.Sam Borden, ESPN Elderly Person WriterAug 10, 2024, 01:06 PM ETCloseSam Borden is actually a senior author for ESPN.com.PARIS-- The U.S. females's national team won the Olympic gold award on Saturday, beating Brazil, 1-0, in a video game that needed a stout defensive fill in the first one-half followed through a specific and also calculated rise in the 2nd to refute Brazil as well as its epic captain Marta.It was a common ending to a competition that had been actually a lot regarding what's brand-new for the USWNT: A brand new instructor in Emma Hayes, a new frontline of assaulters and also a new expectation after the disappointment of last summer's Female's Planet Mug all harmonized all together to cause a record-extending fifth Olympic name, and also to begin with because 2012, for the USA women, who never ever tracked at any factor in their six suits in France.Mallory Swanson scored the winning objective in the 57th minute along with a sleek end after running through on target, but young midfielder Korbin Albert-- who supplied the ball-- and Sophia Smith, who smartly escaped from the play after recognizing she remained in an offside setting, were actually the companies. When Swanson buckled her try past Brazil goalkeeper Lorena, the group at the Parc des Princes-- that included Tom Trip and also Megan Rapinoe-- exploded.It was actually Swanson's fourth goal of the competition, a lot of amongst the Americans and also matched for second-most one of all players in the competition. South america, which had actually been actually in order for a lot of activity's beginning, remained to precipitate searching for a counterpoise however could not locate its own method with. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who was her team's most important gamer in the first one-half, did not enable a target in the knockout rounds.The match was played on the very same industry where the males's staffs coming from Spain and France played out an eight-goal classic in their ultimate a time earlier, and girls's staffs started at a speed that a minimum of mentioned a potential annoying fireworks, too.Mallory Swanson's target supplied a fifth gold medal for the USWNT. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty ImagesBrazil began without Marta, a selection which was logical-- the crew had just beaten France and Spain while she provided a red-card revocation-- yet still really felt strange. As well as Hayes dropped Rose Lavelle coming from her schedule in favor of Albert, a seeming salute to Lavelle's personal injury record and also the opportunity of added time. It goes without saying, it was actually a selection that worked out perfectly.As they did in their upset of Spain, the Brazilians came out pressing. Inside 2 moments, Ludmila possessed a close-range go spared by Naeher, a very early cautionary tale that seemed like an arrow dodged. Unbothered, South america always kept coming. Adriana danced deftly on the end pipe and almost pulled a charge coming from Crystal Dunn. Ludmila transformed Naomi Girma and also blasted a shot right into the internet that was dismissed for offside. Gabi Portilho defeated Tierna Davidson and just overlooked Ludmila along with a harmful cross facing goal.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Americans possessed seconds, too. Trio Rodman's wonderful twist at midfield delivered her flying in the direction of target and Swanson used her velocity at the same time to pull an edge but Brazil consistently really felt extra hazardous. Otherwise for Naeher-- that provided a wonderful response save of Portilho in first-half stop opportunity-- the USA will have been well behind at the break.Instead, they were level and able ahead out along with higher seriousness and also vigor. Smith traversed just out of Swanson's scope and Sam Coffey that skided wide to acquire the united state group back into it just before Albert located her area. A simple look, a heady pass and also South america was actually reeling.Marta, playing in her 6th Olympics as well as what is expected to be her ultimate worldwide, started at the hr yet was consistently repressed. Four minutes in to 10 minutes of discontinuance opportunity, Adriana pushed a diving header at goal from close range that Naeher-- once more == swatted away.Marta put her hands on her head. The United States enthusiasts chanted in merriment. One year after amazing disappointment, the USWNT was back.