Corinthians Futsal end Spain tour as runners-up in friendly tournament | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Thursday, 28, Corinthians Futsal ended its mini tour in Spain with the fourth game of the trip. The team faced Jimbee Cartagena, at the Palacio de Deportes de Cartagena, for the International Cup Ciudad de Cartagena 2025, and was defeated by the hosts by 3 x 2, in a very balanced match. The black and white goals were scored by Luis Brizzi and Maicon.

With the result, Timão returns to Brazil with a balance of two victories and two defeats on the tour. The victories were against Inter Movistar by 3 x 2 and against Viña Albali Valdepeñas by 3 x 1 (earning the title of the Torneo Mucho Más), followed by the defeats to ElPozo Murcia by 3 x 0 in a friendly and the setback of this Thursday.

Photo: José Lopez

For the match in Cartagena, coach Fernando Malafaia lined up a starting quintet formed by Kelvin; Maicon, Edimar, Luisinho and Igor Carioca. In turn, available on the bench were Koji, Lucas Oliveira, Caio Barros, Papagaio, Deives, Monteros, Israel Neto, Luiz Brizzi, Renatinho and Rick.

The match started with few chances for both sides. Corinthians maintained good defensive organization and passing, but without creating danger to the Spanish team. The first clear opportunity was from Jimbee Cartagena: Tomáz received a pass and shot with the toe, with the ball scraping the right post. The black and white defensive sector resisted, avoiding greater pressure from the hosts.

Soon after, however, another chance from Cartagena, in a strong shot from Motta that was defended by Kelvin. Then, it was Cortés' turn to scare with a shot that went near the goal. At the end of the first half, Corinthians responded, first with Monteros, who shot over the top after a pass from Maicon, and then with Renatinho, whose finish was saved by the goalkeeper.

After the break, Jimbee Cartagena continued attacking and almost scored at the beginning, but Corinthians responded with Luiz Brizzi, who shot hard on a direct free kick, saved by the goalkeeper. Kelvin still made a great save in a solo play by Ramírez, but then could not prevent Ramírez's goal, which opened the scoring for the home team.

Minutes later, Renato scored the second Spanish goal on a free kick. Corinthians reacted, however, scoring with Luiz Brizzi - but even before seeking the tie, they suffered the third. There was still time at the end for a beautiful goal from Maicon to reduce the score again, but there were only a few seconds left for the end of the game and Timão could not avoid the defeat in Cartagena.

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