Kauã Elias and Da Mata speak about winning and scoring goals against England

Duo scored the winning goals against the English 2-1; The result guaranteed Brazil's qualification for the round of 16

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2023-11-17 19:25:06

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Scorers of the goals in the Brazilian team’s 2-1 victory over England, this Friday (17), Da Mata and Kauã Elias were crucial pieces of Phelipe Leal’s team to qualify for the round of 16 of the Under-19 World Cup. 17.

On Monday (20), Amarelinha takes the field against Ecuador, at 5:30 am (Brasília time), at the Manahan Stadium, in Surakarta, Indonesia.

Kauã Elias opened the scoring in the 43rd minute of the first half, after a good individual play by Estevão. With class, the number 9 scored his fourth goal in the World Cup and showed that he is in contention for the competition’s top scorer, equal with Takaoka, from Japan. Kauã stated that he is aiming for the World Cup top scorer award.

“That’s what I always try to do, be a top scorer. Of course, it’s not a question of me wanting it, it’s a set of things that happen so that it can happen. But it’s one of my goals to be top scorer in the competition”, said the striker, who was also top scorer in winning the South American Under-17 Championship in April this year.

In the previous match, Kauã scored a hat-trick in the rout against New Caledonia. He explained what training is like so that he can always be well placed and take advantage of opportunities.

“It’s about trying to be in the right space, not running around wrong. Because there will always be a ball left and I will be in the right place at the right time. It’s part of the training we do, looking for empty spaces to improve our finishing and score a goal.”

Nine minutes into the second half, Da Mata took advantage of a great cross from Esquerdinha and headed it into the back of the net, extending Brazil’s lead. England would still close the gap in the match, but the Brazilian team defended the result and secured second place in Group C.

The defender praised the unity of the team, which has the dream of winning the fifth Under-17 world championship.

“I think the most important thing was the unity of our group when it came to running, attacking and scoring. We have the expectation (of being champion). We played three good games, despite one defeat. We are very confident and, above all, united, regardless of anything.”