England beats Brazil on penalties to win the final

The expected victory did not come, but Brazil left a good impression in the 4-2 defeat on penalties against England (after a 1-1 tie in regular time), this Thursday afternoon (6) in front of an audience of 83,132 people at Wembley Stadium, in the match that won the first title of the Finalissima (confrontation between the South American and European champions). ⏰ 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧 ⏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏 England win the Finalissima after a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil at Wembley!#Finalissima | @Lionesses pic.twitter.com/RTwf6s2wRw — Women’s Finalissima (@WEURO) April 6, 2023 Against one of the favorite teams to win the Women’s World Cup (to be played in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July and August 20) the Swedish coach Pia Sundhage opted to start the match with a reinforced defense, with a line of five players (three defenders and two full-backs). However, this formation did not manage to prevent England, currently 4th in the ranking of FIFA selections, from ruling the match in the first minutes. And it was precisely at the beginning of the confrontation that the Lionesses reached the winning goal. In the 22nd minute, full-back Lucy Bronze countered with midfielder Stanway and played for Toone, who arrived hitting first to overcome Lelê. At 28 minutes, the home team once again overcame the Brazilian goalkeeper with Lauren James, but the move was annulled after the referee signaled an offside on the move. ⏸ 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 ⏸Toone’s goal is the difference at the break! #Finalissima — Women’s Finalissima (@WEURO) April 6, 2023 In the 15 minutes of the second stage, the Brazilian team experienced its best moment in the match. The team led by Pia Sundhage advanced their lines and put a lot of pressure on the English team. With that, she stole some balls and created at least six chances to score. Then the match was equal, with both teams alternating opportunities. However, Brazil was very courageous in the final minutes and, on the basis of will, started the tie already at 47. Adriana crossed low to the area and the goalkeeper Earps only partially defended. Andressa took advantage of the rebound and kicked hard to tie and take the decision to the maximum penalties. ⏰ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 ⏰Late drama 😮😱We’re heading to penalties following Andressa Alves’ 93rd-minute equaliser…#Finalissima — Women’s Finalissima (@WEURO) April 6, 2023 On penalties, Stanway and Adriana did not fail in the first round . Afterwards, Lelê filled Brazil with hope of keeping the title when he saved Toone’s kick. But soon after, Earps saved Tamires’ kick, while Daly didn’t hesitate. Rafaelle kicked the crossbar and Alex Greenwood scored. Kerolin kept the Canarinho team alive, but Chloe Kelly did not forgive and closed the dispute at 4 to 2. Now Brazil is preparing for the friendly against Germany, the last one before the World Cup. The match against the team that occupies the 2nd position of the Fifa ranking will be played next Tuesday (11) in the city of Nuremberg (Germany).


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