The Brazilian U-17 team beat Ecuador 3-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup being held in Indonesia. Estevao shone again and was the author of a double, while the remaining goal went to Luighi for the current champion who is going for his fifth star in the category.
The match had started with a certain parity, but at 14 minutes the team led by Phelipe Leal opened the scoring: Kaua Elias and Estevao joined forces and one of the great figures of the competition scored a left-footed cross that inflated the net. From then on the match opened up and Brazil had chances to extend the advantage, but it was Ecuador that struck at the end of the first half: captain Michael Bermúdez captured a rebound off a defender and from the edge of the six-yard box declared the tie.
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After the break, the Seleção had a clear shot with a shot from Estevao that hit the post and Ecuador was able to take the lead with a long-range shot by Yorkaeff Caicedo that also hit the post. The match, played under intense heat in the city of Surakarta, was of enormous parity until in the 70th minute “Messinho”, one of the jewels of Palmeiras, appeared again with a free kick that deflected off the barrier to 2-1.
Brazil’s next rival
The third and peace of mind only came at 90′ through Luighi, who had entered through Kaua Elias. Cross by Pedro Lima, another of the figures of the afternoon, so that the striker pushes it alone in front of the empty goal.
ESTAMOS NAS QUARTAS! 💚💛
Com dois gols de Estevão e um de Luighi, a Seleção Brasileira venceu o Equador por 3 a 1 e garantiu a vaga nas quartas de final da Copa do Mundo Sub-17.
O próximo adversário será definido entre Argentina e Venezuela nesta terça-feira (21).
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Brazil’s path will continue in the quarterfinals with the winner of the duel that will be played tomorrow between Argentina and Venezuela. On the same side of the table were other great powers such as Germany and Spain, who will face Japan and the United States, respectively.
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