Corinthians forward features as Brazil lose to Spain at U20 World Cup | OneFootball

Brazil’s campaign at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup came to an end this Saturday. Brazil lost 1-0 to Spain at Arena Sosnowiec in Poland and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Two Corinthians players were called up for the match. Forward Dulce Maria, 18, came on at halftime and played the entire second half, while goalkeeper Ana Morganti remained on the bench throughout the game.

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For the match against the Spaniards, head coach Camilla Orlando started with Thais; Thay, Sofia and Ana Bia; Emilly, Kaylane, Gisele, Aninha and Vitorinha; Dudinha and Evelin.

Brazil struggled from the opening minutes. Spain managed to limit the Brazilians’ space and made it difficult to build attacking plays. The opponents’ superiority was turned into a goal in the 27th minute, when Comendador found the net and gave Spain the lead before halftime.

Coming back for the second half, Camilla Orlando made changes in an attempt to alter the course of the match. With a more aggressive approach, Brazil began pushing forward more often, and Dulce Maria was involved in some of the team’s main attacking moves.

Despite spending more time in the attacking half, Brazil still struggled to create truly dangerous chances. The team was unable to score an equalizer and therefore did not take the match into extra time.

The elimination brings to an end a campaign that had been positive up to the quarterfinals. In the group stage, Brazil finished top of Group B with three wins in three matches, defeating Tanzania, Canada and England.

The road to the quarterfinals also included a round-of-16 clash against the United States. After a 1-1 draw in regular time and another scoreless draw in extra time, Brazil advanced on penalties.

With Brazil’s World Cup run now over, Dulce Maria and Ana Morganti return to Corinthians. Timão’s U-20 team is next scheduled to play in October, when it will face Red Bull Bragantino in the second stage of the Paulista Championship for the age group.

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