00:00The sunny afternoon in California was made for a hard-fought game as referee Cesar Ramos
00:04blew the whistle for the start of Brazil vs Costa Rica, the final match of Matchday 1
00:09in this Comibol Copa America 2024.
00:12The Canarinho soon dominated with ball possession, with a lot of movement in exchange of passes
00:17to try to beat the opposing defense.
00:20The Costa Ricans were very diligent to counter the attack of Refinha, Vinicius Jr and Rodrigo,
00:25leading to a first half of few chances.
00:28The Brazilians moved the ball on the ground to try to get into Patrick Sequeira's area,
00:32in the 11, Rodrigo received a pass from Piqueta and shot across, close to the right post.
00:38The team also came close in the 22-foot and 25, in quick plays, but Piqueta was not accurate
00:43in finishing, and Refinha was well intercepted by the opposing goalkeeper after Rodrigo's
00:48throw-in.
00:49The fortunes of Dorival Jr's side seemed to change in the 30 when, on Refinha's free
00:53kick from the left, Rodrigo deflected it at the near post and Marquinhos appeared to finish
00:58into the back of the net.
01:00The VAR review, however, showed the Brazilian defender was offside.
01:05In stoppage time, the number 10 again tried to shoot from the edge of the area, but the
01:09ball went over the goal.
01:11On the way back from the break, Brazil continued to insist on getting the 0 off the scoreboard.
01:17Rodrigo almost did it in the 47th minute when he appeared to deflect a corner kick, but
01:22set it wide.
01:23Gradually, Costa Rica became more confident in their defending, and the Brazilian chances
01:28inside the area became scarcer.
01:30Piqueta had to shoot from outside the area in the 63rd minute and hit the post, in one
01:34of the most dangerous moves against the opponent's goal.
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