With Marta back, the women’s team beats Japan in a friendly tournament. Returning after almost 11 months injured, shirt 10 gives the pass to Debinha’s goal and gets emotional after the match. The women’s team started the World Cup year with victory and with Marta back on the pitch, after almost 11 months recovering from a serious knee injury. And the return of the number 10 shirt is directly linked to the result: just three minutes after entering the match, in the second half, Marta scored Debinha’s goal, which guaranteed the 1-0 over Japan in the opening of the SheBelieves Cup tournament, in Orlando, United States. EMOTION ON THE BACK ON THE PITCH After the match, Marta was moved when commenting on the return to the pitch. – It’s a challenge, it was complicated. It’s been 22 years playing professionally, it’s the first time I’ve been away for a long time, but the reward is always greater when you dedicate yourself. We needed the victory, God blessed me and I found this little girl here to score the goal – said Marta, referring to Debinha. DIFFICULT FIRST HALF After an interesting start, when they managed to disrupt the Japanese ball exit, the Brazilian team dropped in performance, started to give spaces in defense and was dominated in the final stretch of the first half. Despite the pressure, however, Japan did not pose a real threat to Lorena’s goal. MARTA ENTERS, BRASIL WINS Coach Pia Sundhage changed the team right after the break, and Brazil improved, especially with Nycole’s movement in attack. But the big change came when Marta came on in the 23rd minute. In his first attacking move, shirt number 10 dribbled the scorer on the left and crossed for Debinha to hit first to score. Japan gave a scare, especially with the 18-year-old Hamano, who hit Lorena’s crossbar, but Brazil managed to hold on to the victory. Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@torcedorraiz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soutorcedorraiz Official Website of Canal Torcedor Raiz: https://torcedorraiz.com Facebook: https://www.facebook .com/soutorcedorraiz
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