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Neymar Creates Record, Scores Fastest Football Goal in Olympic History
Neymar created history as he scored a goal in just 15 seconds, the fastest in Olympic history as Brazil dominated Honduras in the football semi-final at 2016 Rio Olympics
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: August 17, 2016 11:02 pm IST
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Neymar scored a goal in 15 seconds against Honduras, the fastest in Olympic history.© AFP
Highlights
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Brazil dominated against Honduras in football semi-final
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Neymar scored a goal in just 15 seconds, the fastest ever
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Canada's Janine Beckie scored a goal in 19 seconds against Australia
Brazil star Neymar scored the fastest goal in Olympic history when he gave the hosts the lead after just 15 seconds in their semi-final with Honduras on Wednesday.
The Barcelona forward robbed Johnny Palacios and saw goalkeeper Luis Lopez's desperate effort to clear ricochet off his chest and into the net for his second goal of the tournament at the Maracana.
Neymar's effort beats out Canada's Janine Beckie's strike against Australia after 19 seconds in the group stages for fastest goal.
His bravery nearly came at a cost, though, as Neymar was winded by Lopez's attempted clearance and briefly stretchered off to gasps from the crowd before returning to the field.
Topics mentioned in this article
Neymar
Brazil
Olympics 2016
Football
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