By Daverson Cardoso
On Sunday (5) at 10am, Santos and Flamengo took to the court at the Taubaté Arena in the final match of the Mundialito de Clubes Soccer Society. The team from São Paulo was fighting for the Mundialito title and had the best defense in the competition. The team from Rio de Janeiro, on the other hand, wanted to be champions with a record of 100 % in the world tournament.
In the second minute, Gao from Santos received a pass on the edge of the area and fired a powerful shot, which flew into the middle of the goal and just over Flamengo goalkeeper Victor Hugo's crossbar. Six minutes into the first half, Japa received a beautiful pass inside the area and, just outside the Gávea goalkeeper Victor Hugo's box, he took a beautiful touch and slotted the ball into the Flamengo net, giving the Vila Belmiro side a 1-0 lead.
In the 13th minute, Cabeça, Peixe's pivot, received a pass in the middle of the court and from the middle of the court he shot a powerful shot, the ball went into the left corner of Mengao goalkeeper Victor Hugo and hit the left post. In the 17th minute, Flamengo's Yuri received a pass on the left flank and left-footed the ball into the right-hand corner of Peixe goalkeeper Vagnao and over the line.
In the 24th minute, Henrique took a corner into the area and Japa, with his right heel, shot the ball into the right corner of goalkeeper Victor Hugo, who jumped up and made a good save. A minute later, Matheus from the Carioca team received a pass in the middle and shot with his left foot. In the 27th minute, Flamengo's Matheus received a pass on the left side of the attack and shot a powerful cross, the ball went into goalkeeper Vagnao's left-hand corner and hit Santos' left-hand post.
One minute in, Leo Gama tried to pass the ball, but Marinho tried to cut in and deceived goalkeeper Vagnao, who recovered from the play and slapped the ball over the line to make an excellent save. In the 6th minute, Flamengo's Leo Gama took a beautiful shot from the middle of the pitch, the ball went into goalkeeper Vagnao's right-hand corner and went just wide of the right post of the Peixe goal.
In the 11th minute, Gao pivoted for Boca, who shot first time from the edge of the box, the ball going into the left corner of Gávea goalkeeper Thiago, who got down and made a good save. A minute later, Henrique controlled the ball on the edge of the box and shot hard, the ball going into the right corner of Flamengo goalkeeper Thiago, who jumped and made another good save.
In the 20th minute, Gao served Japa, who arrived with a powerful shot, but the ball was blocked by Chayene and went over the line. In the 27th minute, João tried to shoot and was stopped. Henrique shot the rebound and saw the ball go into the left corner of Flamengo's goal to make it 2-0 to Santos.
With the victory, Peixe won their first title in the World Club Soccer Society Championship, and are now turning their attention to the Paulista F7 Circuit, where they are in the semi-finals and awaiting their opponents.
