Brazil beat Colombia, top the final stage of the South American Women's U20 | OneFootball

The Under-20 Women's National Team won the classic match against Colombia 1-0 on Thursday (19th) at the Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium in Villa Elisa (Paraguay). With this result, the Amarelinha reached six points and took the lead in the Final Stage of the South American Championship, complicating matters for their rivals.

Brazil returns to the field on Sunday (22nd) for a rematch against Argentina. The game will be at 8 PM (Brasília time), also at Luis Alfonso Giagni.

The Match

Colombia entered the match under pressure, having lost to Ecuador in the first game of the hexagonal. Therefore, the opponents' strategy was to close ranks, aware of the offensive power of the Brazilian National Team.

With the defense set and the team defending with all players, Brazil had difficulties in closing in and finding spaces in the offensive field. In a quick counterattack, the Colombians almost surprised. Thai, in a great recovery, made a sliding tackle.

Brazil's best chance in the 1st half came when Nogueira made a great pass to leave Dudinha in front of the Colombian goalCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

The best chance of the first half came when Nogueira recovered a ball in defense and had the vision for a direct pass to Dudinha. The forward, in depth, entered the area but was betrayed by the bounce of the ball, shooting over Agudelo's goal.

In the second half, Camilla Orlando sought a faster and sharper team and brought Tainá in place of Nogueira. The rain helped with the speed that Brazil's team wanted. The game became more open.

With more ball possession, Brazil gained ground and experimented. In a seemingly unassuming play, the National Team showed they are following Camilla Orlando's instructions and taking advantage of the opportunities that arise.

Sofia received a ball from a throw-in and launched it to the edge of the area. Brendha contested with the Colombian goalkeeper, who ended up leaving the rebound at Vitorinha's feet. The number 10 hit it first-time with the inside of her foot, finding the corner of the goal to open the scoring.

Vitorinha (10) scored the winning goal and thanked Sofia (3) for the passCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

Amarelinha had another goal, scored by Tainá, but it was correctly disallowed by the assistant, who caught the Brazilian offside.

At the end of the game, an unusual incident occurred. Gisele won a challenge with Arboleda, but in a natural movement of the contest, she hit the Colombian's face with her hand. The assistant flagged it and advised the referee to give a red card. The Brazilian forward was already without her shin guards when the VAR called for a review and advised reversing the punishment to a yellow card.

At the end of the game, Gisele was initially expelled, but the referee reversed the decision after a VAR reviewCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

Schedule:

In the next round, Brazil meets Argentina again on the 22nd at 8 PM (Brasília time), once more in Villa Elisa. Then, the National Team will go to the Women's Football High-Performance Center of the Paraguayan Association (CARFEM) in the city of Ypané on the 25th to face Ecuador at 6 PM (Brasília time).

On the 28th, they will conclude their participation in the South American Under-20 Women's Championship in a match against Venezuela, with the location and time to be defined by CONMEBOL.

Line-up:

BRAZIL: Elu; Sofia, Ana Bia, Thai; Clarinha, Samara (Gisele), Vitorinha (Nayara), Nogueira (Tainá); Kaylane, Dudinha, and Brendha (Evelin).

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