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Barney Ronay was at the Parc des Princes for us tonight. I’ll leave you with his report, goodnight!
On the podium
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Gold Spain
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Silver France
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Bronze Morocco
The France players are walking round the pitch applauding the home fans. As you’d expect, Thierry Henry has taken defeat with real class and dignity.
Sergio Camello, the substitute whose two goals settled the game, was only on standby at the start of the Olympics.
SPAIN WIN GOLD IN THE MEN’S FOOTBALL!
Full time: France 3-5 Spain (AET) Spain are Olympic champions after a wildly entertaining game in Paris. It’s devastating for France, but for now all we’re seeing on our screens are Spanish players either roaring with joy or lying on their back trying to make sense of it all.
Tenas collected the ball and threw it 70 yards to Camello, who ran from inside his own half and was therefore onside. Lukeba couldn’t catch him and for the second time he lifted the ball calmly over Restes.
GOAL! France 3-5 Spain (Camello 120+1)
Sergio Camello seals gold for Spain!
120+1 min This really is the real quiz.
120 min Doue beats Pacheco thrillingly on the edge of the area. Cubarsi forces him slightly wide, though, and he sprays a shot past the near post.
Mateta can barely walk by the way.
119 min Magassa goes for glory from 25 yards. It’s not the best idea and Tenas moves across his line to make a comfortable save.
118 min Cherki’s cross-shot, neither one thing nor t’other, is held to his right by the falling Tenas.
117 min Doue, who is on the right flank now, wins another corner after a pulsating run past three players. Olise’s corner is poor, straight into the loving arms of Tenas.
116 min France look a beaten team now. Mind you, we said the same at 3-1, and it’s been such a crazy game that anything is possible.
Kalimuendo breaks into the area and is superbly challenged by Cubarsi. He had to get that right or it would have been another penalty.
114 min Spain break dangerously again. A cross from the left looks set to reach Camello before Bade gets in front and chests the ball back to Restes.
113 min “Needless to say it’s Doue or die for France now,” honks Peter Oh.
111 min Spain are managing this expertly: keeping the ball, drawing fouls, not allowing France to build any pressure.
110 min: France substitution Lyon’s Rayan Cherki replaces Kiliann Sildillia.
109 min France need to get the ball to Doue at every opportunity; he’s been a big threat since coming on as sub.
108 min Doue gets to the byline, chops back inside and seems to be fouled by Gomez. The referee gives nothing. Having seen a replay, I think that’s a clear foul. Doue was off the pitch at the time but within the width of the area. Would that be a penalty? It doesn’t matter because VAR have waved it through.
106 min Spain work the ball beautifully from the kick-off. Gomez, found in space, cracks a good low shot from 25 yards that is pushed round the near post by the diving Restes.
106 min Peep peep! This is it, one last push. Soungoutou Magassa is on for Manu Kone, who has run himself into the ground.
Half time in extra time: France 3-4 Spain
Olympic football, bloody hell.
105+3 min Olise’s corner is headed up in the air and claimed by Tenas.
105+2 min A lovely, teasing cross from Olise is headed back across goal by Locko and goes behind off a Spain defender. There should be time for the corner.
105 min: Close! The lively Doue zips inside from the left and cracks a low drive. The ball wriggles through the arms and legs of Tenas but is rolling slowly enough that he can turn round and grab it on the line.
103 min Now it’s France who looked shattered and it’s Spain who are keeping the ball.
Spain kept the ball for a while on the right, then suddenly quickened the pace. Gomez cut inside and threaded a short pass between the lines to Bernabe. He moved it forward quickly to put Camello through on goal, and he dinked the ball calmly over the diving Restes.
GOAL! France 3-4 Spain (Camello 100)
Another twist in this extraordinary game!
98 min “Seeing Henry as the coach, I sometimes wonder why Berbatov never took to coaching,” says Krishnamoorthy V. “He could have taught a generation of kids the meaning (and magic) of first touch.”
It’s all well and good teaching the meaning and magic of a first touch like Berbatov, but only a handful of eroticistas can actually do it.
97 min: Spain substitution Miguel Gutierrez replaces the outstanding Juan Miranda, who looks utterly shattered.
96 min Gomez curls a gorgeous pass over the France defence to find Miranda on the left side of the area. He decides not to volley at goal from a tight angle and instead cushions the ball back across goal; it hits a defender and is cleared.
95 min France fail to make the most of a four-on-three break. Mateta cuts back inside a defender in the area but is eventually crowded out.
94 min Olise’s free-kick is headed away to the edge of the area. Doue whistles a shot that ricochets off a Spain defender and flashes past Kalimuendo (I think) at the far post.
93 min Olise stays down for a while after a high challenge from Pacheco, who is booked.
