At Wlamir Marques, Corinthians thrash Praia Grande in Paulista opener | OneFootball

On Wednesday night (8), Corinthians made their debut in the Paulista Futsal Championship, hosting Praia Grande at Wlamir Marques Gymnasium, in Parque São Jorge, and cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win. Alvinegro’s goals were scored by Maicon, Rick, Kevin, and Caio Barros. It was Timão’s second straight victory this season, as they had beaten rivals Magnus 2-0 at home at the end of last week.

Coach Fernando Malafaia sent out the following lineup to start the match: Kelvin; Lucas Martins, Renatinho, Maicon, and Fabinho. The substitutes available were: Vitor Koji, Lucas Morales, Rick, Kevin, Caio Barros, Kaio Lopes, Papagaio, Da Bonja, Fellype Bancatelli, and Nicolas Freitas. The visitors took the court with: Danilo Vaz; Vitor Nery, Lucca Bozzani, Ivan Friedlander, and Breno Vaz.

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The Parque São Jorge club started the match by pressing high in the opposition half, already looking to impose itself on the game. However, Praia Grande created the first dangerous chances, which were met by crucial saves from goalkeeper Kelvin. Soon after, Corinthians fully took control of the match and found the net three times in the first half, through Maicon, Rick, and Kevin.

After the break, Praia Grande came back pressing in an attempt to reduce the deficit, and once again Corinthians relied on Kelvin, in inspired form, to make crucial interventions. As the second half went on, Alvinegro regained control of the match and began piling up clear scoring chances, until Caio Barros scored the fourth and final goal. From then on, Fernando Malafaia’s team simply managed the result.

It is worth noting that the Paulista Futsal Championship’s first stage will be played in a single round-robin format over 15 matchdays. The top four teams advance directly to the quarterfinals, while those finishing from fifth to twelfth will play in the pre-quarterfinals. The bottom three teams will compete in the Copa Ciro Fontão de Souza.

Now, the Parque São Jorge club will have a break in its schedule, returning to the court only on April 18, Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the third round of the Liga Nacional de Futsal (LNF) qualification stage. Corinthians will visit Carlos Barbosa at Ginásio Centro Luiz Guerra, in Rio Grande do Sul.

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