Corinthians thrash Sfera to lead Paulista Women's U17 quarters | OneFootball

Corinthians began the quarterfinals of the Paulista Women’s Under-17 Championship with an important advantage. On the morning of this Saturday (3), the Brabinhas beat Sfera 4-1 at CFA Jarinu, in Jarinu, in the first leg of the state knockout round.

Glória Lira, twice, Grazielly, and Letícia Mara scored for Timão, while Belle pulled one back for the home side. With the result, the team coached by Igor Freire takes a three-goal advantage into the return leg.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Agência Corinthians

Next match

Corinthians will have a break before returning to the pitch in the Paulista Women’s Under-17 Championship. The Brabinhas face Sfera again on October 31 at 3 pm (Brasília time), at Fazendinha, in the second leg of the quarterfinals.

Corinthians lineup

Igor Freire started the match with Maryah; Gimenez, Sophia Ferreira, Laryssa Lorrane, and Isa Soares; Grazielly, Isa Fernandes, Nay, and Glória Lira; Manu Lopes and Letícia Mara.

First half

Sfera started by creating the first chances. Before the first minute, Sophia Ferreira made a mistake while playing out from the back, and Duda took advantage to shoot from outside the box, but sent it over Maryah’s goal. Shortly after, Rafa drove forward through the middle and tried her luck from long range. The shot hit the Corinthians crossbar.

The home side threatened again when Aragão found Belle with a through ball. The forward beat Isa Soares for pace and found herself in front of Maryah, who made a good save to prevent the opening goal.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS! In the 10th minute, Glória Lira received the ball on the left, beat her marker one-on-one, drove into the box, and poked it into Carol’s right corner to open the scoring: 1-0.

The lead did not last long. In the 14th minute, after a cross from the right, Maryah and Sophia Ferreira failed to clear the ball. Belle took advantage of the loose ball near the penalty spot and hit it first time to equalize: 1-1.

Soon after, Glória Lira was brought down by Rafa near the box. The Sfera player was shown a yellow card, and from the resulting free kick, Letícia shot wide.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS! After the hydration break, Grazielly received the ball on the right and shaped to cross. The ball headed toward goal and caught Carol by surprise, and she was unable to stop it. Timão regained the lead: 2-1.

Before halftime, Letícia Mara also tried to take advantage of Carol’s advanced positioning with an effort from out wide, but Corinthians goalkeeper Maryah’s pass was poor while playing out from the back and she was pressured by Glória Lira. The forward managed to block the goalkeeper’s pass, and although Carol still tried to stop the play, the ball crossed the line. It was Glória’s second of the match and 3-1 for the Brabinhas.

Three minutes later, Glória had the chance to score her third. The opposing defense failed to clear the cross and left the ball alive, but the forward mishit her shot and made it easy for Carol to save.

After the hydration break, Sophia Ferreira mistimed the ball and Duda appeared free to shoot. The effort lacked power, and Maryah made the save in the left corner.

GOAL FOR CORINTHIANS! In the 33rd minute, Maria Paula took an inswinging corner and found Letícia Mara inside the box. The forward rose and headed firmly into the right corner to score the Brabinhas’ fourth: 4-1.

With the lead established, Corinthians controlled the final minutes and sealed the away win.

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