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