Internacional showed their power of recovery to win the Brazilian Women’s Under-17 Championship title by defeating Grêmio 4-3 in a penalty shootout, after a 2-2 draw in the 90 minutes, on Monday night (21) at SESC Protásio Alves, in Porto Alegre. The competition’s decision was broadcast live on TV Brazil.
This is the third time that the Gurias Coloradas have won the Brasileirão Feminino Sub-17 trophy, after the 2020 and 2022 titles. Inter is the biggest winner in the history of the competition.
𝘾𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙀𝘼𝙃𝙎 𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙎𝙄𝙇𝙀𝙄𝙍𝘼𝙎! 🏆🔥
In an electrifying game at SESC Protásio Alves, the Gurias Coloradas seek a 2-2 draw and beat the Grêmio team on penalties in the Under-17 Brasileirão!
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— Colorful Girls (@ColorfulGirls) August 20, 2024
Reaction power
Despite winning the title in the end, Internacional did not start the final well, as they saw the Gurias Gremistas open the scoring after just 47 seconds of play. After a good play on the right wing, the ball was lifted into the area, where Maria found space to control and shoot, leaving goalkeeper Camilly with no chance. From then on, Internacional created the best opportunities, but Grêmio showed competence to hold on to the advantage until half-time.
The final stage began with a similar script to the first half, with Grêmio opening the scoring very early, this time in the 3rd minute, when Helô stole the ball in Internacional’s defensive field, ran free and, from midfield, hit a lob to score her goal.
Clicks from the celebration of @GuriasGremistas! Grêmio is beating Internacional 2-0 in the final of the #BrazilianWomen’sUnder17Championship!
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— Neoenergia Women’s Brazilian Championship (@BRFeminino) August 20, 2024
Faced with such an unfavorable score, it was up to Inter to go on the attack. With that, the Gurias Coloradas managed to reduce the deficit in the 35th minute, when Piauí took advantage of a ball lifted into the area to finish, which Josi partially saved. And the center forward showed composure to take advantage of the rebound and put the ball in the back of the net.
From then on, the pressure from the reds increased even more and the tie finally came in the 44th minute, when defender Milenna took advantage of a corner kick to rise high and head the ball to equalize the score. As the tie lasted until the end of the 90 minutes, the title was decided in a penalty shootout.
Emotion until the end in the decision of #BrazilianWomen’sUnder17Championship! To the @ColorfulGirls sought the equalizer in the final stretch of the second half!
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— Neoenergia Women’s Brazilian Championship (@BRFeminino) August 20, 2024
Camilly’s glow
In the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Camilly was decisive, as she saved Ana Vidal and Yasmin’s shots to help Internacional win 4-3.
Perfect campaign
To reach the final of the Brazilian Women’s Under-17 Championship, Internacional had a perfect campaign, with five wins in five games. They scored 21 goals and conceded only one.
