Under-17 defeats Bangu and continues to rise in the State Championship
With goals from João Gabriel and Lucas Chagas, Garotos do Ninho win 2-0 and continue to climb the championship standings
By Ian Sena - inIn a match held this Saturday morning (09), in Gávea, Flamengo's U-17 team, led by coach Phelipe Leal, continued its recovery in the State Championship of the category by beating Bangu by a score of 2x0 (João Gabriel and Lucas Chagas). After 11 rounds played, the Garotos do Ninho have 26 points won, with a campaign of 7 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss, taking third place in the classification. Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Saturday (16) at 11 am, when they visit Portuguesa, at the Luso Brasileiro Stadium.
Flamengo's first chance came in the 13th minute. Ítalo took a quality free kick near the box, but goalkeeper Paulo Vinicius made a good save. João Gabriel then fired a beautiful shot, but Paulo Vinicius palmed it away, and the ball hit the crossbar. The Boys from the Nest pressed forward in search of the match's first goal.
The dominance continued intensely. In the 16th minute, Gomes delivered a beautiful pass between the defenders to Rodrigo Muniz, who had come on for the injured Yuri de Oliveira, who had suffered a knock to the waist in the opening minutes and had to leave the game. Rodrigo struck a well-placed shot, but the Bangu goalkeeper once again saved the team from conceding the first goal. In the 22nd minute, Gomes found a good pass to Braian. The right-back beat his marker with speed and crossed to Rodrigo Muniz, but his shot was wide and didn't pose much of a threat to Paulo Vinicius.
In the 24th minute, the score was nearly level. Rhyan played the ball into the box, Rodrigo Muniz controlled it with great skill and struck a beautiful shot, keeping the ball out of reach. It gracefully skimmed the right post of the West Zone team's goal, which was once again saved. But everything has a limit. The first goal for the red-and-black team finally came in the 31st minute, and it was a beautiful goal. Lucas Gabriel made a great individual play on the right wing and crossed for João Gabriel. The scorer of the Adidas Cup winning goal in Dallas, skillfully evaded his marker and struck powerfully, bulging the net at Gávea for the first time on Saturday morning, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance, but this time he was helpless.
The Mais Querido's superiority continued throughout the second half. In the 12th minute, Braian crossed and Rodrigo Muniz fired a beautiful first-time shot. The ball bounced and hit Paulo Vinicius's crossbar. In the 18th minute, Gabriel Noga rose with style and headed past the goalkeeper, but the ball grazed the post and went wide. Bangu only created any real danger in the 36th minute of the second half. After a free kick from the edge of the box, Rodrigo Jardim was alert and got ahead of the attacker, making a confident save.
In the 40th minute, Sidney made a great individual play, bursting into the box at speed and unleashing a powerful shot, which drew a good save from Paulo Vinícius, who saved Bangu once again. The second goal, which sealed the victory, came in stoppage time, with a beautiful shot from defender Lucas Chagas.
Flamengo: Rodrigo Jardim, Braian, Gabriel Noga, Lucas Chagas, Italo (Sidney); Lucas Gabriel. Gomes, Yuri de Oliveira (Rodrigo Muniz); João Gabriel (Mayquinho), Bruno Gabriel (Lazaro) and Rhyan (Denilson). Coach: Phelipe Leal.