Another trophy for Cotia: São Paulo win Sub-17 Women's Paulista on pens | OneFootball

São Paulo are the Under-17 Women’s Paulista Champions! This Saturday (29th), Tricolor defeated Corinthians in a penalty shootout by 4-2, after a 2-2 draw in regular time. The match was played at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Gabriel Marques da Silva, in Santana de Parnaíba (SP).

This is the seventh time São Paulo has won the state tournament. This time, the trophy came with an undefeated campaign by the Tricolor girls.

In the final match, Vinas Santos’ team showed their ability to fight back right from the start. The opponents opened the scoring just 4 minutes into the first half. Tricolor turned it around still in the first half, with Sarah Coelho scoring at the 14th minute and Sofia Gamonal at the 21st, both headers after corner plays.

In the second half, Corinthians scored early again and equalized at the 2nd minute, a result that held until the final whistle, taking the youth Paulista final to penalties.

In the shootout, Gigi Pires, Mirella, Sara Pedot, and Helena converted their kicks for Tricolor. Goalkeeper Andressa Macedo also played a key role, saving the third penalty from the Corinthians players and securing the 4-2 scoreline, sparking São Paulo’s celebrations in Santana de Parnaíba.

Tricolor’s goalkeeper shone in the penalty shootout and secured the title (Photo: Miguel Schincariol/SPFC)

The champion team played with: Andressa Macedo; Mari Martins (Forner), Elo, Marina (Julia Pereira), and Sarah Coelho; Sara Pedot, Sofia Gamonal (Laura Laredo), and Pietra Lucci (Vi Barreto); Helena, Gigi Pires, and Ana Clara (Mirella). Coach: Vinas Santos

THE TITLE CAMPAIGN:

In the group stage of the competition, the São Paulo team had an undefeated campaign with six wins, scoring 33 goals and conceding only one.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals, São Paulo beat Referência 7-1 at Estádio Hermínio Espósito, in Embu das Artes. Tricolor’s goals were scored by Sofia Gamonal (2x), Helena (2x), Ana Clara (2x), and Gigi Pires.

In the second leg, São Paulo thrashed Referência 9-0 at the MorumBIS Social Complex, and qualified for the semifinal against Santo André. The goals in the match were scored by Ana Clara (3x), Helena (2x), Sara Pedot, Mirella, Gigi Pires, and Alicia.

In the semifinal, Tricolor’s under-17 women’s team beat Santo André 4-1 at the Municipal Stadium of Santana de Parnaíba, with goals from Ana Clara, Helena, Sara Pedot, and Alicia.

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