PENALTY! Neymar is pulled back by Gonzalez and the Brazilian falls over in theatrical fashion. The ref then checks with VAR and isn’t impressed with Neymar’s playacting and feels that the defender’s touch wasn’t big enough to be deemed a foul. No dice for Brazil. Neymar is fuming!!!
Tempers are flairing. Neymar is booked for punching the ball after the ref gives another decision in favour of Costa Rica. Coutinho gets one for arguing!!
Brazil scored in stoppage time. Marcelo crosses it from the left and Coutinho is at the end of Firminho’s knockdown. The diminutive midfielder sprints into the box in anticipation of the touch from his Firminho and toe pokes it between Navas’ legs.
Neymar makes it two. Douglas Costa powers into the box and squares it to Neymar who leaps to meet it on the volley and knock it into the net.
BRAZIL WIN!! It wasn’t as emphatic as the scoreline suggests but that’ll do. Two stoppage time goals – one from Coutinho and another from Neymar helped the 5-time winners get past a resilient Costa Rican team. Costa Rica have lost 2 in 2 now and are all but out of the tournament.
Source: News365coza
