Down to ten, Brazil beat England away in friendly | OneFootball

The Brazilian Women’s National Team defeated England, the current European champions, this Saturday, by 2-1, in a friendly match held at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City. Bia Zaneratto and Dudinha scored the goals for the Canarinho, while Stanway pulled one back with a penalty.

📋 Match Summary

⚪ ENGLAND 1 x 2 BRAZIL 🟡

🏆 Competition: Friendly 🏟️ Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester 📅 Date: October 25, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 1:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Alessia Russo, Jessica Carter, and Le Tissier (England); Isa Haas and Ary Borges (Brazil) 🟥 Red Cards: Angelina (Brazil)

Goals

⚪ England

Keating; Le Tissier, Carter (Lucy Bronze), Morgan, and Greenwood; Walsh, Stanway (Agyemang), and Toone; Mead, Russo, and Kelly (Beever-Jones). Coach: Sarina Wiegman

🟡 Brazil

Lorena; Tarciane, Haas (Thais Ferreira), Mariza, Yasmin (Bruninha); Duda, Rivero, and Bia Zaneratto (Ary Borges); Luany (Isa Chagas), Ludmila (Taina), and Dudinha (Isabelle). Coach: Arthur Elias

How the match went

Brazil started the game well and pressed until they opened the scoring at nine minutes. Dudinha set it up and Bia Zaneratto drove to the edge of the box to finish with a cross shot and score for the Canarinho.

The Seleção kept up the pressure and extended their lead at the 18th minute, with a touch from Bia Zaneratto in the box for Dudinha to toe-poke and increase the lead. The match seemed comfortable for Brazil until, at the 21st minute, Angelina brought down Toone on a counterattack and, as the last defender between the English player and the goal, received a red card.

Despite being a player down, the Canarinho managed to hold the score until the end of the first half. In the second half, just seven minutes in, the referee awarded a penalty after a foul by Bia Zaneratto in the box, and Georgia Stanway converted to reduce the deficit for England. Even with the numerical disadvantage, the Brazilians managed to hold on and secured the victory for the Seleção.

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