Corinthians lose to Kansas City Current in Teal Rising Cup semi-final | OneFootball

Corinthians took the field on Thursday night (09) to face Kansas City Current at CPKC Stadium in the United States, in a match valid for the semifinals of the 2026 Teal Rising Cup. The Brabas ended up losing 2-1, with forward Jaqueline scoring Corinthians’ goal.

With the result, the Corinthians side will play for third place in the tournament against América of Mexico. The match will take place at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) next Sunday (12), once again at CPKC Stadium.

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Corinthians came into the match with important absences, mainly because of the FIFA international window. In total, eight players are away on national team duty: Lelê, Gi Fernandes, Thaís Ferreira, Duda Sampaio and Ana Vitória were called up by the Brazil national team, which will compete in the 2026 FIFA Series tournament in Cuiabá. Meanwhile, Belén Aquino will represent Uruguay, Gisela Robledo will represent Colombia, and Dayana Rodríguez will be with the Venezuela national team for the CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League.

As a result, Corinthians were lined up by Emily Lima as follows: Nicole Ramos; Ivana Fuso, Erika, Letícia Teles and Juliete; Paola García, Andressa Alves and Letícia Monteiro; Vic Albuquerque, Jaqueline and Gabi Zanotti.

The substitutes available were: Rillary, Ariel Godoi, Rafa Rocha, Manu Olivan, Rhaizza, Duda Mineira, Tamires and Carol Nogueira.

Kansas City Current lineup

Kansas City Current, coached by Chris Armas, started the match with: Marisa Jordan; Ellie Bravo-Young, Kolo Suliafu, Elizabeth Ball and Laney Rouse; Croix Bethune, Bayley Feist and Debinha; Penelope Hocking, Amelia White and Haley Hopkins.

Officiating

The match officiating crew was made up of professionals from the United States. The main referee was John Matto, assisted by Braxton Williams and Joseph Knoff. The fourth official was Anthony Sobolevsky. The competition does not use VAR.

First half

Corinthians started the match trying to surprise their opponent in the opening seconds. In less than a minute, Letícia Monteiro lofted the ball over the defense looking for Andressa Alves, but the number 8 could not reach it. Shortly after, the opponent responded on the counterattack, with the ball traveling across the entire black-and-white penalty area without anyone getting on the end of it.

In the fourth minute, Gabi Zanotti made a good play and found Jaqueline on the left. The forward struck it first time, but goalkeeper Jordan gathered it comfortably. A little later, in the ninth minute, Juliete crossed from the left and Letícia Monteiro got on the end of it, sending the ball over the goal.

The opposing team began to press and, in the 11th minute, Debinha took the ball from Paola Garcia and set up Amelia White. The number 3 made a good individual run, left Andressa Alves behind, and hit a low shot across goal, causing danger for Nicole’s goal.

At the 20-minute mark, Hocking received a pass from Debinha and tried to shoot, but was blocked by the defense. Shortly after, Vic Albuquerque tried her luck from outside the area, forcing Jordan to stretch and make the save.

Soon after, White won the ball from Juliete, advanced down the right, and crossed to the far post. Ivana Fuso was well positioned and managed to clear the danger. In the 24th minute, Debinha once again found White, who got into the box and tried a low pass. Nicole came off her line and got a partial touch with her left hand, and Hopkins’ follow-up shot was then blocked by the defense.

In the 30th minute, Zanotti lifted the ball into the box looking for Paola Garcia, who headed weakly, making it easy for Jordan. Two minutes later, Hocking did find the net after receiving the ball inside the area, but the play was ruled out for offside.

The goal finally came in the 38th minute, when Hopkins was well positioned in the box and took advantage of Debinha’s cross to put the home side ahead. Then, in the 43rd minute, a dangerous move down the left only failed to end in a clear shot thanks to Erika’s intervention, as she cut it out at the decisive moment.

Second half

The second half began at a slower pace, with few clear chances for either side. It was only in the 65th minute that Emily Lima made her first changes, bringing on Tamires and Rhaizza in place of Juliete and Vic Albuquerque. Right after the substitutions, Nicole mishandled a cross from the left, and White, with an open goal, ended up shooting wide and hitting the outside of the net.

In the 70th minute, Corinthians tried a well-worked move involving Gabi Zanotti, Jaqueline, and Letícia Monteiro, but the attempted chipped pass by the number 19 was intercepted by the opposing defense.

The equalizer came shortly after, in the 74th minute. After receiving a pass from Andressa Alves, Jaqueline fired a shot across goal with no chance for goalkeeper Jordan, leveling the score for the Brabas.

Four minutes later, from a free kick, the ball found Zanotti unmarked inside the box, but the number 10 failed to finish properly. However, the play had already been stopped for offside.

Shortly after, KC made a mistake playing out from the back, giving Andressa Alves a huge opportunity. One-on-one with Jordan, the forward struck it weakly, making the save easy for the goalkeeper and wasting a clear chance to turn the game around.

In the 81st minute, Izzi Rodriguez lofted the ball into the box and found Avery Clark, who headed it powerfully. The shot hit the crossbar before going into Nicole’s goal, putting the home team back in front.

After a collision with Ivana Fuso, the player was unable to continue and had to be replaced by Rafa Rocha. Taking advantage of the stoppage, Emily Lima also brought on Ariel Godoi in place of Letícia Monteiro.

In the closing moments, on the final attempt of the game, Letícia Teles tried a long-range shot, but the ball went harmlessly wide of the opposing goal.

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