Paquetá and Vini Jr star as Brazil thrash Haiti, near 2nd round | OneFootball

Flamengo Academy Products Shone in Brazil’s Win This Friday (19)

Flamengo gets it done! Products of Mengão’s youth academy, Vini Jr and Lucas Paquetá dominated the game in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Haiti this Friday (19) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, United States. With the win in the second round of Group C of the World Cup, Carlo Ancelotti’s team took a big step toward qualification for the next round.

SO, HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

At the start of the match, Brazil took a while to settle in. With Haiti wasting time from the very first minute, combined with a bit of nervousness from Ancelotti’s team, the Seleção just couldn’t find its rhythm. The only exception up to that point was Vini Jr, who kept asking for the ball and taking on defenders.

One of those plays led to the opening goal. Vini Jr created a great move down the left and hit it hard. Haiti goalkeeper Placide parried it away, and Matheus Cunha fired it into the back of the net in the 23rd minute. Relief for the Brazilian side in Philadelphia.

After the goal, Brazil looked much more comfortable. Flamengo men Lucas Paquetá and Danilo also grew into the game. Still, the standout player remained Vini Jr. After the midfielder won the ball back, the Flamengo academy graduate played a beautiful pass to Matheus Cunha, who unleashed a left-footed rocket to make it 2-0 in the 36th minute.

SO, A FLAMENGO GOAL?

In the 48th minute, a ‘Flamengo goal’! Haiti pushed up, tried to catch Brazil offside, and paid the price. Lucas Paquetá waited for the perfect moment to play the through ball and found Vini Jr in behind. With space, no marking, and only the goalkeeper to beat, the ‘evil magic’ happened. Three-nil to Brazil in the first half.

In the second half, Brazil completely eased off. The five-time world champions’ first shot of the half only came in the 31st minute, through Douglas Santos. Haiti had more attempts, but without quality. Ancelotti even took some of his stars off, such as Paquetá and Vini, with the rest of the tournament in mind.

SO, WHEN DOES BRAZIL PLAY AGAIN?

With that, and practically through to the second round, Brazil will go in search of qualification next Wednesday (24) against Scotland. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. Brasília time in Miami. The Seleção leads Group C with four points, level with Morocco. Scotland has one point, and Haiti has none.

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