Brazil crosses the finish line as Puerto Rico teaches them a lesson on how to be a hero

FEBRUARY 22 – Brazil stuttered has A 1-0 earn on Port Rico has open their W Gold Cup campaign on What For them was A cold evening For THE Snapdragon Stadium In San Diego, but For lovers of THE beautiful game A heart warming up reminder of Why This East Really THE of the world Thu.

There are 92 world ranking positions between Brazil And Port Rico. For 80 minutes of This Band B encounter those positions supposed nothing.

Brazil are class 11th In THE world, they are soccer rock stars Since THE nation that everyone other In THE world wishes they could play as. Port Rico are class 103rd And they are… Port Rico.

Brazil arrived In San Diego with all THE boasting as Copa America champions, while Port Rico had has battle through A qualifier against Haiti has earn A place In THE band steps, A outstanding feat In himself.

Brazil to have A team drawn Since professional leagues In THE WE, England And Spain, as GOOD as Since their domestic competition. Port Rico are drawn mostly Since WE colleges And even to have A coach of which complete time job East as A college coach – just up THE road road Since THE Snapdragon Stadium has CPU By the river.

For 80 minutes Port Rico detained football royalties has ransom, they almost took he all THE way.

Brazil begin fast force Port Rico's play disabled goalie hero Sydney Martinez In action In THE third minute with A sharp to safeguard Since Bia Zanaretto.

Martinez, WHO pieces her club soccer In Norway, East A imposing presence In Port Rico's aim And has Many times proven She East Never beaten easily.

Port Rico could to have had THE lead on six minutes but Juelle Love headed on. On 13’ Brasil guardian Lucienne East strength has push A shot on her bar. Brazil had has been warned.

As THE half progressed THE Brazilians increase their pressure if not their threat. Beatriz Ferreira hit THE ball wide of Martinez on 20 minutes but However odds were gently future, they were be gently not taken.

On 21’ Brazil had THE ball In THE net. A cross has Ary Borges was headed In only For THE assistant arbitrator has flag For offside.

Port Rico replied with Love flaking on THE bar. On 35’ Adrien Leal caught off guard wide. Brazil were guilty of overplay In THE Port Rico box, but THE Port The Ricans had supported players behind THE ball And Martinez was voraciously devouring Nothing that was coward.

With THE half running out And Brazil fail has create clear cut odds Port Rico lack two of their own with Love scratch A shot In THE box And SO title finished.

In added time Brazil hit THE job, THE the closest they had come has breakup THE dead end.

END of half Statistics watch Brazil leading possession with 59% And on blows 16-6. But has This indicate, as THE difference In their world rankings, they supposed nothing.

THE second half resumed THE model of THE first.

Port Rico packed up their defense In in front of A Brazilian Before double that had THE ball but Also often not A awful plot otherwise

Brazil almost had THE lead on 53’. Zanaretto chipped THE ball has Duda Santos WHO headed THE ball against THE job. On 64’ Zanaretto had A shot pushed wide by Martinez. On 68’ Ary Borges headed wide. Brazil were border closer as Port Rico abandoned Deeper. HAS the

70’ brand Débinha hit A shot Since THE edge of THE box that was gathered weak by Martinez. Five minutes later She headed finished.

Just as he look at as However THE impossible was possible am 80th minute Brazil counter attack saw Port Rico's defense stretched And A ball through THE box encounter by A slip Gaby Nunes – 1-0.

Port Rico qualified Since THE preliminary round but they clearly don't do it see themselves as be here just has TO DO THE Numbers upwards.

Brazil will to have has find A edge if they are going has progress all THE path In This tournament – maybe they could borrow a few of Port Rico's.

Both teams will be back In two days time. Brazil has confront A crawling Colombia In A all-Conmebol classic, Port Rico has meet Panama In A Concacaf battle For bragging rights.

That East A double on your mind that should not be missed.

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