Photo: Pedro Ernesto Guerra Azevedo/Santos FC

On Friday night (24), Flamengo began its journey in the Brasileirão Feminino. The Meninas da Gávea visited Santos at Vila Belmiro and ended up being beaten by a score of 3 to 0. Fabi, Thaisinha and Cristiane scored the goals.

The red-blacks return to the field on 5/3, against Kindermann, hosted by Flamengo.

In the first half, the Meninas da Gávea were forced to withstand intense pressure from the home team. Santos had the upper hand and created numerous chances, pinning the red-and-blacks to the ground. Fabi opened the scoring in the 14th minute of the first half. With the score open for Santos, Flamengo grew on the field, creating good counterattacks. The "Mais Querido" had the majority of possession in the first half: 57%, compared to 43% for their opponents. Monalisa threatened with a good shot from outside the box, but the goalkeeper flew to make a good save. Before halftime, however, the "Alvinegro Praiano" took advantage of a ball confusion in the box and managed to extend the lead: 2-0.

At halftime, Luis Andrade made changes to the red-and-black squad. Kaylaine Jr. and Cris took the field in place of Gica and Nath. Flamengo gained momentum on the offensive end, building strong plays down the wings. Santos scored a third goal in the eighth minute, with an unstoppable header from Cristiane. As the clock ticked down, the intensity of the game diminished and chances became scarcer. In the 42nd minute, Flamengo nearly found the net. In a play very close to the goal line, the ball hit the crossbar after a reflex save by the goalkeeper. Crivelari cleared the post in stoppage time, but