The women’s soccer team will have to compete for third place in the SheBelieves Cup, a tournament held in the United States and which serves as preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris, France. This Saturday (6), the Brazilians were beaten on penalties by Canada, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, 4-2, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time, during one of the semi-finals. finals of the friendly competition. .

Earlier, in the other semi-final, held at the same venue, the hosts beat Japan 2-1. The Asians will be Brazil’s opponents in the duel for third place in the SheBelieves Cup, while the Americans will decide the title with the Canadians. The clashes will take place this Tuesday (9), at Lower.com stadium, in Columbus, at times to be defined.

Coach Arthur Elias sent Brazil onto the field with debutant Tainá in goal, Antônia, Tarciane and Thaís Ferreira forming the back three, Ana Vitória and Yaya in the middle, Gabi Portilho and Yasmin on the right and left wings respectively, and an offensive trio. with Ludmilla, Jheniffer and Priscila. The last-minute absence was midfielder Duda Sampaio, who suffered a sprained ankle.

The Brazilians started the duel by putting pressure on the Canadian ball and fleeing two balls into the area, both with Tarciane, in the second and seventh minutes. Canada responded at nine, advancing left through Janine Beckie, whose shot was blocked by Antônia. Three minutes later, her compatriot Deanne Rose was marked on the right and crossed to Beckie, who headed in.

With a balanced game, individuality made the difference. In the 20th minute, Ludmilla invaded the area from the left and was knocked down by defender Jade Rose. Tarciane hit the middle of the goal, moving past goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and opening the scoring for Atlanta.

This goal put Brazil back in a superior position in the match, quickly regaining possession and correcting the defensive positioning, leaving the Canadians in an offside position. In the 27th minute, Jheniffer receives the ball from Tarciane in the middle, escapes the marking and strikes from the edge of the area, but stops at Sheridan.

Four minutes later, the defense pushed back Gabi Portilho’s cross from the left and Antônia, on the left, took the first opportunity by shooting near the left post. At 36, Priscila receives it from Ludmilla on the left, takes the ball on her right leg and hits it, always with danger. The Brazilians remained in the lead, but the advantage did not change before the break.

Brazil maintained its offensive posture in the second half. In the fourth minute, Gabi Portilho tried to cross from the left, the ball exploded through the defense and fell to Ana Vitória, who shot from the half-pipe above the goal. At ten, Canada scared itself with a shot from midfielder Simi Awujo from the edge of the area which bounced off Tainá’s left post.

The green and yellow pressure has not cooled down. In the 14th minute, Gabi Portilho was launched into the left box and rolled for Ana Vitória to strike from the half-pipe. The ball deflected off goal and was left in the small area for Yasmin to finish, but Sheridan made a superb save. Two minutes later, Ludmilla watched the goalkeeper ahead and almost surprised her with a cover, forcing Sheridan to dodge the goal with her fingertips.

Little by little, however, Canada took advantage of the weariness of Brazil – who made the first change (Jaqueline replacing Jheniffer) in the 26th minute – to gain space in the attacking camp. At 31, Jessie Fleming took a free kick from the left and midfielder Vanessa Gilles, with a header, anticipated Tainá and equalized the score.

After the draw, Arthur made three changes, bringing in midfielder Angelina and forwards Cristiane and Marta (who wowed the crowd in Atlanta) in place of Ana Vitória, Gabi Portilho and Ludmilla. The Brazilians insisted on scoring the second goal, but without the same organization as before. In stoppage time, Yaya had one last chance, receiving it from Marta in the half-pipe, turning and shooting low for Sheridan’s defense.

Just before the penalty shootout, Brazil changed goalkeepers, with Tainá making way for Lorena, returning after a year away from the field due to a knee injury. The change, however, had no effect. The Canadians even missed the first kick, defender Ashley Lawrence sending it over the goal, but Marta missed the next shot, saved by Sheridan. In the third series of shots, Antônia hit the left of the post. Canada made the following shots perfectly. It was up to midfielder Julia Grosso to define the Canadian standings.

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