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Neymar scores early, leads Brazil to Olympic soccer final

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match.

The Barcelona striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras 6-0 in the semifinals of the men's tournament.

Gabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second.

Brazil has never won the Olympic title, and lost in the final at the 2012 London Games.

"We won and we won well, but if in the final we don't play well again, all of this will be for nothing," Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said.