Another trophy for Cotia: São Paulo win Sub-17 Women's Paulistão on pens | OneFootball

São Paulo is the U-17 Women's Paulista Champion! This Saturday (29), the Tricolor overcame Corinthians in a penalty shootout by 4-2, after a 2-2 draw in regular time. The match was held at the Municipal Stadium Prefeito Gabriel Marques da Silva, in Santana de Parnaíba (SP).

This is the seventh time São Paulo has won the state tournament. This time, the trophy came with an undefeated campaign by the Tricolor girls.

In the decisive match, Vinas Santos' team showed resilience right from the start. The opponents opened the scoring just 4 minutes into the first half. The Tricolor turned the game around still in the first half, with Sarah Coelho at 14 minutes and Sofia Gamonal at 21’, both headers after corner plays.

In the second half, Corinthians scored early again and equalized at 2 minutes, a result that held until the final whistle, taking the youth Paulista decision to penalties.

In the penalty shootout, Gigi Pires, Mirella, Sara Pedot, and Helena converted their shots for the Tricolor. Goalkeeper Andressa Macedo also played a crucial role, saving the third penalty from the Corinthians opponents and securing the 4-2 score, to the delight of São Paulo in Santana de Parnaíba.

The Tricolor goalkeeper shone in the penalty shootout and secured the title (Photo: Miguel Schincariol/SPFC)

The champion team played with: Andressa Macedo; Mari Martins (Forner), Elo, Marina (Julia Pereira) and Sarah Coelho; Sara Pedot, Sofia Gamonal (Laura Laredo) and Pietra Lucci (Vi Barreto); Helena, Gigi Pires, and Ana Clara (Mirella). Coach: Vinas Santos

THE TITLE CAMPAIGN:

In the group stage of the competition, the São Paulo team had an undefeated campaign with six victories, scoring 33 goals and conceding only one.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals, São Paulo defeated Referência 7-1, at Hermínio Espósito Stadium, in Embu das Artes. The Tricolor goals were scored by Sofia Gamonal (2x), Helena (2x), Ana Clara (2x), and Gigi Pires.

In the return match, São Paulo thrashed Referência 9-0, at the MorumBIS Social Complex, and advanced to the semifinals against Santo André. The goals of the match were scored by Ana Clara (3x), Helena (2x), Sara Pedot, Mirella, Gigi Pires, and Alicia.

In the semifinal, the U-17 women's team of Tricolor defeated Santo André 4-1, at the Municipal Stadium of Santana de Parnaíba, with goals from Ana Clara, Helena, Sara Pedot, and Alicia.

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