Momoko Tanikawa scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Japan netted twice in injury time to come from behind and beat Brazil 2-1 in the Olympic women's soccer tournament on Sunday.
Japan, the 2012 Olympic runner-up, was staring at a second straight defeat in Group C that would have left it in serious danger of a first-round exit after Jhennifer put Brazil ahead early in the second half.
But captain Saki Kumagai rolled in a 92nd-minute penalty to equalize at the Parc des Princes in Paris before 19-year-old substitute Tanikawa's incredible first-time shot from 30 meters sailed over the goalkeeper and in for the winner.
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