A BOLA – Portugal loses to Spain (futsal)

In the second preparation match with Spain, on Sunday, in Malaga, with the goal of the European Championship Holland 2022, which takes place between January 19 and February 6, Portugal was crushed, with a score of 0-6, after the previous Saturday. , they lost by 3-4.

It was again a very intense stop-and-response game, with Andre Coelho and Fabio Cecilio being the top qualifiers for Portugal, but Spain turned out to be more effective. In the 11th minute, Raul Campos, who played for Benfica, scored a goal with a powerful and crossed shot.

The Portuguese team reacted well, Mario Freitas, and almost surprised the Spanish goalkeeper, in the 13th minute, after a corner kick by Afonso Jesus, Miguel Angelo also hit the entire crossbar; Raul Gomez responded by forcing Andre Sousa to defend strongly.

Andre Coelho (17) scored two goals on his feet, but the ball continued not to enter it. 57 seconds before the end of the first half, Fábio Cecílio hit the left corner of the goal, from the striker’s perspective, with Chemi also touching the ball.

The story of the second part was completely different. Although Portugal started very well and pressed and created many chances, they were our brothers to be profitable. Katila scored the second goal in the 24th minute after an indirect free kick. The third was signed by Cecilia Morales (25 min), the first dodged with his heel, even Edu Sousa shook it, and upon reloading, he scored with his right foot; The fourth came with a quick counter-attack, in the 29th minute, as Chino grabbed the unbalanced Portuguese defense to score. The fifth was designed by Esteban Cejudo (31′) after losing the ball by Tiago Brito; The last goal was from Antonio Perez (35), taking advantage of a bad pass by Afonso Jesus.

With the score increasing, the match ended in collapse, Portugal could no longer continue the match, and despite creating a few scoring opportunities, the players did not have the distinction to finish the match successfully.

Heavy defeat for Portugal, the team that won the world and European champions titles, in a double journey to prepare for the European Championship 2022.

Thiago Brito and Afonso Jesus
Reach 100 and 25 internationalization
Winger Thiago Brito reached internationalization number 100 from corners to chest, becoming the 17th futsal player to reach the centenary mark, after making his debut on September 16, 2014, by defeating Croatia (5-0).
In turn, fixed winger Afonso Jesus, who made his debut for the national team on December 6, 2017, in the victory over Slovenia (6-4) reached the goal of 25 international matches.