matchup than the one on Copacabana Beach, where Walsh Jennings, who has won three gold medals, and Ross beat Brazil’s top-seeded team of Talita and Larissa, .
Germany will face Brazil in the gold medal match at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016, following their 2-0 win against Nigeria at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Neymar grabbed a pair of assists before rounding off the scoring in the final minute of normal time from the penalty spot after Marquinhos and Luan added to a double from Gabriel Jesus. Micale’s side are now the only team left in the tournament yet to concede a goal.
“I’m happy for the goals but the most important thing is that we made it to the final”, said Gabriel Jesus, who before the Olympics signed with English club Manchester City.
In the second half of the game, Marquinhos then went on to score in the 51st minute, and Luan added a goal in the 79th minute. “Of course Brazil played well, took advantage and scored the goals”.
Germany is playing at the Olympics for the first time since 1998, when US coach Jurgen Klinsmann was on the team.
Brazil is the only team with a clean sheet at the Olympic tournament, outscoring opponents 12-0 after five matches.
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DOMINATED – For the third straight Olympics, China has taken home every table tennis gold medal. Fiji were expectedly brushed aside 10-0 before the quarterfinals saw a hugely impressive 4-0 win over a talented Portugal side.
