At 38, Alves Helps Brazil To Soccer Gold By Beating Spain
Aug 7, 2021, 5:22 PM
Malcom #17 of Team Brazil celebrates after scoring their side's second goal during the Men's Gold Medal Match between Brazil and Spain on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at International Stadium Yokohama on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
(Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Malcom scored in the 108th minute and Brazil won its second consecutive gold medal in men’s soccer with a 2-1 victory over Spain.
Brazil also won gold on home soil five years ago.
Brazil had a 1-0 lead at the half, but Mikel Oyarzabal tied it for Spain in the 61st minute off a cross from Carlos Soler.
RUN IT BACK BRAZIL.
ICYMI: Malcom clinched back-to-back Olympic men's soccer titles for Brazil this morning in extra time. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/BGNxDQY6XL
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) August 7, 2021
Brazil took the lead in first-half stoppage time when Davi Alves popped the ball high into the box to keep it in play and Cunha slotted it just inside the post.
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