Brazil finally earned the Olympic gold medal the host nation most desperately wanted as the mens soccer team beat Germany 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 game Saturday.Neymar -- far and away Brazils biggest sports star -- scored the winning penalty after Weverton saved Nils Petersens attempt in the fifth round of penalties to bring home the gold.The Olympic tournament was the only major soccer tournament that Brazil had failed to win, and they finally accomplished it in front of an apoplectic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.Thats it, Neymar said. We made history.Neymar also had scored Brazils goal in the first half from a spectacular free kick as the Brazilians earned a measure of revenge for the 7-1 thrashing that Germany gave them en route to winning the 2014 World Cup.This restores our self-esteem, Brazil coach Rogerio Micale said. We see that not all was lost, our football is still alive. There are some things that need to be fixed, but today we were able to make our people happy.Brazilian legend Pele also praised the team.Germany started confidently, and in the 11th minute Julian Brandt bent a long shot from outside the box that struck the crossbar.But Neymar took the pressure off of the nervous Maracana crowd when he delivered a perfectly placed free kick past Germany keeper Timo Horn to open the scoring in the 27th minute.Germany hit the woodwork twice more before the end of the first half, but Brazil was able to take the slim lead into the dressing room.But Germany came out looking to attack after the break and silenced the crowd with a goal in the 59th minute as Jeremy Toljans cross from the wing was turned in by Max Meyer in the center of the box.Brazil immediately went on the attack again as Renato Augusto, who missed two chances in front of goal in the first half, fired wide once again.Germany midfielder Lars Bender then had to leave the game with an apparent injury and was replaced by?Grischa Promel.In the 77th minute, Neymar played Felipe Anderson in on goal with a through pass but the substitute was caught from behind by Germany defenders.And moments later, Neymar came close to restoring Brazils lead himself when his long shot flashed inches wide of the far post.Neymar again played in Anderson in the second period of extra time, but?Horn made the save.In the shootout, the first eight penalty-takers were on target:?Matthias Ginter, Serge Gnabry, Brandt and Niklas Sule for Germany; Augusto, Marquinhos, Rafinha and Luan for Brazil.But?Weverton seemed to be getting closer to stopping a Germany shot and got down to save from?Petersen in the fifth round.Neymar then took a halted run-up and blasted the ball into the back of the net before falling to his knees in joyous tears.I dont have words to say anything, Neymar said later, sobbing. I cant describe my feelings right now. I just want to thank my teammates, my friends and my family, who have been by my side during the most difficult moments.It wasnt easy. I dont know what else to say, Im just really happy.Germany settled for the silver medal and was denied gold in the first Olympics for which it qualified since the countrys reunification in 1990. East Germany won the 1976 tournament in Montreal.Earlier on Saturday, Nigeria held off a late rally to defeat Honduras 3-2 and win the bronze.Dwayne Haskins Youth Jersey . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. John Riggins Youth Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. 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The play that followed was even more astonishing.One of the oddest endings imaginable left Oklahoma State stunned and Central Michigan celebrating.A misinterpreted rule extended the game when it should have been over and allowed the Chippewas to score a wild winning touchdown on a Hail Mary and lateral -- yes, both -- that covered half the field for an astonishing 30-27 upset of No. 22 Oklahoma State on Saturday.Oklahoma State tried to kill the final 4 seconds of the game by throwing the ball away on fourth down, but the Cowboys were penalized for intentional grounding, which is a loss of down penalty. Rules state that the game cannot end on an accepted live-ball penalty, referee Tim ODey of the Mid-American Conference, CMUs league, said.Theres an exception to the rule that says if enforcement of the foul involves a loss of down, then that brings the game to an end, ODey told a pool reporter.ODey said after conferring with NCAA rules committee secretary Rogers Redding after the game, the crew determined the extension should not have happened.But the final result stood. Article 3b of the NCAA rulebook states: When the referee declares that the game is ended, the score is final.Despite the error, this will not change the outcome of the contest, Bill Carollo, the NCAAs coordinator of football officials, said in a statement released by the MAC.That did not satisfy Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder.We had conversations with everyone that could help us understand the situation and do something about the outcome. We were told the result is final and there is nothing we can do about it, Holder said in a statement. In my mind, it is incomprehensible that a misapplication of the rules after time has expired cant be corrected.Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a text to the AP: The game is final and errors can only be corrected during the course of the game. Very unfortunate.Corey Willis scored the winning touchdown after grabbing a lateral from Jesse Kroll at the Oklahoma State 12 and fighting his sway into the end zone.Oklahoma State (1-1) thought it had won when Mason Rudolph threw the ball away on fourth down as the clock expired, instead of just taking a knee and risking giving the ball back to Central Michigan. But it backfired but after the officials conferred, they assessed an intentional grounding penalty and gave Central Michigan another play.Thats a tough onee.dddddddddddd Just so everyone knows, I was the one who called the passing play, said OSU coach Mike Gundy. To be honest with you, I never even thought of intentional grounding being called at that point in the game. As much time as we put into end of game situations that never really crossed my mind. Unfortunately, thats a difficult way to learn a hard lesson.Cooper Rush lofted up a Hail Mary pass that hit Kroll just inside the 10. As Kroll was being taken down, he pitched it back to Willis at about the 12, who cut across the field and barely managed to score while being dragged down.To be honest, I actually had a missed assignment on that, I wasnt supposed to be right there, but it all worked for the better, said Willis. We know Jesse Kroll is going to go up and get the ball every time, its just something we practice all the time and we executed it.Coach John Bonamego said: Its an improbable finish, but its a situation that we practiced and rehearsed. We were able to execute and pull out the win.Central Michigan fans might have been having flashbacks to the Bahamas Bowl from two seasons ago, when the Chips covered almost the length of the field on a long pass and lateral play to make it a one-point game with no time left against Western Kentucky. In that fabulous finish, Central Michigan went for 2 and the win and did not convert. This time around, the Chippewas (2-0) were able run off with the victory.Oklahoma State fans were livid, and they can now relate to Duke fans who watched their team lose a game on a multilateral kickoff return touchdown to Miami last season that the Atlantic Coast Conference later said should not have counted. Or maybe go back to 1990, when officials mistakenly gave Colorado five downs to score the game-winning touchdown against Missouri in the waning seconds.Central Michigan is unlikely to go on to win a national title the way those Buffaloes did, but it will still go down as one of the biggest wins in school history.THE TAKEAWAYCentral Michigan: Never quit on the Chippewas.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys will rightfully be upset by the bad call, but Gundy will be questioned for throwing on his final play.UP NEXTCentral Michigan: The Chippewas return home to face UNLV.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys play their third straight home game, hosting Pittsburgh.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '
