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Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men’s football gold
BBC Sport – Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4
The script was perfectly written for Neymar to be the hero and he took full advantage as he blasted in the winning penalty. (AFP Getty Images)
on penalties to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal in Rio.
The game finished 1-1 after extra-time, with Neymar’s first-half free-kick cancelled out by Max Meyer’s strike.
In the shootout, Germany’s Nils Petersen’s had his penalty saved by Weverton before Neymar won it.
It comes two years after Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals in Belo Horizonte.
In front of a capacity crowd of 78,000 at the Maracana, Brazil got a measure of revenge as they finally won Olympic football gold after losing in the finals in 1984, 1988 and 2012.
Barcelona forward Neymar, who missed the World Cup semi-final through injury, opened the scoring with a fine 25-yard free-kick, but the hosts were lucky to go in at half-time with the lead.
Neymar gets mobbed by his teammates after scoring on a free kick. (Getty Images)
Germany hit the woodwork three times in the first half – through Julian Brandt’s 25-yard effort, a deflection off a Brazilian defender and Sven Bender’s header – before they gained a deserved equaliser shortly after the restart.
Sven Bender passed to the overlapping Jeremy Toljan and he found the unmarked Meyer, who arrowed a low shot into the net.
Neither side could find a winner before the drama of the penalty shootout gave Brazil the gold.
Nigeria win first medal of the Games
Nigeria won their first medal of the 2016 Olympics as they beat Honduras 3-2 in the bronze-medal match, with Sadiq Umar scoring a hat-trick.
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi, who captained the Nigerian side, said: “I am so proud of this team, the boys worked so hard.
“It is very important, because football in Nigeria is absolutely massive. We had extra-pressure perhaps, but we have done it for us, for our family, for Nigeria.”
Umar’s treble gave Nigeria a 3-0 lead before Honduras, who qualified from the group phase at Argentina’s expense, scored twice through Antony Lozano and Marcelo Parera to set up a tense conclusion.
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