2024-04-08 02:25:23
Brazil lost to Canada in the women’s soccer tournament. Canada secured the final by defeating Brazil 4-2 in a tiebreaker in the Shibelives Cup semi-finals. In the other semi-final, USA defeated Japan to reach the final. The two North American neighbors will meet in the final on April 10.
Brazil took the lead in the first half of today’s match at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Tarsian scored the goal in the 22nd minute. Despite advancing in the first half, Brazil could not hold the lead. Vanessa Giles equalized Canada with a great header in the 77th minute of the second half. After that, as there were no more goals in the rest of the period, the match was made into a tiebreaker.
Canada’s Ashley Lawrence and Brazil’s Marta missed the first shot in the tiebreaker. Canada managed to send the ball into the net in the next four shots, but Brazil’s Antonia missed the third shot. Brazil did not get a chance to take the fifth shot. Before that, Julia Grosso scored on the fifth shot to take Canada to the final.
This women’s football season started in 2016. This event organized with four teams is regularly held every year. Hosted by the United States. At their invitation, three other teams from different continents take part in the Civilives Cup every year in the United States.
This season is the eighth edition of the tournament. The U.S. women have won the title in six of the previous seven times they have played in the finals. England won the only title in 2019. Brazil has participated three times but played the final only once. But the title has not yet been touched.