Moscow: 28 June :- Brazil defeated Serbia 2-0 in their final Group E match played late in the FIFA World Cup held in Russia on Wednesday. Brazil finished in the table, winning 7 points in three matches. This South American country won two matches while playing one match. Apart from Brazil, Group E has been able to make it to the Swiss pre-quarter final.
Match #41 | #SRB 0-2 #BRA #SRBBRA pic.twitter.com/P2hMq26TUt
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In this match played at the Spartak Stadium, Brazil has performed strong from the start. From the very first minute, Brazilian players showed offensive games and put pressure on the opposition team.
#BRA are on a roll.
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Serbia also gave a five-time winner the attack of Brazil’s attack and in the seventh minute attacked with the right edge. However, they did not succeed in making the initial lead. In the 18th minute Brazilian Filippo Cotinho attempted to pass the striker Gabriel Jesus, but this time Serbia’s defender managed to control the ball.
In the 34th minute of the match, Serbia striker Stephen Mitrovic tried to get his team ahead by bicyclick kick but he hit the ball on the goalpost. Two minutes later, Cotinho outplayed Serbia’s defender outside the box, passed his team’s forward player Paulinho, who put the ball above the goalkeeper in the goal and gave his team a 1-0 lead.
That pass for the goal from @Phil_Coutinho though 👏👏👏#SRBBRA 0-1 pic.twitter.com/EC4vjneeaH
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Brazil showed confidence in ball control for more time in the second half. However, Serbia also made some goals to score. In the 56th minute, Lajjic gave the best cross in the box, but Brazil’s defender Miranda had trouble in getting out but he was lucky that the ball did not go round.
Brazil responded in the 68th minute of the continuous attack by Serbia. Neymar gave the best cross on the corner, by deflecting the headers, Defender Thiago Silva doubled his team’s lead. After lagging two goals, Serbia sharpened efforts to score in the last minute but they did not distinguish Brazil’s strong defense.