U-20 defeats Vitória on penalties and is in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil
After a draw in normal time, Gabriel Batista shines in the penalty shootout and saves two shots
By Ian Sena - inWhat a day for youth football! Hours after the U-16 team enchanted the world and won the 8th Hamdan International Football Championship in Dubai undefeated, beating Real Madrid in the final, the U-20 Boys of the Nest, led by coach Marcio Torres, overcame a strong Vitória team in the difficult second leg of the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup in this category, held on Thursday afternoon (19), in Gávea. After falling behind twice on the scoreboard, fighting hard and seeking a 2-2 draw (Luiz Henrique and Dantas) at the end of the game, Gabriel Batista shone in the penalty shootout, saved two shots and contributed greatly to the red-black victory by 4-2 and the qualification for the quarterfinals of the national competition. The opponent will now be Corinthians. The first leg is scheduled for next Wednesday (25), in São Paulo. The second and decisive game will be in Gávea.
Vitória opened the scoring three minutes into the game, with a powerful shot from outside the box by Cedric. Flamengo was undeterred and quickly equalized. In the 11th minute, Luiz Henrique took a free kick into the box, but Vitor Gabriel couldn't reach it, but the ball ended up in the back of goalkeeper Lucas's net. In the 30th minute, Hugo Moura delivered a beautiful pass to Vitor Gabriel, who
He stretched out completely but couldn't control the ball by a single millimeter.
The first chance of the second half fell to Flamengo. Theo controlled the ball with his chest and struck a powerful first-time shot, which was brilliantly saved by Lucas, who palmed it away for a corner. The game was open, and in the eighth minute, the Bahian team took the lead again thanks to another Cedric effort from the corner. Flamengo came back into the fight, and missed a great chance in the 28th minute. Yuri dribbled past his marker and fired a cross-shot. The goalkeeper rebounded, and the ball fell to Pepê, who shot weakly from the penalty spot, but Lucas saved again. The pressure was intense, and the equalizer came in the 31st minute. Yuri took a corner, and Dantas rose to the fifth floor to level the score.
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The Mais Querido continued to press for the qualifying goal. In the 42nd minute, Pepê made a good individual play and crossed to Bill. The header was headed in, but Lucas flew and made a good save. The last chance in regulation time was a free kick taken by Patrick Souza in the 46th minute, which went over the Bahian team's goal.
On the day that U-16 goalkeeper Bruno shone in Dubai, saving two penalties for Real Madrid and directly contributing to their Dubai Tournament title, goalkeeper Gabriel Batista also shone in Brazil. He saved two more penalties, and with goals from Pepê, Yuri, Patrick Souza, and Wendel, the Garotos do Ninho won 4-2 and secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the national competition.
"It's always a psychological battle between the goalkeeper and the kicker. No one else can interfere. Thanks to the work we did throughout the week with our goalkeeping coach Nielsen Elias and the professional coaches, I was once again very focused for this match and made both saves. The most important thing is to win the match." classification and bring joy to this wonderful crowd, who always supports us a lot. The duel against Corinthians will be very difficult, we will prepare a lot to stay alive in the competition”, said the wall Gabriel Batista.
Flamengo: Gabriel Batista, Aderlan (Wesley), Dantas (Bernardo), Patrick Souza, Michael; Hugo Moura, Theo, Pepê; Lucas Silva (Yuri), Luiz Henrique (Bill) and Vitor Gabriel (Wendel). Coach: Marcio Torres.