Brazil wins Srvia and qualifies first – Sports

In his best World Cup performance so far, the Brazilian team beat Serbia 2-0 in Moscow. With the advantage of equality to qualify, Brazil had the patience to touch the ball, to risk little and not to give counter-attack to the opponent. The Brazilian defense did well against the Serbian attackers who, although taller and stronger, had little chance.

It was a non-winning victory, in which "safe play" prevailed on the "beautiful game". With goals from Paulinho and Thiago Silva, Brazil has been able to defend itself and take advantage of the flaws of the Serbian defense.

In the interview after the match, Thiago Silva said that the team had patience and application during the match and "knew how to suffer".

"From the first match to the present, we had difficulties at the same time, the most important thing was that the team knew how to suffer, the other side also had qualities." Brazil n & # 39; He did not go to Serbia, looking for the goal as quickly as possible, as some might expect.Neymar chose to carry his attacks in the middle of the field rather than on the wings.

The game

In the seventh minute of the first half, Marcelo suffered an injury and asked to be replaced. The camp is one of the leaders of the team on the field and regretted the premature departure of the match. With Felipe Luís in his place, Brazil continued to play a lot on the left side. Neymar played near the substitute, trading many pbades.

The selection has abused side pbades and backhands. With the draw in their favor, the selection was waiting for the Serbian marking to open the spaces naturally. While this was not happening, Brazil was changing patiently from one side to the other. This attitude of the selection irritated the fans, which sometimes magnified the lack of objectivity of the team. In the first half, there were 255 pbades of the Brazilian team against 138 Serbs.

Serbia bet on the games with the attackers taking advantage of the right size for the shore balls for those who came from behind. However, they missed a lot of pbades, especially at the entrance to the Brazilian zone. The most dangerous games of the European team were in the scoring charges, but goalkeeper Alisson neutralized the aerial balls with a punch.

After 24 minutes, Brazil has finally come with danger in the region. Neymar entered the table with Gabriel Jesus and hit him, but Stojkovic made the defense. On 29 minutes, another good chance: Neymar took advantage of the defense of Serbia was ahead and gave a good pbad to Gabriel Jesus. Without hindrance in the offer, it entered the zone and reached the goal, but the defense got immersed in the turn.

In the 35th minute, Brazil opened the scoring. Philippe Coutinho received in the middle of the attack and saw Paulinho get into the defense with speed. Coutinho made a good pbad and found the Brazilian shuttlebad, which gave a subtle touch to the goalkeeper's exit. The goal was in the best style of selection that Titus commanded in the playoffs, with Paulinho participating in the attack as a surprise.

After the goal, Serbia tried to have more possession, while Brazil continued to swap pbades from one side to the other, calmly.

Second time

Within 10 minutes, Serbia has scared the Brazilian defense. Player number 22 crossed into the area and Miranda retired with a kick, over the goal clean.

In the corner kick, Brazil managed to steal the ball and go out on the counterattack. Coutinho played for Neymar, who entered the zone and kicked, but the goalkeeper defended. It was one of the few counterattack movements in Brazil's speed in the game.

At 15 minutes, almost the Serbian tie. After crossing midway through the area, goalkeeper Alisson hit the ball over Mitrovic. The ball hit the center and did not come in because Thiago Silva saved. The movement animated Serbia, which began to arrive with danger in the region for the first time with consistency. 19 minutes into the game, Mitrovic had a good opportunity to score as he scored, but the ball went in the center of the field. Alisson defended calmly.

When Serbian fans cheered in the stands, Brazil scored the second goal. And in the specialty of the opponent. In scoring, Miranda neutralized the score and Thiago Silva increased to extend. The second goal gave the Brazilians more peace and left the Serbian team worse off in the defense. With that, he offered more space for the Brazilian ball, which remained patient. In the final minutes, with Serbia already eliminated, Brazil had the chance to extend the score twice, both with Neymar, but the jersey 10 stopped at goalkeeper Stojkovic.

Round of 16

With today 's win and a draw between Costa Rica and Switzerland, Brazil finishes first in the group stage and faces Mexico in the round of 16. The match between Brazilians and Mexicans will take place on Monday (2), at 11am, in Samara.

First place in F, Sweden will face Switzerland, second in Group E, Brazil, also Saturday. The match will take place at 11am in St. Petersburg.