Tokyo Olympics: Brazil defend men's football title with win over Spain

Last update on.Tokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates - 23 July-8 Aug Time in Tokyo – BST+8 Coverage. Live coverage on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.Brazil won the dramatic extra-time win over Spain to defend their Olympic men's football title.Substitute Malcom raced in the back and won the gold medal for Brazil after 108 minutes.Neymar scored the winning penalty in Brazil's win over Germany five years ago to win their first ever gold medal on home soil.Mikel Oyarzabal's volley against Spain had disqualified Matheus Cunha from scoring his opener in the second period of normal time.Everton's forward Richarlison was unable to score a penalty in a thrilling match between two of the game's most powerful heavyweights. He hit the crossbar.Bryan Gil, a substitute for Spain, also struck the woodwork with a spectacular long range strike just a minute before extra-time.Brazil competed in the Games' third consecutive gold medal match. This follows the Rio gold and London silver.Spain, 1992 champions, were expected to win gold in the tournament because they had a team full of players from this summer's European Championship.Among them were Eric Garcia and Eric Garcia from Barcelona, Pau Torres from Villarreal and Unai Simon, Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper.Despite their efforts to reach the final, the Spaniards were unable to perform at their best and failed to show enough quality to win gold in Brazil.