Neymar scored the opening goal of Brazil’s semifinal against Honduras at fabled Maracana Stadium just 14 seconds after kickoff on Wednesday.
It the fastest goal in Olympic history.
The Hondurans played the ball backward on the kickoff only to have Neymar intercept the lazy pass.
The Barcelona star found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Luis Lopez and deftly got a touch on the ball before Lopez crashed into him in mid-air.
Lopez stopped Neymar but he didn’t stop the ball, as it bounded slowly into the goal for a 1-0 Brazil lead.
Neymar got the worst of the collision and stayed on the ground. He even had to be stretchered off the field but immediately got up as soon as he wasbbrought across the touchline.
Maracana cheered when Neymar ran to the center line and re-entered
the game.
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