Canada tops Brazil for 2nd straight Olympic soccer bronze
Canada is back on the podium in women's soccer.
Four years after a 91st-minute goal gave the Canadians their first Olympic medal in the sport's history, Christine Sinclair and company didn't leave it quite so late this time around, defeating host nation Brazil 2-1 in the bronze-medal match at Rio 2016.
After 17-year-old Deanne Rose etched her name in the Olympic record books by opening the scoring in the 25th minute, Sinclair - the team's iconic captain who was earning her 250th cap - cemented the result with her 165th international goal just minutes after the halftime interval.
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Brazil made things interesting in the latter stages - a tidy 79th-minute tally by Beatriz reignited the home crowd and ensured a nervy finish for John Herdman's side.
But hold on they did, the Canadians crumbling to the pitch in celebration upon hearing the final whistle, with tears of joy flowing down the cheeks of Sinclair; the 33-year-old was likely featuring in her final Olympic match.
Fitting, then, that the record books will show she scored the winning goal.
"I was not going to leave this tournament without a medal around my neck," Sinclair said after the victory.
The bronze signals the first time that Canada has won consecutive medals in a team sport at the Summer Olympics since 1908.
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