Brazil and Spain gave fans an exciting match at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Spanish players were the ones who took the initiative after the opening whistle and they soon had the opening goal in the 12th minute. Joao Gomes fouled Lamine Yamal in the Brazilian penalty area. In the referee, Antonio Nobre pointed to the penalty spot. At a distance of 11 meters, Rodri easily defeated goalkeeper Bento.
After the first goal, the two teams played quite fiercely, but the ball mostly rolled in the middle of the field, with many fierce duels between players on both sides.
In the 36th minute, Lamine Yamal made a direct pass into the Brazilian penalty area for Dani Olmo. The RB Leipzig player delicately pierced Lucas Beraldo’s groin before launching a dangerous curling shot, not giving goalkeeper Bento any chance to block, helping Spain increase the score to 2-0.
At minute 40, the score was suddenly shortened to 1-2 for Brazil. Receiving Rodri’s return pass, Unai Simon put the ball straight into Rodrygo’s feet. The Brazilian winger easily put the ball into the empty goal immediately afterward.
In the 41st minute, Alvaro Morata dribbled the ball with great effort on the left wing before releasing it back to the second line for Rodri to unleash a thunderous volley from outside the 16m50 box. Luckily for Brazil, the ball hit goalkeeper Bento so he could block it successfully.
There were no more notable situations in the final minutes of the first half. The two teams left the field for a break with a temporary score of 2-1 in favor of Spain.
Right at the beginning of the second half, the Brazilian players scored a 2-2 equalizer from prodigy Endrick. In the 50th minute, from a corner kick on the left wing, the Spanish defenders did not clear the ball well, the ball found the position where this 16-year-old young talent was waiting. He unleashed a dangerous volley that hit goalkeeper Unai Simon.
In the 66th minute, receiving a pass from his teammate, Fabian Ruiz decided to try his luck with a shot from outside the penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball flew over the bar.
In the 74th minute, Rodri released the ball back to the second line for Dani Olmo to launch a dangerous shot from the edge of the Brazilian penalty area. It took goalkeeper Bento 2 beats to successfully block this situation.
In the 84th minute, Lucas Beraldo fouled Dani Carvajal in the Brazilian penalty area. Referee Antonio Nobre awarded Spain a second penalty kick. At the 11 meter mark, Rodri decisively scored to increase the match score to 3-2.
Thinking the match would end with a victory for Spain, Brazil suddenly received a penalty in the 90+6 minute. On the 11 meter mark, Lucas Paqueta did not make any mistakes to set the final score of 3-3.