Brazil's Cristiane becomes top scorer
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July 27, 2012, Friday
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BRAZIL forward Cristiane became the top women's scorer at the Olympics after netting her 11th tournament goal in Brazil's 5-0 rout of Cameroon at the London Games on Wednesday.
Cristiane surpassed retired Germany star Birgit Prinz, who had 10 Olympic goals.
The 27-year-old Brazilian scored the record-breaking goal in the 80th minute after a perfect pass from Marta, picking up the ball inside the area and dribbling past the goalkeeper before hitting the open net. "This is special, I knew I was tied and needed just one more to get the record for myself," said Cristiane, participating in her third Olympics.
Because of an injury, Cristiane started on the bench and entered the match at halftime to replace Thais Guedes.
Cristiane is trying to help Brazil win its first major title. The Brazilians had to settle for the silver medal in the last two Olympics after losses to the United States in the final. It also was second to Germany in the 2007 World Cup in China.
Also, gold-medal favorites United States and Japan also won their matches.
The two-time defending Olympic champion Americans beat France 4-2, while World Cup winner Japan got past Canada 2-1.
Britain edged New Zealand 1-0, giving the host the first victory at the London Games.
Cristiane surpassed retired Germany star Birgit Prinz, who had 10 Olympic goals.
The 27-year-old Brazilian scored the record-breaking goal in the 80th minute after a perfect pass from Marta, picking up the ball inside the area and dribbling past the goalkeeper before hitting the open net. "This is special, I knew I was tied and needed just one more to get the record for myself," said Cristiane, participating in her third Olympics.
Because of an injury, Cristiane started on the bench and entered the match at halftime to replace Thais Guedes.
Cristiane is trying to help Brazil win its first major title. The Brazilians had to settle for the silver medal in the last two Olympics after losses to the United States in the final. It also was second to Germany in the 2007 World Cup in China.
Also, gold-medal favorites United States and Japan also won their matches.
The two-time defending Olympic champion Americans beat France 4-2, while World Cup winner Japan got past Canada 2-1.
Britain edged New Zealand 1-0, giving the host the first victory at the London Games.
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