Brazil come from behind to beat England, finish group stage perfect | OneFootball

Brazil Women’s National Team players celebrate the win over England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Brazil defeated England 2-1 in comeback fashion on Friday morning (11) at Bielsko-Biala Stadium in Poland and finished the group stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record. After falling behind in the first half, the team showed strength in the second and claimed all three points with goals from Clarinha, from the penalty spot, and Gisele in stoppage time.

Having qualified with one match to spare, the Canarinho advances to the round of 16 as the leader of Group B. In three matches, Brazil earned nine points, three wins (4-1 over Tanzania and 3-0 over Canada), scored nine goals and conceded only two.

In the next round, Brazil will face the third-place team from Groups A, C or D. The match will be played next Wednesday (16) at Arena Katowice, in Katowice, at 10 a.m. (Brasília time).

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The match

The game began evenly, with pressure from both sides and a few notable chances. In the 10th minute, after a long pass from center back and captain Ana Beatriz, Brendha, from midfield, put the ball at Nogueira’s feet. She pushed forward, leaving three defenders behind, but her shot was stopped by the England goalkeeper.

England opened the scoring in the 30th minute after a one-two and a low cross-shot from inside the box on the left. Forward Lily Dent, free from marking, found the net. England kept pressing, but the Brazilian defense managed to clear the danger.

Clarinha, from the penalty spot, scored Brazil’s equalizer before the comeback win over England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Brazil came back for the second half with a few changes. Emilly, Nogueira and Gio Canali came off for Kaylane, Vitorinha and Evelin, and the substitutions quickly paid off. In the 12th minute, Evelin broke into the penalty area, sent the English defense to the ground and shot at goal. The No. 17 narrowly missed the target.

In the 27th minute, Brendha was brought down inside the box. The referee did not call a foul at first, but after a VAR review, a penalty was awarded. Clarinha stepped up and gave goalkeeper Cox no chance, leveling the score.

With the score seemingly headed for a draw, Brazil still refused to settle for anything less than a win. Forward Gisele sprinted from defense into attack, combined with Evelin and charged down the side of the box at speed. Despite the tight space, she found a chance to shoot into the corner, with almost no angle, to put Brazil ahead in the 50th minute.

In the final minutes, Gisele again struck powerfully and forced a great save from England goalkeeper Cox. Full time brought Brazilian celebrations and a perfect record in the tournament!

Gisele scored the winning goal in Brazil’s victory over England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

MATCH DETAILS

Brazil 2 : 1 England

Competition: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

Venue: Bielsko-Biala Stadium, Poland

Goals: Dent (31'), Clarinha (30’2nd half) and Gisele (50'2nd half)

Yellow cards: Nogueira, Bianca and Sofia

Referee: Alyssa Pennington (United States). Assistants: Jassett Kerr-Wilson (Jamaica) and Meghan Mullen (United States). VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand).

BRAZIL: Elu; Sofia Couto, Ana Beatriz and Bianca (Thay); Emilly Lucas (Kaylane), Nogueira (Vitorinha), Dudinha (Gisele) and Clarinha; Brenda, Gio Canalli (Evelin) and Aninha. Head coach: Camilla Orlando.

ENGLAND: Cox; Bose, Sarwie, Shaw, Wellesley-Smith and Maltby; Cruft (Hylton), Klinger and Brown (Jones); Ademiluyi and Dent (Dryry). Head coach: Lydia Bedford.

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