The Samba U-20 girls of Brazil early Monday morning Nigerian time in Costa Rica broke the jinx of bagging at least a Bronze medal in the World U20 cup when the team subdued the novice Netherland girls 4-1 to for the first time in four attempts.
Sweet revenge as Spain beat Japan 3-1 to win World Cup
It looked a dazzling night for Brazil when the first half ended 1-1 as Van Gool cancelled Brazil opener in the 21st minute after Consani scored in the 9th minute.
The Brazilians who are mainly Catholics must have signalled the Pope at the Vatican city for spiritual help like the Italian Male team did at the 1982 world cup finals, for the Samba girls pumped in three more unreplied goals in the second half through Do Santos de Lima in 59th minute and by her again via penalty kick in the 79th minute and then Fernandes came with a lullaby to lull the Dutch girls to sleep a minute to end the match for the fourth goal.
Ref Vincentia Amedome of Togo was not stressed to blow off the match for congratulations music to welcome Brazil to medalists list at last.
It was a lesson of one day you will make it for Brazil that lost 5-6 on penalty kicks after a barren draw with USA at Russia 2006; lost to Germany 3-4 after 1-1 draw at Canada 2002 maiden edition of U20 also thoroughly lost 0-3 to same USA at Thailand 2004.
It was a night of desperation for both sides for best of Netherlands was quarter final in Spain 2016.
So the Dutch committed 12 fouls to 6 of Brazil; bagged 3 yellow cards to 2 but Brazil secured 5 corner kicks to 3 and were cut offside 5 to once of the Dutch.
Desperation personified.
Brazil had 6 shots on target to 3 but unlike their style in football to always dominate their opponents through ball possession and passes, Brazil did not care there as she could only string 239 passes to the Dutch’s 355 and scored 41% ball possession to 59%.
Brazil managed a slim 1-0 victory over Columbia in the quarter final before losing to defending Champions, Japan in the semis 1-2.
Netherlands thrashed flamboyant Falconets of Nigeria 2-0 in the quarter final before falling to the Spanish girls 2-1 in the semis.
The final is an encore that is a repetition of the last finals of 2018 where Japan ran away with victory over Spain now ninety minutes stand before the Asian champions to have an emphatic lordship over Spain in the U20 category.
Eniola Olatunji.
#fifau20worldcup
#costarica2022
