SOCCER
Lino scores twice as Brazil beat India 4–0
Estêvão and Pedro gave Brazil a first-half lead in Kolkata before Samuel Lino added two goals after the interval.
Samuel Lino scored twice in the second half as Brazil beat India 4–0 in a friendly at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on October 3.
Estêvão opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a left-footed shot at the near post. He then supplied the through ball for Pedro to score in the 42nd, giving Brazil a 2–0 lead at halftime.
Carlo Ancelotti made five changes at the interval. Lino scored Brazil’s third in the 58th minute after India lost possession and added his second in stoppage time.
India created chances after the break. Ryan Williams registered their first shot on target in the 53rd minute, and Manvir Singh forced a save from goalkeeper Morisco shortly afterward. Williams later sent a volley wide.
India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was replaced by Prabhsukhan Singh Gill at halftime. The hosts were unable to reduce the deficit as Brazil added two further goals during the combined September–October international window.
Result and scoring sequence: the All India Football Federation’s official match report.
