Women’s side start FIFA Series with 5-1 rout of South Korea | OneFootball

Kerolin and Dudinha celebrate the Women’s National Team’s goal against South Korea at Arena Pantanal in the FIFA SeriesCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/Staff Images Woman/CBF

The Brazilian Women’s National Team opened its FIFA Series campaign with a 5-1 thrashing of South Korea on Saturday night (11) at Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá. Dominant throughout the match, Brazil secured the win with goals from Ary Borges, Ludmila, Dudinha, Kerolin, and Tainá Maranhão.

The result made Brazil’s record against the Asians even more positive. Now, in five matches, the Canarinho has four wins, just one loss, and 14 goals scored to four conceded.

Kerolin was one of the standout performers with an assist and a goalCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF

The match

Brazil’s first dangerous attack came in the eighth minute, when Thaís Ferreira received the ball after a fine individual play by Ludmila and fired toward goal. The ball took a deflection and troubled the South Korean defense. Shortly after, Aline Gomes found space in the defense and laid it off for Ludmila, whose powerful shot alarmed the opposition.

In the 14th minute, Dudinha had a chance inside the box, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but her shot was cleared for a corner. Then Gio Garbelini won the ball in midfield and advanced to the edge of the box, in a situation where Brazil had three attackers against two defenders. However, the pass to Ludmila was overhit and slowed the move down.

Ary Borges found the net in her 50th match for the Brazilian National TeamCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF

South Korea threatened in the 29th minute when Lelê failed to clear the ball properly, and Casey Phair pounced on it and struck from outside the box, narrowly missing.

The best chance came in the 35th minute. Gio crossed for Yasmim, who, inside the box, forced a great save from goalkeeper Ryu Ji-Su.

Brazil finally opened the scoring in the 41st minute. After a cross into the box, Ary Borges’ shot for Brazil against South Korea took a deflection off a defender and ended up in the back of the net. Against South Korea, the midfielder reached 50 appearances.

The Canarinho delighted the crowd at Arena Pantanal in the Women’s National Team’s FIFA Series debutCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/Staff Images Woman/CBF

After the break, Brazil doubled the lead through Ludmila, who capitalized on an individual move by Kerolin and, well positioned, sent the crowd in Cuiabá into celebration.

Moments later, Kerolin burst into the box after a pass from Mariza, dribbled past the South Korean defense, and came close to making it 3-0. Lelê was called into action in the fifth minute and made a great save in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.

In the 12th minute, Brazil made it 3-0 with a goal from Dudinha. Kerolin provided her second assist of the match by crossing for Dudinha to score with a bicycle kick.

Ary Borges recently announced that she is going to be a mother and made a special celebrationCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF

Brazil kept piling up chances and added another through Kerolin, who made a huge impact in the match. The number 10 found herself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and, with great composure, chipped the ball over her in the 15th minute. Four minutes later, debutant Gi Fernandes crossed for fellow debutant Raissa Bahia, who hit the crossbar.

Brazil’s fifth and final goal came from a Palmeiras combination. Raissa Bahia played a beautiful through ball for Tainá Maranhão to burst forward at speed and slot it into the corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance, in the 38th minute.

Shortly afterward, South Korea pulled one back. A communication error in the Brazilian defense resulted in a goal by Park Soo-Jeong.

Tainá Maranhão scored Brazil’s fifth goal in the 5-1 rout of South Korea at Arena Pantanal in the FIFA SeriesCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/Staff Images Woman/CBF

Lineup

BRAZIL: Lelê; Lauren (Vitória Calhau), Isa Haas (Mariza), and Thaís Ferreira (Paloma Maciel); Aline Gomes (Gi Fernandes), Duda Sampaio (Maiara), Ary Borges (Angelina), and Yasmim (Raíssa Bahia); Ludmila (Tainá Maranhão), Gio Garbelini (Kerolin), and Dudinha (Marília). Head coach: Arthur Elias.

Schedule

On Tuesday (14), the Canarinho will face Zambia, who were beaten 4-0 by Canada this Saturday, in the second round of the competition at Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, at 9:30 p.m. local time, with live coverage on SporTV.

Canada and South Korea, meanwhile, will face each other at 3 p.m., also at Arena Pantanal, in a match that will be available on FIFA+.

Brazil’s starting lineup for the match against South Korea in the FIFA SeriesCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF

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