Late decision: Malcom shoots Brazil to Olympic victory

Substitute Malcom from Zenit St. Petersburg scored the decisive and enthusiastically celebrated goal in the 108th minute for the South Americans, who had already won the title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Matheus Cunha initially shot Brazil into the lead in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half. Spain equalized through Mikel Oyarzabal (61'). The Spaniards had their first chance to score after a good quarter of an hour. Oyarzabal headed the ball into the six-yard box, but Diego Carlos saved and narrowly prevented an own goal. For Brazil, Richarlison hit the side netting from a tight angle (25'). Richarlison misses – Cunha takes the lead Little came of the game, but Brazil still had a great opportunity to take the lead: Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón brought Cunha down and referee Chris Beath from Australia awarded a penalty, according to the video images. However, Olympic top scorer Richarlison shot over the goal (38th). Cunha did better right before halftime. Captain Dani Alves kept the ball in play after a cross from Claudinho. Almost at the penalty spot, Cunha was more attentive than three Spaniards, asserted himself brilliantly and finished low into the right corner. After the break, things continued at a fast pace. First, Oyarzabal missed a good chance to equalize when he shot at his substitute Carlos Soler in front of the Brazilian goal. Then the two played together perfectly: Soler crossed to Oyarzabal and the striker scored a remarkable equalizer. Shortly before, Simón had cleared the crossbar against the free-standing Richarlison. Spain is unlucky – Malcom becomes the final hero In the final phase of regular time, Spain was significantly closer to victory than their opponents. The ball hit the crossbar of the Brazilian goal twice. Brazil was lucky that it went into extra time. There, too, there was initially a feeling-out between both teams before things became more dangerous again in the last third of the attack after ten minutes. But it was Brazil that ultimately put more pressure on their opponents - and ultimately forced the decisive goal. Malcom took advantage of Vallejo's negligence and sank the ball to make it 2-1 (108th). Spain tried to rebel again, but every attempt by the Iberians was successfully repelled. In the end, the Brazilians defend their title after their home success in Rio 2016.

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Late decision: Malcom shoots Brazil to Olympic victory

Thanks to Joker Malcom, Brazil has once again been crowned Olympic football champion. Coach André Jardine's team defeated Spain 2-1 (1-1, 1-0) after extra time in an exciting game on Saturday.

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