Veteran Andre-Pierre Gignac nets hat-trick as France come from behind in the last five minutes to secure stunning 4-3 win against South Africa in men's football at Tokyo Olympics
- South Africa took the lead three times, with Gignac equalising on each occasion
- Fellow overage player Teji Savanier then scored a dramatic last-gasp winner
- Elsewhere, Brazil failed to fire against the Ivory Coast, drawing 0-0 against them
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France got their Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track as Teji Savanier netted a stoppage-time winner in their 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday while defending champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by Ivory Coast.
Les Bleus, hammered 4-1 by Mexico in their Group A opener, trailed 3-2 with 10 minutes left but striker Andre-Pierre Gignac converted an 86th-minute penalty to complete his hat-trick before Savanier's late goal.
French veteran Gignac, 35, one of three over-age players in the squad, had previously scored in the 57th and 78th minute to equalise three times - from Kobamelo Kodisang, Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena respectively.
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Brazil banged in four goals in their opening victory over Germany in Group D but their attack failed to fire against a resolute Ivory Coast side, managing only four shots on goal.
There was late drama in the Group B meeting at the Ibaraki Kashima Stadium in Tokyo as Honduras forward Rigoberto Rivas found the net with three minutes remaining to hand New Zealand a 3-2 defeat.
Facundo Medina scored the only goal as Argentina responded to a shock 2-0 loss to Australia in their opener with a comfortable 1-0 victory over Egypt at the Sapporo Dome.
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