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The pain of this defeat will haunt Scotland all the more with their future participation at World Cups under threat

George Dobell in Dunedin26-Feb-2015When Majid Haq is an old man, dozing by the fire, he will still wake in a cold sweat replaying chance.When memories of his fine innings have faded, when he has forgotten about the two good catches he took or the fact that he bowled his first nine overs for just 26 runs, edge will still be looping its way to him. He will still move for it, still feel he has it covered. And the ball will still end up on the grass next to him.Regrets, like tattoos and former partners, can linger long after their charm has gone.Samiullah Shenwari had scored 20 when he edged Richie Berrington to Haq at slip. It is often said that no slip catch is easy, but this was the exception. Mark Waugh might have taken the ball behind his back. With one hand. Blindfolded. On a unicycle. Afghanistan would have been 88 for 5 had it been caught.Shenwari went on to make a match-defining 96. To add to Haq’s woes, Shenwari thrashed him for three sixes in the bowler’s final over. It ruined his figures and put Afghanistan back on track.It is pointless to deny it: had Haq taken the catch, Scotland would surely have won. But you lose, as you win, as a team. And if each man in Scotland’s side is honest, they will reflect that they were the architects of this defeat.

Mommsen praises ‘brilliant’ Shenwari innings

Amid the pain of defeat, Preston Mommsen found warm words for his Afghanistan opponents as they celebrated their first World Cup victory.
“I am pleased for them,” he said. “We have huge amounts of respect for the Afghanistan national team and the pride they have and the way they go about their business and the journey that they’ve gone on and are still going on. We respect what they do.
“We threw everything at them to try to get those [last] three wickets and we just couldn’t. It was obviously credit as well to the way Shenwari played. He had a serious knock and individually he’s got them over the line.
“We were trying to manage the innings, but somehow Shenwari managed to manage things better than us. He just kept on top, and kept up with the run rate. He managed to find a way to keep in there. It was a brilliant innings by him.”

The bowlers will know that, in conceding 11 extras in no-balls and wides, they donated runs that might have cost the game. Calum MacLeod will know that, by steering a long-hop to backward point, he gave his wicket away softly. Matt Machan will know the shot that cost him his wicket – an awful attempted smear through the off side – displayed a lack of composure and match awareness that may have defined the game.Kyle Coetzer will be cursing the lack of foot movement that left a gate so large, Dawlat Zadran could have driven a truck through it and Iain Wardlaw will be ruing the leg-side full toss that allowed Shapoor Zadran to flick the fate-sealing boundary.Even from the penultimate ball of the game, victory was there for the taking. Had Machan, tearing in from square leg, hit with his throw from a few feet, Shapoor would have been run out.Scotland may never have a better chance to win a World Cup game. In their third appearance in the tournament, in their 11th match, they had this game in their grasp. When they claimed the eighth Afghanistan wicket, their opponents were still 79 runs from victory.”We didn’t play our best cricket, but it’s still a game that we should have won,” Preston Mommsen, the Scotland captain, said. “Both with the bat and with the ball we got into winning positions, but we couldn’t find the killer punch, which is regrettable.”We managed to gain quite a bit of control when we got to 93 for 3. Then soft dismissals just handed it back to them.”We had the opportunity to really nail it. So that is disappointing. That is something that we need to look at as a batting group. Guys are getting in, doing all the hard work, and then not going on to make it count.”Six guys getting in and no one getting to 50, well, that’s not something that we’re proud of.”What was the most galling aspect of this defeat?Was it that Scotland performed so admirably in clawing their way back into the contest? Was it that, after losing an important toss on a pitch offering Afghanistan’s potent attack substantial assistance, they earned a good foothold in the game, first through Machan and Mommsen and then through Haq and Ali Evans?Haq and Evans’ partnership was little short of heroic. Adding 62 for the ninth wicket, they demonstrated composure and game awareness in simply picking off the singles, benefiting from Afghanistan’s porous fielding – certainly the weakest aspect of their game – and picking off the odd bad ball. But it was also a stand that showed up the profligacy of their top order.And then, later, Evans in particular bowled an immaculate first spell to put the brakes on Afghanistan before Berrington, the weak link in the bowling attack, really, claimed career-best figures in a demonstration of skill and nerve.But the most galling part may be that, in essence, this match Scotland’s World Cup. This was their opportunity – possibly their last opportunity – to demonstrate the progress they have made. This was their most realistic opportunity to win a game. This was their opportunity to show the ICC, and the watching world, that they belonged.Richie Berrington’s four-wicket haul was not enough to secure Scotland a maiden World Cup win•AFPOh, yes. will know it. Keen followers of Associate cricket will know it. But the rest? In years to come, they may leaf through the pages of Wisden and view this Scotland team in the same way we view the East Africa team that contested the 1975 World Cup. Something of an oddity. Arcane. No-hopers. And they are much, much better than that. Cricket can be cruel.”Experience is a huge thing,” Mommsen continued as he tried to make sense of the loss. “Particularly as a global event. We are still new boys. Maybe that showed today.”The answer, clearly, is to provide more opportunities. To nurture and encourage cricket in Scotland. To help it flourish and grow. But the current ICC doesn’t see it like that and, as things stand, Scotland may struggle to pass this way again. Life doesn’t always provide second chances.It will be no help right now but, in years to come, Scotland’s players might console themselves in the knowledge that they were involved in one of the great World Cup encounters. One of only five one-wicket margins in the tournament’s history. They may, in time, also take consolation in the joy of their Associate brothers from Afghanistan. No-one could begrudge them their maiden World Cup victory – the first of many – or fail to enjoy the uninhibited passion with which they play.This was a good day for cricket. It showed, for the second day in succession, that Associate nations enrich the World Cup. It provided an eloquent case for their ongoing inclusion. It may, sooner rather than later, become impossible for the ICC to deny it.But none of that will matter to Scotland right now. They’ve squandered a chance that may never come round again. And they know it.

