First-half objectives from Tamires and Ary took Brazil to a 2-1 win over Germany in Nuremberg on Tuesday, persevering with the South American aspect’s ladies’s World Cup preparations.
Tamires took benefit of some poor defensive communication from Germany to strike after simply 11 minutes, Ary added one other halfway via the opening half to place Brazil in a dominant place.
Brazil confirmed fluency and powerful mixtures in opposition to a disjointed residence aspect, with the guests’ win spoiling Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan’s farewell match.
More than 30,000 filed into Nuremberg’s Max Morlock Stadium, the largest home crowd for a ladies’s worldwide in Germany for greater than a decade.
Women’s soccer in Germany is within the midst of an unprecedented surge in recognition.
Last July’s 2-1 European Championship last loss to England attracted 17.9 million tv viewers, greater than any of the boys’s matches on the Qatar World Cup.
Germany got here into the match after a robust 1-0 win away within the Netherlands on Friday however was hit by the withdrawal of star goalkeeper Merle Frohms, who pulled out with a again damage.
Frohms’ absence was clear early, with Brazil’s Tamires pouncing on a mistake from alternative keeper Ann-Katrin Berger to provide the guests the lead.
Brazil doubled its benefit quarter-hour later, after Berger misjudged a cross from Ary, letting the ball fly into her web.
A pissed off Germany had few probabilities early, with Brazil a rising fluency and cohesion beneath Swedish coach Pia Sundhage.
Making her 112th and final nationwide workforce look, Marozan, who gained the 2013 Euro and 2016 Olympics introduced her retirement earlier than the sport.
She got here off the bench to rapturous applause within the sixty fourth minute however didn’t spark a disjointed German assault.
Germany midfielder Jule Brand pulled again a purpose on the counter in damage time, however it could not be sufficient, as Brazil held on for a dominant victory.
The match was a showcase of the continued progress Brazil have made beneath Sundhage, who arrived 4 years in the past having gained two Olympic gold medals as USA boss.
Despite its dominance in males’s soccer, Brazil has by no means gained a ladies’s World Cup however a victory within the 2022 Copa America last over Columbia has them among the many World Cup favourites.
Also among the many pre-tournament contenders, two-time winners Germany solely have two pleasant matches remaining earlier than the competitors in Australia and New Zealand begins in July.
