Already qualified for the U-17 World Cupo Brazil entered the field this Thursday against Chile for the fourth – and penultimate – round of the hexagonal final of the South American Championship in the category, at the Casa Blanca stadium, in Quito (EQU). With two goals from Ryan and one from Ricardo Mathias, the Brazilian team won 3-0.
Thus, the team coached by Phelipe Leal temporarily assumes the leadership of the competition, with ten points won, and remains strong in the dispute for the title of the tournament. Argentina, vice-leader, and Ecuador, third, have seven goals each and face each other this Thursday.
On the other hand, the Chilean team continues without being able to score in the South American. La Roja is in last place in the final hexagonal, with four defeats in four games. Thus, he has no more chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
In the last round, therefore, Brazil faces Argentina – in a possible symbolic final -, next Sunday, at the same Casa Blanca stadium. On the same day, Chile faces Paraguay, at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, also in Quito (EQU). Both matches have yet to be scheduled.
Brazil’s goals against Chile
Even already classified, Brazil did not change its way of playing and went on the attack. So, just ten minutes into the first half, Riquelme received a throw in the area and, when he dominated, the ball went up and hit defender Iván Román’s arm. The referee then awarded the penalty. At the charge, Rayan hit a beautiful shot in the angle and opened the scoring.
At 30, Dudu made an individual move through the middle and made a beautiful pass to Rayan, among the Chilean defenders. The Vasco striker dominated and touched goalkeeper Francisco Valdés to score his second in the match and expand to the Brazilian national team.
On the way back from the break, Brazil needed 13 minutes to score the third. Dudu took a free kick in the area and found the head of Ricardo Mathias, who went higher than the Chilean defense and deflected it towards the bottom of the goal. Even before the final whistle, in the 45th minute of the second half, Morales stopped the Brazilian attack with a foul, received a second yellow card and was expelled from the field, leaving the Chileans with ten.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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