Sampaio Corrêa, Vasco da Gama, Flamengo and Anchieta show their strength
SOURCE: www.cbsb.com.br
The opening round of the Final Stage of the 2020 Brazilian Beach Soccer Championship was full of goals and goalscoring. The favorites for the title confirmed their status by beating their opponents with ease. Anchieta beat América-RN, Sampaio Corrêa beat Luziânia, Vasco da Gama beat Confiança and Flamengo got past Murici. Among the goals of the day, the highlight was that of Bruno Xavier, captain of Anchieta and of the Brazilian national team, who hit a cinematic volley from the side of the pitch into the corner.
Anchieta-ES 7-3 América-RN
The match was expected even before the tournament started because there were so many stars on the pitch. On the Capixaba side, a squad reinforced by the Portuguese national team's standouts, brothers Bê and Léo Martins, and the star Jordan, voted best in the world in 2019, and Brazilian national team players such as Nelito, Zé Lucas, Brendo, Gean Pietro, as well as Bruno Xavier himself. On the Potiguar side, young Edson Hulk, a regular in recent Brazilian national team squads. It was better for the Espírito Santo side, who controlled the match calmly and won their first three points in the race for a place in the semi-finals.
Goals Anchieta-ES: Léo Martins (2), Bê Martins (2), Zé Lucas, Bruno Xavier and Brendo
América-RN goals: Bryan, Portela and Dunga Potiguar
Sampaio Corraêa-MA 8-3 Luziânia-DF
In the second game of the day, Sampaio Corrêa beat Luziânia well, showing that the team from Maranhão, made up almost entirely of players from Tutóia, home of captain and number 10 Datinha, is the team's great weapon. With a fast and well-knit game, Sampaio won their first three points safely and without any scares. The highlight was young Alisson, a No 10 in the Brazilian Under-20 team, who scored three goals.
Goals Sampaio Corrêa-MA: Alisson (3), Renanzinho (2), Datinha, Gerlan and Paulinho
Goals Luziânia-DF: Izaías (2) and Two
Vasco da Gama-RJ 7-4 Confiança-SE
Relying on the calibrated foot of star player Lucão, who scored four goals in the game, Vasco defeated Confiança 7-4 in their debut in the Final Stage of the 2020 Brazilian Beach Soccer Championship. The team from Sergipe was very tough, but couldn't stop the strong team from Rio de Janeiro, second in the world club ranking.
Vasco da Gama-RJ goals: Lucao (4), Benjamin Jr., Bokinha and Betinho
Confiança-SE goals: Jefferson (3) and Helder
Flamengo-RJ 5-2 Murici-AL
In the most competitive match of the day, Flamengo got the better of a tough Murici side to close out the first round of the Final Stage of the Brazilian Beach Soccer Championship. Top scorer Rodrigo was the highlight of the match with two goals, one of them after his trademark fantastic bicycle kick. Three points for the red-black team, who finish the round in second place, behind Sampaio Corrêa, the leaders on goal difference.
Flamengo-RJ goals: Rodrigo (2), Igor, Thanger and Antonio
Goals Murici-AL: Pica-Pau (2)
The competition continues on Thursday, 19/11, with the second round of matches.
GENERAL RESULTS
1st ROUND (Wednesday, 18/11)
13:00: Anchieta-ES 7-3 América-RN (Group C)
14:00: Sampaio Corrêa-MA 8-3 Luziânia-DF (Group D)
15:00: Vasco da Gama-RJ 7-4 Confiança-SE (Group C)
16h: Flamengo-RJ 5-2 Murici-AL (Group D)
2nd ROUND (Thursday, 19/11)
13h: Sampaio Corrêa-MA - Murici-AL (Group D)
14h: Confiança-SE v Anchieta-ES (Group C)
15:00: Flamengo-RJ v Luziânia-DF (Group D)
16h: Vasco da Gama-RJ - América-RN (Group C)
ROUND 3 (Friday, 20/11)
12:30: América-RN - Confiança-SE (Group C)
13h45: Murici-AL v Luziânia-DF (Group D)
15:00: Flamengo-RJ - Sampaio Corrêa-MA (Group D)
16:15: Vasco da Gama-RJ v Anchieta-ES (Group C)
SEMIFINALS (Saturday, 21/11)
10:30: 1st Group C vs 2nd Group D
12h: 1st Group D vs 2nd Group C
3rd PLACE FIGHT (Sunday, 22/11)
13:15: Semi 1 loser vs Semi 2 loser
FINAL (Sunday, 22/11)
14:30: Semi 1 winner vs Semi 2 winner
CLASSIFICATION OF GROUPS
GROUP C
1º) Anchieta-ES: 3 pts / 1 J / 1 V / 0 D / 7 GP / 3 GC / 4 SG / 0 CA / 0 CV
2nd) Vasco da Gama-RJ: 3 pts / 1 J / 0 V / 0 D / 7 GP / 4 GC / 3 SG / 1 CA / 0 CV
3rd) Confiança-SE: 0 pt / 1 J / 0 V / 1 D / 4 GP / 7 GC / -3 SG / 0 CA / 0 CV
4º) América-RN: 0 pt / 1 J / 0 V / 1 D / 3 GP / 7 GC / -4 SG / 0 CA / 0 CV
GROUP D
1º) Sampaio Corrêa-MA : 3 pts / 1 J / 1 V / 0 D / 8 GP / 3 GC / 5 SG / 0 CA / 0 CV
2nd) Flamengo-RJ: 3 pts / 1 J / 1 V / 0 D / 5 GP / 2 GC / 3 SG / 0 CA / 0 CV
3rd) Murici-AL: 0 pt / 1 J / 0 V / 1 D / 2 GP / 5 GC / -3 SG / 2 CA / 1 CV
4º) Luziânia-DF: 0 pt / 1 J / 0 V / 1 D / 3 GP / 8 GC / -5 SG / 2 CA / 0 CV
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The 2020 Brazilian Beach Soccer Championship is organized by FIFOS and the Brazilian Beach Soccer Confederation, and is made possible with funds from the Sports Incentive Law - a federal government program.
