Corinthians beat Vasco to reach Supercopa Gramado quarters | OneFootball

Corinthians returned to the court on the morning of this Sunday (8) in the Supercopa Gramado de Futsal. The alvinegra team faced Vasco da Gama at the Perinão Gymnasium in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, and won 3-1, with goals from Maicon, Lucas Martins, and Igor Bredof. The result secured Timão a spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Coach Fernando Malafaia chose the following lineup to start the match: Lucas Oliveira; Lucas Martins, Maicon, Renatinho, and Fabinho. The bench had the following substitutes: João Vitor Koji, Kelvin, Kevin Willian, Caio Barros, Da Bonja, Igor Bredof, Rick, Nícolas, and Morales.

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In the first half, Corinthians had greater control of ball possession but found it difficult to turn this dominance into clear goal opportunities. The team worked the ball a lot in the offensive field, but with little objectivity in the finishes. Additionally, some passing errors and mistakes in ball exit ended up providing chances to the opponent. On the Corinthians side, the main advances came from the right wing, with Maicon appearing in quick transitions and posing a threat at certain moments.

Even with less time with the ball, Vasco was the one who managed to create the most dangerous opportunities in the initial stage. The Carioca team adopted a more reactive strategy, betting on fast counterattacks after regaining possession. Whenever they got the ball back, the team sought to speed up plays to finish quickly. Another alternative used was the constant presence of the goalkeeper-line, expanding offensive options and pressuring Corinthians' defensive system, which resulted in the first goal of the match.

In the second half, Corinthians returned more focused and showed a significant improvement in their performance. The team continued with greater ball possession during much of the first half of the stage, but this time managed to turn this control into real goal chances, which resulted in two goals scored.

Meanwhile, Vasco returned with lower performance than previously shown and could not repeat the same defensive consistency. In trying to advance to reduce the score difference, the Carioca team ended up leaving spaces in the defense, which were well exploited by Corinthians in counterattacks to seal the match result.

With the positive result, Corinthians secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the Super Copa Gramado and will face Atlântico Erechim next. The match is scheduled for next Monday at 9 PM at the Perinão Gymnasium in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul.

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