Brazil beats Ukraine and is in the futsal World Cup final

The Brazilian team is a finalist in the futsal World Cup. This Wednesday (2), the team led by Marquinhos Xavier beat Ukraine 3-2, with two goals from Dyego and one against. With the victory, Amarelinha secured a place in the decision and continues in the search for the sixth star.

Brazil faces Ukraine for a place in the Futsal World Cup final

Brazil returns to the court on Sunday (6), at 11am (Manaus time), to face the winner of the semifinal between Argentina and France, which takes place this Thursday (3), at 11am. The final will be played at the Humo Arena, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the same place as the semi-finals.

The game

The match between Brazil and Ukraine was very balanced. Although the Brazilian team dominated part of the game, the Ukrainians also had good moments. The first half was almost entirely tied. With three minutes left, Cherniavskyi cleared the ball and hit the corner of Willian’s goal to open the scoring.

But when the break came back, less than a minute into the second half, Brazil left everything the same. Dyego faced the marking and tried to pass it to Rafa, but the ball was intercepted by the Ukrainian defense, who scored an own goal. Soon after, the team led by Marquinhos Xavier pressed on the front court, Rafa stole the ball and rolled the ball for Dyego to score Brazil’s second.

Ukraine held firm and managed to equalize with a goal from Abakshyn. With four minutes left in the game, the Brazilian team suffered their sixth foul. Captain Dyego took the ball, took responsibility for himself and scored his second goal of the match, which guaranteed Brazil’s qualification for the final.

Balance

Winger Arthur analyzed the Brazilian team’s performance in the victory over Ukraine, highlighting that emotion and reason must be in balance so that the team can produce at a high level. Undefeated throughout the competition, Brazil reaches the decision seeking its sixth title.

“It’s a World Cup semi-final, so emotions have to be balanced. Emotion and reason have to be balanced to do things well. During the competition, we didn’t go behind on the scoreboard and with today’s disadvantage we had to remain calm, calm, and not deviate from the plan and purpose we had”, he said.

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