Bruno Guimaraes helps get Brazil over the line in five goal thriller in Texas
Bruno Guimaraes in action once again.
Brazil in action against Mexico in a warm up friendly for the Copa America, the match played at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas.
A very entertaining and open match with a thrilling finale played out on Saturday (a 2am kick-off on Sunday in UK time).
Brazil giving a few other players a game, with usual first team starters Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jnr on the bench after very busy club seasons.
Premier League pair Andreas Pereira and Gabriel Martinelli struck in the 5th and 54th minutes respectively to put Brazil in command, only for Quinones to half the deficit on 73 minutes.
The Brazil Head Coach responding immediately, putting first team regulars Vinicius Jnr and Bruno Guimaraes on, to help see the win out.
Heading into added time, they looked set to achieve that objective, only for Liverpool keeper Alisson to let in a really poor goal as he failed to cover his near post after a corner was played in.
Mexico celebrating a comeback draw, only for Brazil to come back at them and in the eighth minute of added time, a Vinicius Jnr cross in from the left was met by a quality header from the 17 year old Endrick, that glancing header ending up in the bottom corner and a dramatic late win for Brazil.
Bruno Guimaraes and Brazil now have a friendly on Wednesday against the USA before their Copa America group kicks off with a game against Costa Rica on Monday 24 June. After three World Cup group qualifying defeats in a row, Brazil now finding some form, their last three matches bringing a 1-0 away win against England, a 3-3 draw away to Spain and now this 3-2 victory over Mexico.
The schedule of Newcastle United players on international duty:
Monday 3 June
England 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 (Friendly)
Kieran Trippier was captain and put in a good performance at left-back at St James’ Park. One of five England players subbed just after the hour mark, Trippier a certainty for the plane to Germany. Southgate resting Anthony Gordon to ensure no lingering issues from his ankle injury, the manager hoping to play the NUFC winger on Friday against Iceland.
Tuesday 4 June
Switzerland 4 Estonia 0 (Friendly)
Fabian Schar with a perfect warm up match for the European Championships. Playing on the right of a back three with Akanji and Elvedi, they restricted the opposition to just three efforts on target in this commanding win.
Wednesday 5 June
Denmark 2 Sweden 1 (Friendly)
Emil Krafth played the full 90 minutes and had a decent game at right-back. Whilst playing through the middle, Alexander Isak produced a very good left foot finish after making space for himself with a right foot touch. That ninth minute goal equalised an early Denmark goal but Eriksen won it with four minutes to go with a sweet strike from outside the box for the hosts. By that time Isak had been subbed with twenty minutes to go.
Slovakia 4 San Marino 0 (Friendly)
An easy win for Slovakia which Newcastle’s Martin Dubravka watched from the bench.
Friday 7 June
England 0 Iceland 1 (Friendly)
Both Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier started at Wembley in this final warm-up game ahead of the Euros. England stunned when Porsteinsson scored on the break in the 12th minute, both Stones and Ramsdale at fault for the goal.
England huffed and puffed and had plenty of possession but against a packed defence struggled to create a lot of clear chances. Kane missed an open goal from six yards out and Palmer could/should have done better with chances for himself. A night when England’s supposed stellar names/players, the likes of Foden, Rice and Kane were poor.
Trippier and Gordon lined up on the left and the defender had a decent match, whilst Anthony Gordon wasn’t one of the weakest in the attacking half, linked up well with Palmer at times in the first half. The Newcastle United pair were subbed with 25 minutes to go.
Saturday 8 June
Gambia 5 Seychelles 1 (World Cup group qualifier)
Teenager Yankuba Minteh started in this World Cup group qualifier and with the score at 2-1, the Newcastle United winger scored his latest goal. A 55th minute strike past the keeper and two despairing late covering challenges from defenders. Then after Gambia went 5-1 up on 78 minutes, Yankuba Minteh subbed with his work done.
Mexico 2 Brazil 3 (Friendly)
Bruno Guimaraes one of a number of usual starters who began this match on the bench after busy club seasons. Brazil raced into a 2-0 lead but when Mexico pulled it back to 2-1, Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jnr brought on to help see the win out. However, a shocker from Alisson allowed Mexico to equalise in the second minute of added time, only for a fine header from 17 year old Endrick to win it, glancing the winner home from a Vinicius Jnr left wing cross.
Sunday 9 June
Slovakia v Wales (Martin Dubravka) Friendly
Tuesday 11 June
Gabon v Gambia (Yankuba Minteh) World Cup group qualifier
Andorra v Northern Ireland (Jamal Lewis) Friendly
Wednesday 12 June
USA v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) Friendly
Chile v Paraguay (Miguel Almiron) Friendly
Sunday 16 June
England v Serbia (Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier) Euros Group match
Panama v Paraguay (Miguel Almiron) Copa America Group match
Monday 17 June
Slovakia v Belgium (Martin Dubravka) Euros Group match
Thursday 20 June
England v Denmark (Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier) Euros Group match
Friday 21 June
Slovakia v Ukraine (Martin Dubravka) Euros Group match
Monday 24 JuneÂ
Costa Rica v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) Copa America Group match
Colombia v Paraguay (Miguel Almiron) Copa America Group match
Tuesday 25 June
England v Slovenia (Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier) Euros Group match
Wednesday 26 June
Slovakia v Romania (Martin Dubravka) Euros Group match
Friday 28 JuneÂ
Paraguay v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes and Miguel Almiron) Copa America Group match
Tuesday 2 JulyÂ
Colombia v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) Copa America Group match
There will of course be more matches, if Newcastle United players see their nations get through the group stages of the Copa America and/or the European Championships.