This was expected to be a thrilling match between dominating superstars and everyone’s favourite underdogs in front of a packed, historic ground. Instead, the IPL qualifier was filled with moments of mediocrity

Abhishek Purohit25-May-2013This was a knockout match, a virtual semi-final. Teams that had finished second and third over the course of a 72-game league stage spanning 47 days clashed to decide which of them would take on the top-ranked side. This was expected to be thrilling, cracking Twenty20 cricket between dominating superstars and everyone’s favourite underdogs in front of a packed, historic ground. What we got was an astonishing meltdown by arguably the best T20 bowler in the world, a farce of a fielding effort from Rajasthan Royals and a near-choke of a batting effort from Mumbai Indians.All this was watched by a half-empty Eden Gardens. A week ago, on the day after the first arrests in the spot-fixing controversy had been made, a near-full house turned up at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad for the evening’s IPL game. During the past week, cricket has been tested, and continues to be tested, off the field in a way it has seldom been before. All the stress of that scrutiny seemed to have caught up with the game on the field, too, at Eden Gardens. And witnessed by a turnout that spoke volumes with its sparseness, it seemed to just cave in to the pressure.Lasith Malinga bowled such a huge wide down the leg side it made Steve Harmison’s Ashes wide look like a yorker on middle stump. In a premonition of just how poor the night was going to be, incredibly, Malinga slung in another mammoth wide to the fine-leg boundary. He was so shocked he stared at his right hand, the same one that had sent down stump-destroying yorkers on cue through his career. This was a night of shocks all right, off the field, and on it.One would have thought taking 18 runs off the opposition’s most successful bowler would have changed the momentum in favour of Royals. If it had, the Royals players refused to take it with an apologetic display on the field. Before the game, Rahul Dravid, the Royals captain, had said the franchise did not believe in fielding, and bowling, coaches. The Royals owners have never pushed it when it comes to spending money. One wonders if this effort in a high-stakes match would make them rethink their belief.Royals hardly appeared to be on the field. It appeared as if, along with their comfort zone, they had also left behind their fielding skills at home in Jaipur, where they had spent a few days after the spot-fixing arrests. Routine stops were fluffed. Boundaries were conceded when a single or at best a two was on. Backing-up to throws was patchy. Throws were off-target. Fielders did not run in from the deep quickly enough. For three-fourths of the chase, Royals were not able to build any pressure. And when Mumbai Indians created some late anxiety for themselves, Brad Hodge dropped Ambati Rayudu.That it went down to the penultimate ball was due to the inability of Mumbai Indians to shake off the impression that, for all their might, they choke under pressure. They had a start of 70 for 0 in nine overs in a chase of 166. And they had to depend on Harbhajan Singh and Rishi Dhawan to finish it. Wide long-hops and half-volleys on the pads were hit straight to fielders. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma came in at 125 for 2 with an asking-rate of seven-odd and proceeded to calmly defend ball after ball before missing an awkward slog to get bowled.It was like he had been batting in a parallel universe, ignoring and ignoring a pressing need till he woke up and saw something drastic had to be done, but messed it up in belated haste. Not unlike what was happening outside the ground.This was a match marred by some exceedingly mediocre play, even as surreal drama played out in the corridors of the game’s administration at the same time. After a week of tensions and questions that keep piling up, cricket seemed to tell those who bothered to watch that it was tired. Tired of having to go through what it had, and of what lay in store for it. Tired of still having to put on a show every evening and behave as if nothing had happened. Tired of living in a parallel universe.

