Rio Olympics 2016: Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men's football gold

Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 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.

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 shoot out gave Brazil the gold. Rio Olympics 2016: Brazil beat Germany on penalties to win men's football gold

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