Brazil was proclaimed this Thursday for the tenth time champion of the South American Women’s Under-20 Championship of football by winning 0-2 against Venezuelathereby expanding its hegemony in this tournament that it has won in all the editions that have been played.
With the 0-2 victory over Vinotinto, with goals from Milena Ferreira and Ana Carolina Chaves, Canarinha consolidated itself in first position in the final hexagonal with 10 points, unattainable on the last date for Paraguay and Colombia, which are in the second and third position, respectively, with 7 units.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelans remained in fifth position with 3 points, so they will have to defend their classification to the FIFA World Cup of the category on the last date of the hexagonal against Argentina, which is already classified after drawing 1-1 this Thursday with Colombia. Vinotinto can be left out of the World Cup if they lose against Argentina and Peru, which is bottom with one point, beats Brazil.
Nazly Sánchez (Venezuela), disputes a ball with Gisele (Brazil)
The Brazilian team dominated the match and sought victory despite the fact that a draw was also enough for them to be champions. Vitória Amaral was about to score the first goal, in the 12th minute, with a header that hit the crossbar.
Brazilian dominance became more intense, while Venezuela tried to escape that dominance through counterattacks. Milena Ferreira scored in the 36th minute and ran to celebrate, but the action was invalidated due to offside.
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The Brazilians’ dominance bore fruit and in the 52nd minute Ferreira retaliated with a powerful shot entering the six-yard box to score the first goal. In the 90th minute, Ana Carolina Chaves took advantage of the minimum space in the Venezuelan defense and with a low and cornered shot she declared the 0-2 victory and sealed the tenth Brazilian title in the South American category.
The South American Women’s Under-20 Championship is held at the Alberto Spencer stadium in Guayaquil (Ecuador), where five of the six teams competing in the hexagonal will go to the World Cup, since Colombia is already classified due to its status as host.
