.Sam Borden, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterAug 10, 2024, 01:06 PM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior article writer for ESPN.com.PARIS-- The U.S. females's national group succeeded the Olympic gold medal on Saturday, beating Brazil, 1-0, in a game that needed a stout protective fill in the very first one-half complied with by an accurate as well as calculated rise in the second to deny South america and also its famous captain Marta.It was actually a familiar ending to an event that had actually been actually so much concerning what is actually new for the USWNT: A new train in Emma Hayes, a brand-new frontline of aggressors as well as a brand-new expectation after the dissatisfaction of final summer's Female's Planet Mug all harmonized together to cause a record-extending fifth Olympic name, and initially because 2012, for the USA females, that never ever tracked at any type of point in their six suits in France.Mallory Swanson racked up the gaining goal in the 57th moment along with a glossy finish after running through on objective, but youthful midfielder Korbin Albert-- that provided the ball-- and Sophia Smith, that smartly ran away coming from the play after realizing she remained in an offside position, were actually the companies. The moment Swanson buckled her try past Brazil goalkeeper Lorena, the group at the Parc des Princes-- which included Tom Cruise and also Megan Rapinoe-- exploded.It was actually Swanson's fourth objective of the event, a lot of amongst the Americans and matched for second-most one of all gamers in the competitors. Brazil, which had been in command for a lot of video game's onset, remained to push forward in search of an equalizer yet couldn't locate its own method with. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, that was her team's very most important gamer in the first one-half, carried out certainly not enable an objective in the knockout rounds.The suit was used the exact same industry where the guys's staffs from Spain as well as France participated in out an eight-goal standard in their last a day previously, as well as women's teams began at a rate that at the very least mentioned a prospective offending rockets, too.Mallory Swanson's goal supplied a fifth gold medal for the USWNT. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty ImagesBrazil began without Marta, a selection which was reasonable-- the team had simply beaten France and Spain while she provided a red-card suspension-- yet still experienced weird. And Hayes lost Rose Lavelle coming from her schedule for Albert, an appearing to be nod to Lavelle's trauma past history as well as the possibility of added opportunity. Obviously, it was actually a selection that exercised perfectly.As they carried out in their trouble of Spain, the Brazilians appeared pushing. Inside two minutes, Ludmila had a close-range shot conserved through Naeher, a very early cautionary tale that seemed like an arrowhead evaded. Unbothered, Brazil maintained coming. Adriana danced deftly on completion pipe as well as nearly drew a penalty from Crystal Dunn. Ludmila turned Naomi Girma and also castigated a shot right into the net that was dismissed for offside. Gabi Portilho beat Tierna Davidson as well as merely missed Ludmila with a dangerous cross facing goal.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Americans possessed moments, also. Triad Rodman's wonderful spin at midfield sent her flying in the direction of goal and also Swanson used her velocity at the same time to pull an edge however South america constantly experienced more dangerous. Otherwise for Naeher-- who delivered a wonderful response save of Portilho in first-half discontinuance opportunity-- the U.S. will possess been actually effectively responsible for at the break.Instead, they were level and also able to find out along with greater urgency as well as virility. Smith went across contemporary of Swanson's scope and also Sam Coffey that skided wide to receive the U.S. group back into it before Albert discovered her area. A simple look, a powerful pass as well as Brazil was actually reeling.Marta, playing in her sixth Olympics and what is actually anticipated to be her final international, began at the hour yet was consistently suppressed. Four minutes in to 10 moments of halt time, Adriana pressed a diving header at target from close quarters that Naeher-- again == knocked away.Marta put her hands on her head. The American fans shouted in merriment. One year after amazing disappointment, the USWNT was actually back.