Olympic soccer

World footballer Bonmati leads Spain to victory

Aitana Bonmati(Bild: Associated Press)

World footballer Aitana Bonmati has led world champions Spain to an opening victory in the women's Olympic tournament!

The 26-year-old from FC Barcelona scored one goal herself (22') and set up the second by Mariona Caldentey (74') in a 2-1 win over Japan in Nantes on Thursday.

Aoba Fujino had put Japan ahead with a free-kick into the corner of the net (13). The Spaniards' next group opponents will be Nigeria on Sunday.