While Michael Clarke has looked the part of leader of his team in the series so far, Tillakaratne Dilshan seems to be finding it hard to cope with the complex demands of captaining Sri Lanka

Daniel Brettig in Pallekele08-Sep-2011Michael Clarke became Australia’s Test captain after at least three years of waiting for Ricky Ponting to grant him the privilege. Tillakaratne Dilshan inherited Sri Lanka’s crown only once all his contemporaries had taken their turn. This difference was as striking as the Pallekele sunshine on the first day of the second Test, in a series that is rapidly becoming a mismatch between a natural leader and one who looks anything but.Those wishing to be critical of Clarke often point out, among other caustic observations, that he has never led his state side, New South Wales. The job was shared among Brad Haddin, Simon Katich and Stuart Clark in the years following Steve Waugh’s retirement. But this lack of domestic experience in leadership reflected Clarke’s progress as a player, rather than shortcomings as an on-field marshall. He debuted for Australia at 21 (23 in Tests) and was spending more time outside the NSW XI than in it by the time he may have been considered for the captaincy. He led many representative teams during his teenage years, and has always appeared to think like a captain on the field, irrespective of his official status.Such alertness has been writ large across his first series as Australia’s fully-fledged leader. Clarke wants to make things happen in Sri Lanka, and so far he has done so. Bowling changes have regularly brought wickets, seldom has an edge flown where a slip fielder was not posted, and the bowlers have followed through on his plans with a thoroughness that suggests they want to do their best for him as well as themselves. While the success in Galle had an element of “critical toss” providence about it, Clarke’s leadership on the first day in Pallekele, when both captains regarded the pitch with far less suspicion, was expert.The early life offered by Pallekele’s pitch and altitude was used with almost as much precision as England had managed against Australia on the first day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval last year. That track, much like this one, promised to flatten out into a pristine batting strip once the first hour’s life had been negotiated. Here, Clarke kept Ryan Harris and Trent Copeland in partnership to provide the early breakthroughs, then gambled with his deputy Shane Watson as the first change bowler, instead of Mitchell Johnson, to see if any more conventional swing could be extracted.He introduced Nathan Lyon in the penultimate over before lunch and was rewarded when Prasanna Jayawardene swung at the bowler’s teasing loop once too often, Sri Lanka losing half their side in the morning session. But Clarke’s most inspired moment would arrive at the day’s midpoint, just as Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews threatened to build a hefty partnership. Most would have handed the ball to a frontline bowler; some might have handed it to the captain himself. Instead, Clarke opted for the slow mediums of Michael Hussey, and third ball was outrageously rewarded with the wicket of Sangakkara, pouched at short extra cover. One of the great Richie Benaudisms on captaincy says it is “90% luck and 10% skill, but don’t try it without the 10%”. In this instance, the share of luck went with the bowler, but the skill fully belonged to Australia’s captain. How his counterpart Dilshan must have cussed.Captaining Sri Lanka is complex and requires taking on all manner of responsibilities, duties and pressures that Clarke and his Australia predecessors could scarcely contemplate. Where in Australia it is said in jest that the national cricket captain holds the second most important job in the nation, in Sri Lanka there are times where such a label can seem entirely justified. Mahela Jayawardene, summed up the role for ESPNcricinfo: “It is not like in other countries. In Sri Lanka leading the team for a year is like you’ve done it for two or three years – it is a lot of responsibility and a lot of things happen around you. Controlling those variables drains a lot out of you.”The strains of the role wore through Jayawardene and Sangakkara in the space of five years, and when the latter exited the job was thrust into Dilshan’s hands. Subtract the final session of the Cardiff Test in England and his first series in charge was a creditable effort by the new captain and his team. But, so far, the home matches against Australia have been little short of disastrous, and leave ugly questions for the team to contemplate. Their lack of a fulltime coach since the exit of Trevor Bayliss after the World Cup cannot have helped, for Dilshan appears to need a stronger guiding hand at the back-room tiller than he seems to be getting.The morning of this Test brought with it several problems for Dilshan to negotiate. Chanaka Welegedara passed a fitness test after a knee problem, but an injured finger for Rangana Herath and back trouble for Ajantha Mendis robbed the captain of his two most likely sources of wickets. The last minute reshuffle contrasted with an Australia XI that was known two days prior to the toss.Dilshan is not a natural tactician, and his flighty batting cannot be expected to set an example for all to follow. He tried to play the long game in Pallekele, having swatted ignobly in Galle, but was undone by Copeland’s suffocating line and the movement readily available off a fresh pitch. The decision to leave a rather straight ball was a possible reflection of mental fatigue.With the exceptions of Sangakkara and Mathews the rest of the batsmen folded all too readily and, by day’s end, the series was galloping away from the hosts. At this point it does not appear as though the side fiercely wants to play for Dilshan, and that the captain is being pulled in more directions than his skill and character can handle. He looks very much, as the Sri Lankan cricket establishment decided long ago, the third choice.

