The 5 times World Cup champion Brazil took on the tiki-taka midfield superpower Spain. At Real Madrid’s hometown stadium Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Spain. The scoreline was 3-3 as Lucas Paqueta saved the Brazilian hopes as he leveled the score in the ending minutes.
Spain vs Brazil (first-half)
The game started with an early kickoff from Brazil. After 10 minutes into the pitch, Lamine Yamal with his dancing feet stunned Brazilian defenders. A few moments apart he was fouled by the Brazilian defender which gave away the penalty for the Spanish side. Rodri with the early penalty as he anticipated the Goalkeeper’s movements and slotted the penalty into the net. Spain 1, Brazil 0.
Lamine Yamal again with his sensational dancing feet went past defenders and saw the opening to pass Dani Olmo who was free by making a run. Therefore, He gave a cheeky pass where Olmo dribbled past 2 Brazilian defenders where he found the opening and landed a beautiful goal past Bento. It was 2-0 for Spain.
At the 40th minute, Unai Simon received the ball but he gave a wrong pass to Rodrygo. Where he received the ball and chipped the ball through Simon’s head for a beautiful goal. The scoreline was 2-1. Whereas, Rodri got multiple chances to score a banger from a corner where he attempted but was saved by Bento. He again attempted to score from outside the box but was unluckily off target.
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After Half-Time
In the 50th minute, Brazil was on the attack and got a corner got a chance to score a goal, and made it equal. Somehow, the ball landed on the feet of Endrick, where he saw the opening and shot through a deflection of the corner. That was the sweetest strike from a Brazilian Wonder Kid. 2-2 for Brazil
After a few moments of struggle from both sides, Spain attempted to score a goal to score a big victory Carvajal sought to attempt a corner but fouled into the box. After that, Rodri again took his chance to take a penalty where Bento guessed the wrong direction of the ball and went for a goal. Therefore the scoreline was 3-2 for Sapin.
In the closing minutes of the game, Where Brazil was on the move to attempt their last hope to equalize the match. Carvajal with a silly tackle gave away the penalty to the Brazilian side with his careless challenge. Therefore, Lucas Paqueta took a gutsy penalty and won it for Brazil.
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How good is Endrick?
Endrick has been in the eyes of Real Madrid and the other clubs to join the race. He has scored back-to-back goals for Brazil. One against England and second against Spain, In his first fixtures of the International Friendlies. His vision alongside his finishing might be an issue for his opponents. The boy wonder could be the next R9.
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