Canindé: Corinthians beat Mixto after first-half surge in Brasileirão | OneFootball

On Monday night (25), Corinthians took the field at Canindé Stadium for a match valid for the 12th round of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship qualifying stage and won 4-1. The Brabas’ goals were scored by Jhonson, Duda Sampaio (twice), and Ariel Godoi. The result saw the Corinthians side regain the lead in the national competition with 28 points — nine wins, one draw, and two losses — with 31 goals scored and 12 conceded.

The Corinthians coaching staff had four absences for the match: goalkeeper Rillary (right elbow discomfort), center-backs Agustina Barroso (muscle contracture related to a scar on the soleus muscle in her left leg) and Thaís Regina (in the final stage of recovery from a fibula fracture), right-back Gi Fernandes (under treatment after a muscle strain in her right glute), as well as midfielder Juliana Passari (muscle injury).

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

With that, Emily Lima chose to start the match with the following lineup: Nicole; Ivana Fuso (Dayana Rodríguez), Duda Mineira, Thaís Ferreira and Tamires (Juliete); Ana Vitória, Duda Sampaio (Letícia Monteiro) and Vic Albuquerque (Belén Aquino); Jaqueline, Jhonson (Ariel Godoi) and Gabi Zanotti.

The bench featured the following substitutes: Lelê, Letícia Teles, Erika, Rafa Rocha, Juliete, Dayana Rodríguez, Letícia Monteiro, Gisela Robledo, Ariel Godoi, Belén Aquino and Rhaizza.

Mixto lineup

The opponents took the field with: Nagila; Lívia, Nayara, Isabela Melo and Thais Prado; Natalia, Sara and Karol Alves; Sassá, Fany Gauto and Isa Rangel.

Officiating

The referee was Cássia França de Souza, assisted by Veridiana Contiliani Bisco and Eduarda Gomide Rubio. Talita Ximenes de Freitas served as the fourth official.

Next match

After facing Mixto at home in the first phase of the Brazilian Women’s Championship, Corinthians now turns its focus back to the Copa do Brasil in the women’s game. Next Saturday (30), at 11 a.m. (Brasília time), the Brabas will face Palmeiras at Allianz Parque in a one-off Derby in the third round of the national knockout competition.

First half

The opening minutes of the match between Corinthians and Mixto saw the Corinthians side pressing high up the pitch and asserting itself over the opponent. In the very first minute, inside the box, Gabi Zanotti passed to Jaqueline on the left, and the No. 30 had her shot blocked. After nearly five minutes, Timão was circulating the ball from the defensive third to the edge of the attacking area.

In the sixth minute, Corinthians scored the first goal! Jaqueline received the ball on the right wing and crossed to Jhonson, who headed it into the back of the net! After opening the scoring, Corinthians stayed on the attack, pinning the opponent back. In the 12th minute, Gabi Zanotti received the ball in midfield and played Tamires into the box down the left, and the No. 37 hit the post!

Four minutes later, Corinthians scored its second! Jaqueline received the ball in midfield, got past her markers, and switched play to Tamires on the left. The full-back received it and crossed to Duda Sampaio, inside the box, who controlled it and fired firmly into the net! In the 19th minute, Alvinegro got its third! Duda Sampaio received the ball from Tamires on the left and struck it low into the net.

In the 23rd minute, Jaqueline was played in through midfield and passed to Tamires, who crossed from the left, but the ball went past everyone and out on the opposite side. Then, in the 25th minute, Corinthians built up again from the back, and Duda Sampaio shot over the opposing goalkeeper’s goal.

In the 28th minute, from another move built from the defensive third, Jaqueline received the ball in midfield and smashed one off the crossbar. Shortly after, Jhonson received a pass inside the box, but when she went to shoot, she was already offside. In the 32nd minute, the Parque side, on another attacking move, won a corner on the right and, after an attempted set play, Tamires crossed straight into an opposing player.

Shortly afterward, Duda Sampaio was found in midfield and unleashed a powerful shot, but Nagila made a great save and pushed it out for a corner! In the 40th minute, after a corner from the right, Vic Albuquerque picked up the loose ball and shot over the Mixto goal! As the first half entered its final stretch, Alvinegro remained in control of the match and kept pushing to extend the lead.

When the clock hit 45 minutes, three more were added. In the 46th, Ivana Fuso got in behind on the left and, one-on-one with Nagila, tried to dink it over her but wasted the chance! A minute later, the Mato Grosso side made a mistake playing out from the back, Jaqueline won the ball and drove to the byline. The No. 30 crossed at mid-height, and the opposing defense cleared it.

At the 48th minute, the first half ended: Corinthians 3-0 Mixto.

Second half

To start the second half, coach Emily Lima made one change: forward Ariel Godoi came on in place of Jhonson. The opening moments of the second half followed the same script as the first 45 minutes — Corinthians in control — but with the rival looking for more counterattacks. Just two minutes in, Duda Sampaio crossed from the right toward Gabi Zanotti, but the Mixto defense cleared. Tamires took the corner, and the defense cleared again.

On the rebound, in the seventh minute, Corinthians had a shot deflected. Duda Sampaio took a corner from the left toward the near post, where Ariel Godoi was, but she failed to head it properly. In the 11th minute, Timão, on another attack down the right, won another corner after Jaqueline was tackled. Tamires took it from the right, and the defense cleared.

In the 12th minute, Timão made its second change: left-back Juliete left the pitch and Tamires came on. Shortly before that, Mixto had a counterattack in behind, but the opposing forward hit a weak shot wide. Soon after came the visitors’ first goal. After a cross from the right, Jéssica, who had come off the bench, headed it into the net. Score: Corinthians 3-1 Mixto.

After scoring their first goal, the Mato Grosso side began trying to put together attacking moves more often. From a corner on the right, Nicole made a great save after a header at the near post! Corinthians responded with Gabi Zanotti, who received the ball from Ariel Godoi and hit a low shot straight into the opposing goalkeeper’s hands.

Next, Mixto responded with another attack. After a move through the middle, Nicole challenged the opposing player, but offside was given. In the 24th minute, forward Jaqueline was sent off after committing a foul and protesting. On the following play, the Central-West side even scored a second goal after a delivery from the left.

In the 29th minute, Vic Albuquerque left the pitch and Belén Aquino came on. Five minutes later, Corinthians scored its fourth! Forward Ariel Godoi was played in behind on the right and finished across goal to extend Timão’s lead! Score: Corinthians 4-1 Mixto. Shortly afterward came the final two changes: Duda Sampaio and Ivana Fuso left the pitch for Letícia Monteiro and Dayana Rodríguez.

In the 38th minute, Mixto put together an attack down the left and, after a cross into the box, the shot went straight over Nicole’s goal. In the 42nd minute, the Parque São Jorge side managed the lead it had built. In the following minute, Timão worked a move with Gabi Zanotti, who tried a long-range shot but was blocked. Then Belén Aquino, near the byline, tried to cross and was also blocked.

From the set piece, the Uruguayan delivered it high toward Thaís Ferreira, who headed it into the middle of the box, but the Mixto defense cleared. When the clock reached 45 minutes, six more were added. The Mato Grosso side tried to threaten from a set piece, but sent it straight out. In the 48th minute, from a free kick in midfield, Isabela Mela hit the crossbar — Nicole’s top-left corner!

In the 49th minute, Timão tried to build an attack down the left, but the move was stopped for offside. Two minutes later, full-time: Corinthians 4-1 Mixto!

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