Brydon Coverdale presents the plays of the day from day one in Durban

Brydon Coverdale in Durban06-Mar-2009

Nerves? What nerves?
The nineties didn’t prove nervous for Phillip Hughes in his second Test match. He started an over from Paul Harris on 89 and finished it on 105. First came a lofted drive over mid-on for four that took him into the nineties and after three dot balls, Hughes let loose. The fifth ball of the over was a brave drive over long-on for six that took him to 99. He couldn’t repeat it and bring up his first Test century with a six … could he? O ye of little faith. Hughes planted his foot down the pitch and slammed Harris onto the grass embankment at wide long-on to move to 105 and become the youngest Australian to score a Test century in 43 years.A tasty Morne morsel
Hughes had already enjoyed an even more prolific over in the first session when he helped take 21 off Morne Morkel’s second over. To make it even more remarkable, the over began with two dot balls. Then came a terrific off-drive, another one straight down the ground, a clip to leg and a drive through midwicket, all of which reached the boundary. To make matters worse, one of the deliveries was a no-ball and in amongst the carnage there were also four byes when Morkel dropped one too short and the ball flew over the head of the wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. Morkel was promptly removed from the attack with the unflattering figures of 0 for 25 from two overs.Leg-bye … off the bat
South Africa had a horror day with the referral system once again and their first mistake came when Hughes tried to sweep Harris and there was a loud lbw shout. The batsmen took a run, which Asad Rauf called as a leg-bye, and the South Africans were convinced that it was worth
going to Steve Bucknor for another look at the appeal. The review showed there had been a big under-edge onto the pad, so Hughes was not lbw, but for the next over the leg-bye stood. Finally his score was adjusted to avoid the ridiculous situation of him being not out because he hit it but not credited with a run off the bat.Hot flash
Hot Spot’s first appearance in the third umpire’s box brought a lukewarm response. The South Africans were convinced Simon Katich inside edged behind off Morkel and when Billy Bowden disagreed, they wanted Bucknor’s opinion. There was no way to tell using the raw replays, so Hot Spot was employed to shed light on the situation. The infrared camera didn’t pick up any impact between bat and ball – although there was a lightning-like flash down the length of the bat that caused some confusion – and Katich was reprieved.Sneaky snicko
To add to the drama, at the tea break the broadcasters showed the Katich referral using snickometer, which is not regarded as scientifically proven and therefore is not used by the third umpire. Snicko suggested there was an edge. South Africa’s coach Mickey Arthur said after stumps that his players had seen the snicko verdict and it confirmed what they thought. “Our guys – every one of them is totally convinced he nicked the ball,” Arthur said, before clarifying that with the evidence available to the TV umpire the correct decision had been made. Arthur had a laugh when asked about Hot Spot’s non-verdict on a warm Durban day. He said: “I think Hot Spot didn’t work today because it was too hot.”Disappointing Durban
For the first day of such an important match, the small crowd that trickled into Kingsmead was disappointing. If not for dozens of school groups, some of whom ended up playing their own games of cricket on the grass embankment, the stadium would have been inexcusably empty.

Leah Williamson insists that England did practice penalties before facing Sweden, but admits their shootout was "awful to watch".

