Richarlison’s hat trick was phenomenal as Brazil passed Germany in the opening match of the men’s Olympic football.
He opened the scoring just 7 minutes into the game with a right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
Fifteen minutes later Richarlison added to his tally with a header from very close range to the bottom right corner, assisted by Guilherme Arana with a cross.
The Everton man completed his hat trick 15 minutes to half time with a right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner, assisted by Matheus Cunha.
Nadiem Amiri got Germany into the game with a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner 12 minutes after the restart.
Ragnar Ache’s header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner gave Germany hope, assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
Paulinho shattered their hopes with a right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner, assisted by Bruno Guimarães following a fast break 5 minutes into extra time to give Brazil a well deserved win.
In other matches played, Spain held to a goalless draw by Egypt, Mexico beat France 4-1, New Zealand beat Korea Republic 1-0, Côte d’Ivoire defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1, Argentina lost 2-0 to Australia,
Honduras lost 1-0 to Romania, and Japan beat South Africa 1-0.
