Planalto beats Realidade Jovem 2-0 and approaches the Brasileirão A3 final

Planalto got the better of Realidade Jovem in the first game of the semifinals of Series A3 (first division) of the Brazilian Women's Football Championship. On Monday night (17), the Goiás team beat the São Paulo team 2-0 at the Annibal Batista de Toledo Stadium, in Aparecida de Goiânia (GO). The duel was broadcast live on TV Brasil. The teams will meet again on Sunday (23), at 11am (Brasília time), at Teixeirão, in São José do Rio Preto (SP), also broadcast on TV Brasil. The São Paulo team must win by three or more goals in normal time to qualify for the final. If they equal the aggregate score, the decision will be on penalties. Planalto has the advantage of being able to lose by a single goal to go to the final. In the other semifinal clash, Juventude-SE came out ahead of Portuguesa-AP by winning 2-0 at Estádio Augusto Antunes, in Santana (AP). The Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) broadcaster broadcast the match live and will also show the return duel, which will be on Friday (21), at 9 pm, at Batistão, in Aracaju. The four semi-finalists of the Brasileirão A3 already have guaranteed places in the 2027 Series A2 (second division). The quartet will replace the relegated União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA) and Itacoatiara. The campaigns Planalto arrived for the match with a campaign of six wins, three draws and one defeat, scoring 22 goals and conceding six. In the quarterfinals, the Goiás team beat Pantanal-MS, winning 1-0 both at Estádio das Moreninhas, in Campo Grande, in the first game, and in Aparecida de Goiânia, in the return game. Realidade Jovem, in turn, reached the semifinals with the best campaign of the Brasileirão A3: nine wins and one defeat. The São Paulo team scored 23 goals and conceded five. Access was gained against Coritiba. After the 2-1 defeat at the Graciosa Training Center, in Colombo (PR), the team from São José do Rio Preto won 2-0 at Teixeirão. Goiás domination The hosts opened the scoring at Annibal Batista de Toledo in the ninth minute. Following a short corner from the right, Marcelly crossed low, the ball went past defender Caylane, goalkeeper Gabi and striker Moara, in the small area, and deflected into the net. Without being able to scare goalkeeper Lescaut, Realidade Jovem still lost midfielder Castro. She received the second yellow card 11 minutes into the second half, when she committed a harsh foul on midfielder Brenda and was sent off. With a numerical advantage, Planalto pressed on, trying to extend the score, and reached the second goal at 39. Midfielder Joice shot from outside the area, in the middle of the goal, for Gabi to partially save. The remainder went to Moara, who finished just past the goalkeeper, who made a good save. The new rebound, however, fell at the feet of striker Jhulian, who didn't waste it.