• Dramatic clash finished 2-2 after extra-time
• Nine penalties missed in eventful shootout
• Reigning champions to face Italy in last four

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  An absorbing quarter-final contest at Euro 2025 went all the way to spot-kicks after 120 minutes of action failed to separate the two sides. Sweden led 2-0 at half-time, only to see the Lionesses come roaring back late on courtesy of Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang.

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  A draining encounter took its toll as several players picked up knocks in extra-time – including Williamson and penalty-saving hero Hannah Hampton – and tired legs resulted in nine missed penalties before England eventually prevailed 3-2.

• WHAT WILLIAMSON SAID

  Williamson, who was forced to watch on from the bench after damaging her ankle, told of a shootout that saw Lauren James, Beth Mead, Alex Greenwood and Grace Clinton fluff their lines as Hampton saved two efforts and Sweden missed the target with three more: "I just feel really, really proud. That was awful to watch at the end, but the girls, I just love that we don’t ever give up. We’ve said it before, we’re never done. We don’t believe that we’re ever done. The fightback, the quality to turn the game around and then stay in it mentally – just incredible."

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  Asked if the Lionesses had practised penalties, with some tame strikes being delivered by both teams: "Loads! I know there were a few more misses than normal but everybody does. It’s something you have to box off before a tournament. There’s so much science behind it nowadays. We know it. It’s the easiest and hardest thing in the world."

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso says the situation surrounding Dani Ceballos has been resolved and his plans remain the same as before.

• Marseille pulled the plug on Ceballos deal
• Alonso happy to retain the Spaniard
• Says his plans remain unchanged

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Ceballos was close to joining Marseille this summer with an agreement in place between the French club and Madrid. However, due to Ceballos's timid response, the Ligue 1 side backed out of the deal. With Ceballos back in the squad and reportedly wanting to fight for his place in Madrid, Alonso was asked about his stance on the ex-Arsenal player. The Madrid head coach said the situation has been resolved and that he's happy to see him stay.

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  Speculation started to gain traction that Ceballos was interested in signing for Real Betis with the Spanish club interested in bringing him back soon after it was revealed that Marseille had dropped their pursuit. However, Alonso has ruled out any possible transfer before the window closes on Monday.

• WHAT ALONSO SAID

  In the press conference at Valdebebas, Alonso explained the situation, saying: "I spoke with Dani the other day. Obviously this situation has arisen, one that has finally been resolved: he's staying. What I thought before this last week and what I think now doesn't change at all. Ceballos has stayed here and is just another member of the squad. I'm happy he's here.

  "The details of what happened are better than his, obviously. But it does seem like the decision is final. Dani will continue to play the same role he was going to have. This circumstance has arisen, but it doesn't change my opinion of him. How much will he play? Nobody knows that. Not even me!"

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  Ceballos is reportedly willing to fight for his position at the club. The club are also willing to keep him for the time being but will listen to offers that match their €15 million (£13m/$16m) price tag. Madrid will face Mallorca in their upcoming league fixture on August 31.

So far, it’s been a disappointing tournament for Liga MX’s biggest clubs.

América, with three points, have the best shotCruz Azul and Chivas sit on twoPumas, the other “big four” sidw, currently rank fifthGet the MLS Season Pass today!Stream games now@PumasMXWHAT HAPPENED?

Three of Mexico’s so-called “big four” clubs are on the verge of crashing out of the Leagues Cup – and doing so in disappointing fashion. While Pumas are in relatively stable position with five points (fifth among Liga MX teams), the outlook is much more precarious for Club América, Chivas, and Cruz Azul.

GOAL looks at what each team needs to do to advance in the tournament…

Advertisement@ClubAméricaAmérica’s uphill battle

have been frustratingly inconsistent in their Leagues Cup campaign. A 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake saw them miss out on the extra point in the penalty shootout. They followed it up with another draw, this time 3-3 versus Minnesota United – a game where they did secure the bonus point from the spot. That leaves them with three points and slim mathematical hope.

To sneak into the next round, América must beat Portland Timbers and rely on a cascade of favorable results. Clubs like Juárez, Mazatlán, Toluca, and even Pumas (all on five points) need to remain below six. Teams such as Necaxa, Pachuca, Puebla, and Tijuana also need to drop points – otherwise, América’s campaign could end prematurely.

