Brazil Finally Broke Olympic Soccer Jinx - Neymar Say It is “100% Jesus”
Neymar left the home fans in ecstasy as he narrowed home the fifth and final penalty to give Brazil 6-5 victory after the sides could not be separated in 120 minutes.
The scoreline after extra time stood at 1-1. The host took the lead
in 27th minute from a superbly taken free-kick by Neymar only to see that lead
cancelled out in the 59th minute as Max Meyer turned in a cross from Jeremy
Toljan.
Both sides scored their first four penalties. Then Wéverton
produced a save to deny Nils Petersen. The script couldn't have been written
better as Neymar stepped up and scored handing Brazil their first Olympic
Soccer Gold Medal.
Brazil for its entire prowess had never won an Olympic gold. To realize
this dream, Neymar had to forfeit playing in the Copa Centenario - that's how
much it meant to the Brazil.
As Neymar step up to the podium to receive the gold medal with his
now famous Bandanna inscribed 100% Jesus... There's no doubt who he is dedicating
this one to.
This victory would to an extent ameliorate the pains inflicted by
the losses in The Maracana to Uruguay (1950) and Germany (2014)
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