.Sam Borden, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterAug 10, 2024, 01:06 PM ETCloseSam Borden is an elderly writer for ESPN.com.PARIS-- The united state women's nationwide group won the Olympic gold award on Sunday, hammering Brazil, 1-0, in a video game that required a stout protective stand in the initial half followed through a precise as well as computed surge in the 2nd to refute South america and its own epic leader Marta.It was actually a familiar ending to a competition that had actually been so much about what's brand new for the USWNT: A brand new coach in Emma Hayes, a brand new frontline of enemies as well as a brand new overview after the frustration of last summer months's Women's Planet Cup all harmonized with each other to result in a record-extending fifth Olympic title, and to begin with given that 2012, for the USA women, that certainly never routed at any kind of factor in their 6 suits in France.Mallory Swanson scored the gaining objective in the 57th moment with a slick finish after running through on goal, however younger midfielder Korbin Albert-- who provided the ball-- and Sophia Johnson, that smartly escaped coming from the play after recognizing she resided in an offside setting, were actually the facilitators. The moment Swanson buckled her try past Brazil goalkeeper Lorena, the crowd at the Parc des Princes-- that included Tom Boat trip and Megan Rapinoe-- exploded.It was Swanson's fourth goal of the tournament, a lot of among the Americans and also matched for second-most among all gamers in the competitors. Brazil, which had been in command for a lot of game's early stages, remained to precipitate in search of a counterpoise yet could not locate its way with. United state goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, that was her team's very most useful player in the 1st fifty percent, did not enable a goal in the knockout rounds.The suit was used the very same area where the guys's crews from Spain as well as France played out an eight-goal standard in their last a day previously, and also ladies's groups began at a rate that at the very least mentioned a potential repulsive fireworks, too.Mallory Swanson's goal supplied a fifth gold award for the USWNT. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty ImagesBrazil started without Marta, a choice which was actually easy to understand-- the team had simply defeated France as well as Spain while she served a red-card suspension-- but still really felt weird. And also Hayes went down Rose Lavelle from her schedule in favor of Albert, a seeming nod to Lavelle's personal injury past and the possibility of additional time. Needless to say, it was a decision that exercised perfectly.As they carried out in their trouble of Spain, the Brazilians showed up pushing. Inside pair of mins, Ludmila possessed a close-range shot saved through Naeher, a very early cautionary tale that seemed like an arrow evaded. Unbothered, Brazil always kept happening. Adriana danced deftly on completion pipe and nearly attracted a fine from Crystal Dunn. Ludmila transformed Naomi Girma and whipped a shot in to the net that was actually eliminated for offside. Gabi Portilho beat Tierna Davidson and also simply skipped Ludmila along with a harmful cross before goal.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Americans had minutes, also. Trinity Rodman's magical twist at midfield sent her soaring towards goal and Swanson used her rate also to draw an edge yet South america always felt more risky. Otherwise for Naeher-- who delivered a magical response save of Portilho in first-half discontinuance time-- the U.S. would certainly have been properly behind at the break.Instead, they equaled and able to find out with greater seriousness and verve. Smith moved across just out of Swanson's range as well as Sam Coffey had a crack that swerved large to obtain the USA crowd back into it prior to Albert discovered her room. An easy look, a heady pass and also South america was actually reeling.Marta, playing in her 6th Olympics and what is expected to become her last global, started at the hr however was constantly repressed. Four moments in to 10 minutes of stop time, Adriana pressed a diving header at target coming from close quarters that Naeher-- once more == whacked away.Marta put her hands on her head. The United States supporters chanted in glee. One year after amazing frustration, the USWNT was back.