Spain Wins Men’s Soccer Gold At The Paris Olympics Spain won gold in men’s football at the Paris Olympics after defeating host France 5-3 in extra time. Sergio Camelo scored two goals in extra time in the final at the Parc de Prince in Paris on Friday night and Spain won a thrilling victory.
This is the second gold that Spain has won in men’s football at the Olympics. Earlier in 1992, Spain won the gold. In 1984, for the first time in football, France’s desire to win gold at home could not be fulfilled.
A 30-minute extra time was added after the scheduled 90-minute match ended in a 3-3 draw. While Kamelo made Spain’s lead 4-3 by scoring in the 100th minute, he secured Spain’s victory by scoring a personal second goal in extra time.
Before that, France took the lead at the beginning of the game but could not maintain it. Enzo Milot scored in the 11th minute to take the lead. But Fermin Lopez equalized for Spain in the 18th minute. Permin scored in the 25th minute to give Spain a 2-1 lead. Alex Baena scored in the 28th minute to give Spain a 3-1 lead in half an hour of the first half.
At the scheduled time, Spain showed signs of winning the game. But France also made a comeback. In the 79th minute, Magnes Achliucho scored a goal to make the game 3-2. Then, in the injury time of the second half, after Jean Philippe Mateta scored a penalty, France tied the game 3-3 and sent it to extra time. In extra time, Kamelo became the hero and Spain won the game.
