Olympic Games Paris 2024: Sergio Camello scores twice to clinch gold medal for Spain

Spain are gold medalists in men’s soccer for just the second time ever after beating hosts France 5-3 at Parc des Princes in Paris, in what was an incredibly thrilling final on Friday.

Fermin Lopez scored twice in the gold-medal game, taking his tournament tally to six goals in six games, though he still finishes two behind Golden Boot winner Soufiane Rahimi of Morocco.

Lopez pulled Spain back from 1-0 down after Enzo Millot opened the scoring in the 8th minute, to 2-1 up after scoring goals in the 18th and 25th. Alex Baena made it 3-1 to Spain with a sensational free kick in the 28th minute, capping off a three-goal, 10-minute stretch that silenced the French capital crowd and left them stunned for much of the second half.

It was that way until Maghnes Akliouche got the faintest of touches on Michael Olise’s free kick in the 78th minute, but then it was rapturous incitement by the time the referee pointed to the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Jean-Phillipe Mateta converted to send the final to extra time, but Spain were ready and willing to answer the bell again.

Sergio Camello got in behind the left side of France’s defense in the 100th minute and lifted the ball over the goalkeeper with unshakable confidence and wheeled away to celebrate the winning goal, before adding another one himself in the 121st.

Spain’s gold medal in Paris comes less than a month after the senior national team won EURO 2024 and were crowned champions of Europe, also beating France 2-1 along the way in the semifinals.


Dennis Mabuka

Dennis Mabuka is a seasoned Kenyan journalist with 18 years of experience covering sports events. He is currently a sport content creator with en.Africatopsports.com.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *