Corinthians thrash Ferroviária, seal early spot in Paulista U20 | OneFootball

Corinthians have secured a place in the knockout stage of the Paulista Under-20 Championship. On the afternoon of this Saturday (8), Timãozinho beat Ferroviária 4-0 at Bruno José Daniel Stadium, in Santo André, in the 10th round of the competition. Bahia, twice, Pedro Thomas, and Christian Oliveira scored the goals in the black-and-white side’s victory.

The rout took Corinthians to 25 points in Group 01 and confirmed William Batista’s team in the knockout stage of the Paulista Under-20 Championship ahead of schedule. Timãozinho remain top of their group and are still unbeaten in this edition of the state tournament. In addition to securing their place in the next round early, the result keeps Corinthians unbeaten and leading Group 01 with 25 points.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

Next match

Corinthians return to the field next Friday (14) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time). Their opponent will be Jabaquara at Estádio Espanha, in Santos, for the 11th round of the Paulista Under-20 Championship.

Corinthians lineup

William Batista started the match with Corinthians lined up as: Matheus; Pellegrin, Iago Machado, Yago Melo and Joãozinho; Bahia, Pedro Thomas and Gui Amorim; Gustavo Correa, Araújo and Pires.

The options on the bench were: Nikão, Cauã Ribeiro, Levy Dias, Cristian Oliveira, Dodô, Molina, Ryan Evaristo, Wilker and Cristian.

Ferroviária lineup

Ferroviária started the match with: Igor; Esdras, João Victor, Ticianelli and Cauã; Valadão, Matão and Abner; Coutinho, Victinho and Furlan.

First half

Corinthians began the match in the attacking half and found their first chance after four minutes. Pellegrin set up Bahia on the right, and the No. 8 entered the box before sending a driven ball toward goal. Igor was alert and made the save.

The pressure continued two minutes later. From a free kick on the left, Bahia lofted the ball into the box, but no one was there to finish. Shortly after, the midfielder received the ball near the edge of the area and tried a long-range shot, which went over the goal.

In the 12th minute, Joãozinho advanced down the left and tried to send the ball into the area. After the defense cleared it, Pellegrin regained possession, combined with Pires, and received it back near the byline. The full-back played it low into the middle, but no Corinthians player could get a shot away.

Bahia threatened again in the 17th minute. The No. 8 received the ball in midfield, drove to the edge of the area, beat his marker, and hit a firm shot, forcing Igor into action. A minute later, Gui Amorim found Bahia inside the area, but his attempted chip went over the crossbar.

Unable to trouble Corinthians up to that point, Ferroviária appeared in attack in the 20th minute. Cauã received the ball on the left and crossed, but the black-and-white defense cleared it.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS: in the 22nd minute, Pires surged down the right and sent the ball into the area. Pellegrin shot, and Igor made the initial save but could not hold on. Alert to the rebound, Bahia was there to tuck the loose ball into the net and put Timãozinho ahead.

The game changed a little after the first goal. Ferroviária began to have more presence in the attacking half, while Corinthians found space to try to accelerate when they regained possession. In the 31st minute, Coutinho received a through ball and looked to push forward, but Joãozinho managed to stop the move and concede a corner. From the set piece, Timãozinho’s defense cleared.

Two minutes later, Matheus had to step up. Victinho received a long ball from the defensive half, found space, and entered the box one-on-one with the Corinthians goalkeeper. Matheus made the save and prevented the equalizer.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS: in the 37th minute, an attempted cross by Pellegrin was cut out by the opposing defense, but the loose ball fell to Pedro Thomas at the edge of the area. The No. 5 controlled it with space and curled a shot into Igor’s top-right corner to extend the lead in Santo André.

The third almost came in the 44th minute. After Gui Amorim battled down the right, Pellegrin got to the loose ball and shot. Igor could not hold it completely and the ball popped up, but a Ferroviária defender was there to clear it for a corner. The first half ended in the 47th minute, with Corinthians taking a 2-0 lead into the break.

Second half

William Batista used halftime to make his first substitution. Levy Dias came on for Yago Melo. The change of ends did not reduce the black-and-white side’s attacking presence, and the third goal came quickly.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS: in the third minute, Gui Amorim was brought down near the area. Bahia took the free kick and found Igor’s left corner. It was the No. 8’s second goal of the match and Timãozinho’s third.

In the eighth minute, Gui Amorim tried to increase the lead. He received the ball in midfield, managed to shake off his marker, and shot, but sent it over the goal. With a three-goal lead, Corinthians began to control the game more and reduced the frequency of their attacking runs. Ferroviária, on the other hand, could not turn their greater possession into clear chances to start a comeback.

In the 19th minute, William Batista made more changes. Dodô replaced Joãozinho, while Cristian came on for Pedro Thomas. Shortly after, Bahia found Cristian making a run toward the area. He got a shot away and Igor saved it, but the assistant had already flagged for offside.

Ferroviária tried to pull one back in the 31st minute, when Zuccaro attempted a long-range shot. The ball went to the left of the goal defended by Matheus. William Batista then made three more changes. Araújo, Bahia, and Gustavo Correa made way for Molina, Christian Oliveira, and Ryan Evaristo, respectively. The substitutions had an almost immediate effect.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS: in the 35th minute, Gui Amorim took a corner and sent the ball into the area. Just after coming on, Christian Oliveira rose highest and powered a header past Igor to turn the win into a rout: 4-0.

Corinthians’ final substitution came in the 39th minute, when Wilker replaced Pellegrin. Even with the result settled, Timãozinho still looked for a fifth. In the 44th minute, Iago Machado found space in midfield, pushed forward, and struck from long range. Igor made the save.

Deep into stoppage time, Corinthians stayed in the attacking half and won a series of corners, but did not find the net again. In the 48th minute, the referee blew for full time and confirmed the black-and-white side’s 4-0 win.

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