Atlético finish as Copa do Brasil U17 runners-up | OneFootball

In an exciting final decided on penalties, Atlético’s U-17 team finished the competition unbeaten but ended up as runners-up in the Copa do Brasil U-17. The final was played on Tuesday night (5/26) at Arena MRV. The match ended 2-2 in regular time. In the penalty shootout, Athletico-PR won 4-3.

The Galo youngsters opened the scoring in the 42nd minute of the first half, with a penalty won by Riquelme and converted by Vinícius.

In the second half, the opponents equalized in the ninth minute through Leonardo Cerci and took the lead with Bruno Gabriel in the 26th minute. In the closing minutes, in the 43rd minute, João Guilherme won a penalty and Gomide made it all square, sending the decision to penalties.

Led by coach Rafael Paiva, the black-and-white team recorded six wins and one draw on the road to the final:

MATCH DETAILS

ATLÉTICO 2 (3) x (4) 2 ATHLETICO-PR

Tournament: Final – Copa do Brasil U-17 Venue: Arena MRV Goals: Vinícius (42′); Léo Cerci (9′); Bruno Gabriel (71′); Gomide (88′) Penalties: Atlético scorers: Gomide, João Guilherme, Riquelme Athletico-PR scorers: Murilo, Willian Bispo, Leonardo Cerci, Bruno Gabriel Yellow cards: Alexsandro (Atlético); Bruno Gabriel, Bryan, Murilo (Athletico-PR) Red card: Enzo Estevão (Atlético)

Officials:

Referee: Matheus De Moraes Silva (DF)Assistant referee 1: David Sousa Santana (DF)Assistant referee 2: Felipe dos Santos Oliveira (DF)VAR: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus (RJ)

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