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The Matildas remain in the hunt for Australias first Olympic football medal but face a mammoth quarterfinal showdown with Brazil.Australias women entered their final Pool F clash needing three points and seven goals to supplant Germany in second place and ensure a favourable final-eight match-up.They fell agonisingly short in Salvador on Monday but still secured their pathway with a 6-1 rout of Zimbabwe.The Matildas led 6-0 in the 66th minute and needed only to hit the back of the net once more to avoid a meeting with world No. 8 host nation Brazil, who beat them 3-1 in a pre-Games friendly.But a 91st-minute strike from Emmaculate Msipa means Australia will go through as one of the top two third-placed teams across the three groups and tread the more difficult road.Towards the end of the game we heard Canada were up so we were really trying to hit at least seven goals and put ourselves in the best position, co-captain Clare Polkinghorne told AAP.It was a bit disappointing that we let them get on the scoresheet, but at the end of the day we did what we had to do and we should be proud of that.The result came at a critical juncture of the Rio tournament.After a shock opening capitulation to Canada and a last-gasp draw with Germany, Alen Stajcics world No.5 Australians needed victory at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova to rescue their campaign.They got the job done in dominant fashion, fuelled by solid set-piece play and a high-pressing game that caged Zimbabwe in their own half for large portions of the contest.Lisa De Vanna settled nerves with the opening goal in the second minute, banging in a lovely left-footer after Katrina Gorry knocked the ball across goal.Polkinghorne doubled the tally inside the 15-minute mark when Elise Kellond-Knights corner gave her the easiest of tap-ins.Zimbabwe became a little more enterprising with a few forays down the middle but it was short-lived as the world No.93 outfit wilted under pressure and soon succumbed a third time.Kellond-Knight lobbed in another well-placed corner to find the head of a leaping Alanna Kennedy before Kyah Simon made it 4-0 early in the second half via a superb first-time finish from Steph Catleys through ball.Substitute Michelle Heyman had been on the field only three minutes when she got in on the action with a header at the far post, in a goalmouth scramble that ended with Zimbabwe goalkeeper Chido Dzingirai being stretchered off.Heyman wasnt done, beating the offside trap from Emily van Egmonds pass and executing a neat finish, before Msipa scored in added-time. 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The Bullets have returned to their winning ways after a nail-biting 88-82 NBL victory over New Zealand Breakers in Brisbane.The six-point win on Saturday night snapped a two-game losing streak for Brisbane and condemned the Breakers to their third defeat in four games.American import Torrey Craig led the way for the hosts with 17 points and six rebounds, while Australia forward Cameron Bairstow chimed in with 14 points and six rebounds in his third game back from a dislocated shoulder.Brisbane led by as many as 16 points during the contest, but the Breakers stepped up after halftime to create a tense final two quarters in front of 3000 fans at the Brisbane Convention Centre.The Bullets overcame early jitters to take a 26-17 lead into quarter-time courtesy of a 19-2 run that blitzed the Breakers over a five-minute period.Brissbane kept grinding away in the second and outscored the Breakers by four, enabling them to cruise towards a 13-point advantage at the main break.ddddddddddddNew Zealand made a bright start after halftime, chipping away at the Bullets healthy lead to bring them within four points midway through the quarter.The Breakers continued to ride a wave of momentum as the quarter wore on and levelled the scoreboard with two minutes remaining in the third, until the Bullets claimed a slender 64-63 lead before the final stretch.A response was required by the home side and they delivered via Craig, who scored 10 fourth-quarter points that ultimately proved the catalyst for the Bullet