Palmeiras lose on penalties, exit U-17 World Cup in semis | OneFootball

This Monday, at the Nuevo Arcángel Stadium in Córdoba, Palmeiras concluded its participation in the Under-17 World Championship. The green-and-white team faced Barcelona in the semifinal and, after a balanced match, was eliminated in the penalty shootout. The match ended in a 2-2 draw in regular time, but the Spaniards secured their spot in the final by winning 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

Barcelona will now play the final against Racing, who earlier defeated Real Madrid 2-1.

Palmeiras will return to the field this Saturday at 11 am (Brasília time) against Rio Preto, for the Under-17 Paulista Championship.

The match

The game started with Barcelona's dominance, showing their strength in the first few minutes. At 9 minutes, they opened the scoring with a beautiful team play and shortly after, at 19 minutes, extended the lead to 2-0, putting Verdão in a tough spot. However, the team from São Paulo did not back down and responded still in the first half. At 39 minutes, Juan Gabriel scored.

After the break, Palmeiras grew in the match and pushed more into the attack. The effort was rewarded at 25 minutes when Juliano scored, leveling the score.

With the draw, the semifinal was decided by penalties. Luiz Fernando saved one shot, but Lucas Gabriel and Ruan Yago missed theirs, leading to the elimination. Vinicius and Juliano converted their shots, but it wasn't enough to prevent the fall.

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