Spain do the epic and overthrow France in eight-goal Olympic thriller
Olympic hosts France and Spain played out a brilliant bout for the gold medal at Parc des Princes, with La Roja making it a successful summer at international level, following their Euro 2024 triumph. "That's an absolute howler!" ???? Spain goalkeeper Arnau Tenas won't want to watch this back after France took the lead ????#Paris2024 […] The post Spain do the epic and overthrow France in eight-goal Olympic thriller appeared first on Football España.
Olympic hosts France and Spain played out a brilliant bout for the gold medal at Parc des Princes, with La Roja making it a successful summer at international level, following their Euro 2024 triumph.
"That's an absolute howler!"
Spain goalkeeper Arnau Tenas won't want to watch this back after France took the lead
#Paris2024 #Olympics #BBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/sHuin9sP5K
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
El error de Arnau Tenas. El gol de Millot.
Francia se adelanta en el Parque de los Príncipes ante España en la lucha por el oro.#Paris2024 | #football pic.twitter.com/fU9poPWQ20
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 9, 2024
Santi Denia’s side have not always done things the easy way at Paris 2024, and it was the same again in the final. Enzo Millot opened the scoring after just 11 minutes after Arnau Tenas fumbled his effort into the corner, and the French had their tails up.
FERMÍN LÓPEZ… ¡????????????????????????????????! ????????
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 9, 2024
Spain hit back!
Fermin Lopez hits his fifth goal at this Olympic Games to bring his side level
#BBCOlympics #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/2ISUOW0VNO
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
The task went uphill, but Spain turned the tables in rapid fashion. Fermin Lopez was found unmarked by Alex Baena in the box and rolled home for his fifth goal of the tournament in the 18th minute. His sixth, which would see him end as top scorer, followed seven minutes later, after he followed up an Abel Ruiz effort for a poacher’s goal. When Baena curled a free-kick in three minutes later, and 17 minutes on from France’s opener, it seemed La Roja had things in their hand.
What a reaction from Spain!
Fermin Lopez reacts quickest to score again and give his side the lead
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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
A LA PRÓRROGA
El VAR señala este penalti a España en el añadido y Mateta da una vida extra a Francia.#Paris2024 | #football pic.twitter.com/rDsjz89IMB
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 9, 2024
France are STUNNED!
Alex Baena's free-kick for Spain flies into the hosts' net
#BBCOlympics #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Z729biCyWK
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
And they did for the most part, save from one good save until the 79th minute. As France began to dominate territory though, a Michael Olise free-kick was glanced by Juan Miranda and ended up in his own goal. France continued to push but without much success, until Arnaud Kalimuendo was brought down by Benat Turrientes in stoppage time, which after a VAR review ended up as a penalty. Even after Jean-Philippe Mateta converted to make it 3-3, there was still time for Turrientes to strike the bar with a fingertip save from Theo de Percin.
Late hope for France?
The host nation have pulled one back with 11 minutes left to go!
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
Despite now having three central defenders on, used to protect the lead, La Roja still managed to find a way forward. Sergio Gomez laid it on a plate for Juan Miranda in behind, but he went back across goal rather than at it. However when Adria Bernabe gave three French defenders the slip in behind for Sergio Camello to run onto, he managed to keep his cool with a dreamy chip over the goalkeeper to put Spain back in front after 102 minutes.
¡¡¡???????? ???????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ????????????????????????????!!!
El pase de Adrián Bernabé y la definición de Sergio Camello. España se pone por delante en la prórroga.#Paris2024 | #football pic.twitter.com/WuhmvWLuqe
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 9, 2024
ANOTHER TWIST IN THIS GAME!
Sergio Camello's finish gives Spain the lead in extra time
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
France would come again, and applied pressure, but the excellent Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia continued to intervene at the last moment. And as the Parc des Princes reached fever pitch, Camello silenced it again. Tenas gathered from a corner, and unleashed a brilliant throw to set Camello straight through on goal, and he beat de Percin with a lifted finish again in the 121st minute.
The goal that seals the gold medal for Spain
Sergio Camello on the counter-attack
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
SOMOS CAMPEONES DE EUROPA
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La @SEFutbol tumba a Francia en París con un doblete de Camello en la prórroga y cierra un verano de ensueño con su segundo oro olímpico después de Barcelona 1992.#Paris2024 | #football pic.twitter.com/nIoUTIrdQs
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) August 9, 2024
It sealed a glorious summer for Spanish football with a 5-3 win over the hosts, coming out gold medallists in the Olympics for a second time. In addition to Spain’s Olympic title, La Roja now hold 10 international titles, four of which came this summer in Euros at senior men’s level, men’s under-19 and women’s under-19 level.
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