Brazil trounce Honduras 6-0 and reach final and play Germany

Neymar and Gabriel each score twice as Brazil trounced Honduras 6-0 to advance to Saturday’s Olympic gold-medal match in the men’s footballs tournament. The host now have the chance to ease pain caused by a 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Germany on home soil at the 2014 World Cup.The Germans saw off 1996 winners Nigeria 2-0 in the other semi-final in Sao Paulo.

Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto  said “ Neymar is the best or second best player in the world football, so controlling him is not easy,”

Laun’s lovely though ball whizzed past the helpless Lopez by Gabriel Jesus for his second goal of the tournament in 26 minutes.

Nine minutes later, Neymar turned provider with a pass down the left that Jesus burst on to before crashing the ball into the roof or the net. Laun then converted a team goal for Brazil’s fifth as Gabirel Barbosa slipped in Felipe Andreson to cross low to the far post. Neymar’s second goal of the afternoon form the penalty spot in stoppage time.