Canada's Beckie scores fastest Olympic goal ever
Reuters
Canada's women's soccer team got off to an absolute dream start at Rio 2016, needing a mere 20 seconds to open the scoring in its opening Group F clash against a favoured Australian side.
Before most supporters could get settled in at the Corinthians Arena on Wednesday, Janine Beckie took a perfect pass from captain Christine Sinclair and found the net with the most simple of tap-ins.
If you're just settling in...Janine Beckie scored the fastest goal in Olympic #football history after just 20 seconds#CANWNT #Rio2016
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) August 3, 2016
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The goal surpassed the previous record of 42 seconds, which was set when American Heather O'Reilly netted the opener in a 4-0 victory over New Zealand at Beijing 2008.
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