Brazil, in coach Dorival’s debut on the bench, had a good image and defeated England 1-0 at Wembley. Scorer is 17-year-old Edrik.`
With double digit absences both teams certainly didn’t have the best possible lineups on the field.
Debut on the Brazil bench for coach Dorival and five players in the starting line-up.
The half ended goalless with Brazil having the better chances.
Walker stopped the ball before crossing the line in Vinny’s 4-a-4 (12′), Paquetá had a post (35′) and Rafinha, after a wrong turn by Maguire, missed the target (42′).
For England, a shot by Watkins from a good position went wide (18′) and a shot by Gordon at the best moment which was saved by Bento (41′).
The second half had a slower pace and many changes and was decided by one of them.
17-year-old Edric came off the bench in the 71st minute and ten minutes later scored the first goal of his career to make it 0-1 to Brazil. He also lost a 4-a-4 in stoppage time and the chance to score a second goal.
Brazil certainly won after three straight defeats to end their worst run in 22 years and looked good in coach Dorival’s debut. Gareth Southgate must be worried.
England: Pickford – Walker (20′ Konsa), Stones, Maguire (67′ Dunk), Chilwell (67′ Gomez) – Rice, Gallagher (75′ Mainu) – Fountain, Gordon (75′ Rashford) – Bellingham (67′ Bowen) ) – Watkins
Brazil: Bento – Danilo, Bruno, Beraldo, Wendell (89′ Bremer) – Joao Gomes, Guimaraes (79′ Luiz) – Rafinha (78′ Sabio), Paquette (71′ Pereira), Vinny (89′ Maia), Rodrigo ( 71′ Edric)