Uruguay – Brazil (1-4): Paulinho's hat-trick and Neymar's masterpiece

(Baonghean.vn) - The result of the Uruguay - Brazil match was exactly as predicted in the article "The 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America enter a tense period" by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. The home field factor only helped Cavani score a goal from the 11m penalty spot, the rest was the Samba performed by Neymar and his teammates.

Without their main striker Suarez due to suspension, the home team Uruguay boldly attacked right from the start of the match. In the 9th minute, Cavani successfully converted the penalty he brought home to open the scoring. Left-back Marcelo gracefully chest-passed the ball to goalkeeper Alisson, but Cavani caught him, forcing the Brazilian goalkeeper to commit a foul inside the 16.5m box.

But when the match started, the midfield consisting of players playing at top European clubs such as Casemiro, Coutinho, Augusto, Paulinho completely overwhelmed Sanchez, Rodriguez, Vecino, Arevalo.

Paulinho had a perfect hat-trick. Photo: Internet

It took only 10 minutes, from a long-range shot like a bomb, Paulinho equalized the score 1-1. The Samba started to get into rhythm, coach Oscar Tabarez asked his students to defend in large numbers to prevent Brazil's continuous attacks and succeeded in protecting the net in the first half.

When coach Tite asked Neymar to drop back to play the ball, the Selecao army had many more attacking moves. Center-back Godin and his teammates had to fight all over the field, but the Brazilian players, including defenders like Alves and Marcelo, also joined the attack, making the home team's defense increasingly weak. The Brazilian players combined long shots, passing the ball down the wing, hitting the middle, playing both high and low balls, causing the home team's defense to be constantly stretched.

In the 52nd minute, Paulinho successfully rebounded from Firmino's close-range shot. In this match, Neymar, in addition to breaking into the defense and performing the role of an assist, also scored a masterpiece on the field. In the 74th minute, from goalkeeper Alisson's kick, striker Neymar accelerated like an arrow, passing a Uruguayan defender and then chipped the ball over the Uruguayan goalkeeper's head.

A move that made thousands of home fans of Uruguay stand up and admire, it was precise and perfect to the millimeter, worthy of the name "super product".

Neymar has a masterpiece that deserves to be included in football textbooks. Photo: Internet

Paulinho's chest-kick in the second minute of stoppage time to complete his hat-trick marked the end of a perfect performance by Tite's team. Coach Oscar Tabarez could only congratulate his opponents on their victory and admit that they lost the match because they encountered a team that was too strong and too perfect.

This is the 8th consecutive victory of Tite and his students and they only need 6 more points (in 5 matches) to get the first ticket of the South American region to Russia to attend the 2018 Finals. With the current form, no team can stop Neymar and his teammates from scoring, regardless of playing at home or away.

Not only did superstar Neymar win, he also scored a goal worthy of being recorded in football textbooks. The victory demonstrated the class of a world-class player in terms of speed, tactical vision, and sophistication on the field.

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