The Canarinha beat Spain and the USA bend Mexico in the last second in the opening day of the BSWW Miami Cup 2011
Impressive last breath victory by USA over Mexico (7-6)
The USA would not let this opening Beach Soccer Worldwide Miami Cup 2011 match happen without showing their best in front of their faithful crowd, and edged current CONCACAF champions Mexico thanks to a last breath strike by Perera. Although the weather was not at the spectacle’s side in this very first game of the competition, the heavy rain could not stop the clash between these North-American powerhouses to be a delightful match with up to 13 goals.
Mexico managed to step ahead in the score first, thanks to a good shot by Rosales, but another brilliant goal by Perera would equalize things, and give a first instance of which was the pattern the match would follow. Although the Azteca achieved a three goal advantage, the spirited hosts leveled the score again thanks to an amazing run. That seemed not enough to bend Raya’s lads, who stepped ahead again thanks to Plata, with just some minutes to go.
But that little time was enough for the USA to achieve the seemingly impossible, in a clear proof of what Beach Soccer is about. Anything can happen in just one second, and a bunch of them were more than enough for G. Garcia and Perera to sweep their side ahead for an astonishing last-breath victory.
Goals: 1-0: Mendoza, 2-0: Estrada; 2-1: Perera; 2-2:O. Gil 3-2: M. Plata 4-2: M. Plata 5-2: F. Torres; 5-3: Chavez; 5-4: Farberoff; 5-5: Farberoff: 6-5: M. Plata 6-6: G. Garcia: 6-7: Perera
Brazil keeps being Brazil against Spain
Brazil has stepped into this Beach Soccer Worldwide Miami Cup setting their authority clear against such a competitive opponent as Spain. The World Champions, who have reached South Beach in the middle of their preparation for the CONMEBOL Qualifier through which they mean to get into the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy 2011 to defend their crown, showed they are already in full fitness and that their talent knows nothing about holidays…
The Spaniards resistance was almost definitively wounded during the second period, in which the Brazilian number nine completed his particular hat-trick to leave the score 3-0 up for his team. In the beginning of the last period, Brazil could have also achieved their fourth hit, but Xan’s hand sent de ball over the crossbar when everyone was cheering for the verdeamarela poker. Instead, it was Spain the ones to cut the distance. Juanma’s free kick was decisively deflected by the sand and tricked Alessandro to find the net.
The Brazilians, though, kept their defensive game solid, tightened the markings, and that left little options for Spain to go for the comeback, whereas Xan had even to do his best to refuse a couple of well-aimed canarinha efforts for the 4-1. The 3-1, anyway, was enough for Soare’s lads to snatch the first three points in this opening matchday that momentarily place them at the top of the table in this Beach Soccer Worldwide Miami Cup 2011.
Goals: 1-0: André; 2-0: André; 3-0: André; 3-1: Juanma
