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A PITCH invader dressed as Spiderman stormed the Olympics women’s football final.
Team USA Women beat Brazil 1-0 to claim gold in the event for the first time since London 2012.
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AFPBut the match was briefly halted after an idiot ran on the pitch at the Parc des Princes.
The yob who was dressed as Spiderman did not make it very far as he was chased down by a steward.
The spectator slipped and briefly evaded security before backup came to help escort the fan off the pitch.
Security dealt with the incident so quickly another fan in attendance revealed he had no idea there had even been a pitch invasion.
Team USA were not distracted either as Mallory Swanson notched the winner.
It was also gold for former Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, who reduced her captain Lindsey Horan to tears with her praise.
Hayes said of her skipper: “This leader beside me, you don’t see all the work she does off the pitch, you don’t see all the conversations she has, whether it’s to help nurture a young player or whether it’s to settle nerves or to remind people of their confidence.
“She has put performance first, she has put winning first, and yes we’re at an Olympics but not at any point on our days off did we do unnecessary things or do things that put the team’s performance at jeopardy.
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“She took hard decisions with the players and I really admire that in her, I can see not only why she is the leader of this team but she made my job so much easier because she was firm with everyone but also very fair.
“I’m delighted for Lindsey because she deserves that and doesn’t always get the credit she deserves, and it’s been an honour for me to work with her.”
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