Malcom Grabs Golden Soccer Glory for Brazil

Malcom Grabs Golden Soccer Glory for Brazil
Players of Brazil celebrate after winning the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games soccer competition men's gold medal match by defeating Spain 2-1 in extra time at Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2021. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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YOKOHAMA–Brazil retained their Olympic football title with substitute Malcom scoring an extra-time winner in a 2–1 victory over Spain in the men’s gold medal match on Saturday.

After the game ended 1–1 in normal time, Malcom raced onto a diagonal ball from Antony and got the better of Jesus Vallejo before driving the winner into the far corner in the 108th minute to ensure Brazil repeated their Rio 2016 triumph.