Brazil women beat Chile on penalties, reach South American U17 final
Brazil women beat Chile on penalties, reach South American U17 final The Brazil Women’s U-17 National Team defeated Chile 5-3 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday night (6) and advanced to the South American Championship final. In regular time, the teams drew 2-2. With the result at Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asunción, Paraguay, Brazil also secured a spot at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Morocco between October and November this year.
The team coached by Rilany Silva will face Argentina in the final, set for Saturday (9). Helena is one of the free-kick takers for the Brazil Women’s U-17 National Team Credits: Staff Images/CBF THE MATCH The match began very evenly. Brazil had some trouble connecting passes, and the Chileans tried to take advantage of that to find a way to goal, but without success.
Before long, Brazil settled into the game and created better chances than Chile, who then relied mainly on counterattacks. Despite attempts from both sides, neither team managed to find the net in the first half. Nicolly and Gamonal celebrate Brazil’s goal Credits: Staff Images/CBF After the break, Brazil came back at full strength and kept the ball in the opposition’s half most of the time.
Five minutes into the second half, Pinho received the ball near the byline and delivered a beautiful pass for Gamonal to open the scoring. The Chileans were not shaken by Brazil’s goal and pushed forward, managing to score twice. Brazil showed its resilience and did not give up.
In the 82nd minute, Mari Gigante received the ball inside the box and struck it beautifully past the goalkeeper to level the match. In the penalty shootout, Brazil came out on top and sealed qualification with a 5-3 win. Starting lineup of the Brazil Women’s U-17 National Team in the South American semifinal Credits: Staff Images/CBF LINEUP BRAZIL : Nathy; Elo, Andreyna and Yasmin Q.