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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Stephen Curry shot 10 of 25 from the floor to score 22 points on a nagging left ankle, and Jarrett Jack had 15 points as the injury-saddled Warriors finally tired. The Spurs outshot Golden State 45 per cent to 39 per cent and outrebounded them 46 to 40. Second-seeded San Antonio will open the conference finals at home against Memphis on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Grizzlies eliminated Oklahoma City in five games. The Spurs lost to the Thunder in the conference finals in six games last season after going ahead 2-0. They havent been to the NBA Finals since 2007, when they won their fourth title with a sweep of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Spurs became the first team to win consecutive games in the series and hand the Warriors consecutive losses in the playoffs -- and they did it at just the right time. The Spurs quieted a standing-room-only crowd late in the third quarter and seemingly seized control for good. Instead, the Warriors roared back. Klay Thompson, who had 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting, made a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter that sliced San Antonios lead to three. Then Currys pull-up jumper brought the Warriors within 77-75 with 4:52 to play. Parker was 1 for 13 before hitting a corner 3-pointer before Leonard followed with two free throws to put the Spurs up seven. Jack made a jumper and two free throws to bring the Warriors back again. Then Leonard hit another corner 3-pointer for the Spurs to go ahead 85-79. Curry and Thompson each had consecutive 3s rim out on the same possession that couldve kept Golden State close. But Parker hit anotheer 3-pointer to put San Antonio up 88-79 with 1:15 remaining and send some of the yellow-shirted crowd of 19,596 heading to the exits.dddddddddddd In the end, most still stuck around. Fans serenaded the home team with chants of "Warr-i-ors!" in the final seconds. Curry also grabbed the microphone after the game and thanked fans at half court, breaking the huddle with the crowd, "Just us!" The Warriors had only made the playoffs once since 1994 before this season and hadnt won two games after the first round since 1977. "Its inspiring to think of what we were able to accomplish this year and the foundation that has been laid," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. The Spurs showed incredible ball movement and had the Warriors playing from behind most of the way. San Antonios first 10 field goals came on an assist, going ahead by 10 points in the second quarter and maintaining that cushion until late. Golden State stayed close despite more injury setbacks in a season full of them. Andrew Bogut walked gingerly to the locker room with 8:31 remaining in the second quarter to get his troublesome left ankle re-tapped. Upstart rookie Harrison Barnes fell awkwardly while leaping to contest a layup in the second quarter from Boris Diaw. Barnes hit the court hard and his teammates immediately called for the training staff to attend to him as the arena fell silent. He received six stitches above his right eye at halftime and ran on the court late to start the third quarter, bringing fans to their feet roaring once more. At least for a moment. Barnes left the game in the fourth quarter because of a headache, the team said. He finished with nine points and four rebounds in 31 minutes. The steady Spurs kept making the Warriors work for every shot and grinding out points on the other end. San Antonio took a 61-48 lead late in the third quarter before Golden State started its final surge. The Spurs made sure it wasnt enough. NOTES: NBA Commissioner David Stern, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and prospective Kings owner Vivek Ranadive attended the game. ... The Spurs are 10-1 in closeout games since the start of the 2007 playoffs. ... Parkers worst shooting performance in the playoffs with more than five shot attempts came when he was 1 of 12 against New Jersey in the 2003 NBA Finals won by the Spurs. ... The Warriors fell to 4-1 after a loss in the playoffs. ' ' '