Endrick misses a penalty, and Brazil is defeated by Paraguay in the Pre-Olympic

This Monday, the 5th, the Brazilian Pre-Olympic Team faced the Paraguayin a match valid for Pre-Olympic Tournament. After a defeat to Venezuelathe team led by Ramon Menezes wanted to recover, but was unsuccessful and lost to the Paraguayans, with a score of 1-0.

The match started very truncated, with few opportunities for both sides, especially for the Brazilian team, which kept the ball more, but did not take advantage of the opportunities. Until, at 25 minutes, in a play with John Kennedy, Endrick was brought down in the area and the penalty was awarded.

In the charge, the number 9 himself took responsibility and went for the shot, but finished weakly, in the middle of the goal and the Paraguayan goalkeeper made the save. Afterwards, the match became dangerous for Brazil, which began to give up some space to its opponents. At 46′, after a corner kick, Peralta appeared in legal condition and sent it into the back of the goal, to open the scoring for Paraguay. Interval! 1 to 0.

Back in the second half, despite needing the result, Brazil did not appear to be too bothered by the defeat and was unsuccessful in breaking the opponent’s defense. In an attempt to score the equalizer, the Brazilian team gave up more space to the Paraguayans, who had the peace of mind to maintain control of the game and take the victory. End of the game! 1 to 0.