Brazil beach soccer side win again at El Salvador Cup, close in on title | OneFootball

A Friday (3) of mixed emotions for Brazil’s beach soccer national teams at the El Salvador Cup. In the 2nd round of the competition being held in San Salvador, the Central American country’s capital, the men defeated Denmark and put one hand on the championship trophy. The women, meanwhile, were unable to withstand El Salvador’s momentum, backed by a packed stadium cheering them on to victory. In the final round, the Women’s National Team opens the day against Mexico, while the Men’s National Team closes it out against the hosts.

The match between the men’s teams of Brazil and Denmark began with an early scare from the European side. Just 6 seconds into the game, from the kickoff, Wegeberg struck a powerful long-range shot that took an uneven bounce in the sand, leaving goalkeeper Bobô with no chance. Despite going 1-0 down, Chicão Castelo Branco’s team showed calm and confidence to regain control of the match. In the end, it was a 10-3 rout, with goals from Mauricinho (2), Antonio, Benjamin Jr., Breno Xavier, Rodrigo, Thanger, Túlio Silva, and two own goals by Damm, who also scored twice for Denmark.

“Thank God we managed another good win here at the El Salvador Cup, which puts us in an important position in the race for the title. We’ll stay focused on what we need to do going into the final match against El Salvador and leave the field with another victory. It won’t be easy, their fans really get behind them, but we’ll give our all to bring this trophy back to Brazil,” said number 7, Benjamin Jr.

In the following match, the Women’s National Team needed a win against El Salvador to keep their title hopes alive. However, the hosts managed to neutralize the Brazilian team’s main weapons and came away with a 6-4 victory. Taii scored twice, while Cecília and Giulia also found the net for Brazil.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the result we wanted in this match, which was the win. Now we have to regroup and analyze what we did wrong so we can go into the final round with confidence, say goodbye to the competition with a victory, and carry that confidence into the next tournament,” said Taii, referring to the Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup, a women’s tournament that will take place next week in Mexico.

In the final round of the El Salvador Cup this Saturday (4), the women’s team will take the field at 3:30 p.m. (San Salvador time) / 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against Mexico. The men’s team faces El Salvador at 8 p.m. (San Salvador time) / 11 p.m. (Brasília time).

MATCH DETAILS - Women

2nd round - 4/3

El Salvador 6 x 4 Brazil

El Salvador goals: Calderon (3), Perez (2), and Rivera

Brazil goals: Taii (2), Cecília, and Giulia

MATCH DETAILS - Men

2nd round - 4/3

Brazil 10 x 3 Denmark

Brazil goals: Mauricinho (2), Antonio, Benjamin Jr., Breno Xavier, Rodrigo, Thanger, Túlio Silva, and Damm (2 own goals).

Denmark goals: Damm (2) and Weegeberg.

FULL SCHEDULE - Women

1st round - 4/2

Portugal 1 x 0 Brazil

Mexico 2 (3) x (1) 2 El Salvador

2nd round - 4/3

Portugal 6 x 0 Mexico

El Salvador 6 x 4 Brazil - Brazil goals: Taii (2), Cecília, and Giulia

3rd round - 4/4

Brazil x Mexico

El Salvador x Portugal

FULL SCHEDULE - Men

1st round - 4/2

Brazil 9 x 5 Colombia - _Brazil goals: Catarino (2), Rodrigo (2), Thanger (2), Bobô, Filipe Silva, and Mauricinho

Denmark 3 x 2 El Salvador

2nd round - 4/3

Brazil 10 x 3 Denmark - Brazil goals: Mauricinho (2), Antonio, Benjamin Jr., Breno Xavier, Rodrigo, Thanger, Túlio Silva, and Damm (2 own goals).

El Salvador x Colombia

3rd round - 4/4

Colombia x Denmark

El Salvador x Brazil

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