@CHIVASChivas hanging by a thread

The story isn’t much better for Guadalajara. After a last-minute loss to NY Red Bulls in their opener, they drew 2–2 with Charlotte FC and won the extra point in penalties – leaving them with just two points from two games. Like América, they need a win in their final match and a long list of favorable outcomes elsewhere to stay alive.

Chivas' path is further complicated by their proximity in the standings to other desperate Liga MX sides like Monterrey, who also sit on two points and are hoping for a final day miracle.

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@CruzAzulCruz Azul facing near-impossible odds

had one of the worst starts imaginable, suffering a humiliating 7–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders. They responded with a 1–1 draw against LA Galaxy and managed to steal the extra point on penalties – but even that wasn’t enough to control their destiny.

With just two points and 13 Mexican clubs ranked ahead of them, Cruz Azul need more than a win against the Colorado Rapids – they need chaos. Even with three points, their goal differential and low placement make advancement highly unlikely unless several results go their way.

“Of course, it would have been amazing. But what took me there was my thinking and my process to score runs”

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India’s innings was only the second time in Test cricket since August 2018 that the first five wickets fell to attacking shots. And judging from the words of one of their three half-centurions, that approach isn’t going away any time soon.India’s batters bazballed England, particularly on the first day, with the help of a Yashasvi Jaiswal running amok. The 22-year-old opener playing his first Test at home hit the first ball of the innings for four and the first ball of spin for six. That is the way he wants to play and he has no regrets that it was also the way he was dismissed, 20 runs short of a century.”Of course, it would have been amazing if I would have scored a hundred,” Jaiswal said on Friday at the post-match press conference. “But what took me there was my thinking and my process to score runs and I was quite positive in my mind and I was just thinking, making sure I can build an innings. But it was good actually.”This is my first Test match in India and I was just thinking of contributing well and doing well for my team. When I was playing in the West Indies and South Africa, it was quite a different environment. Here also the environment is quite different. I was really enjoying all the places, of course. It is a proud and honour moment every time I go and play for my country.”Jaiswal seemed to enjoy the fact that all three of England’s frontline spinners were turning the ball into him and took a particular liking to the debutant Tom Hartley. That head-to-head read 44 runs in 26 balls with six fours and two sixes. When asked if it was a deliberate tactic, Jaiswal answered, “No I don’t think so. I was just thinking about how I can play a certain ball.”It wasn’t until the innings was in its 24th over that someone whose stock ball goes away from Jaiswal came on. He walloped Joe Root for four second ball of the day but fell two balls later, caught playing an aggressive shot.”I knew that at some stage he was going to bowl. I was prepared for him. He can bowl first over. But as I said, I was trying my best to do what I could and sometimes I can make a mistake and get out. Still, I’m learning. If I do make a mistake, I’ll make sure that I try to learn from it.”

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O Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira não para de bater recordes no futebol sul-americano, mas não é apenas a equipe principal que acumula marcas na temporada. Com os títulos paulistas nas categorias sub-15 e sub-17conquistados no domingo (6), o Verdão chegou a seis taças em 2022, batendo seu recorde no período de um ano.

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+ Relembre a invencibilidade do Palmeiras fora de casa no Brasileirão

Antes do recorde batido, 2019 era o ano com mais conquistas da base alviverde, com cinco. Naquela temporada, o Palmeiras faturou o Paulista Sub-15 e Sub-17, a Copa do Brasil Sub-17, a Copa do Brasil Sub-20 e a Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17.

Em janeiro deste ano, o clube alviverde colocou um ponto final no longo e incômodo tabu ao derrotar o Santos e conquistar pela primeira vez a Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.

Em junho, o Palmeiras conquistou a Libertadores Sub-14, em Assunção-PAR, batendo o Olimpia. No mesmo mês, o Sub-17 do clube superou o Vasco e ficou com a taça da Copa do Brasil da categoria.

+ Veja tabela e simule a reta final do Campeonato Brasileiro

Outro momento emblemático para o Verdão na temporada foi derrotar o rival Corinthians, em plena Neo Química Arena, na final do Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20. Principal símbolo da base palmeirense, Endrick marcou o gol que selou a vitória por 1 a 0 contra o clube do Parque São Jorge.

O recorde ainda pode ser estendido, já que otime Sub-17 do Verdão está na semifinal do Campeonato Brasileiro, e venceu o primeiro jogo contra o Athletico-PR por 4 a 1, no Allianz Parque – a partida de volta acontece na quinta-feira (10), às 17h.

Já a equipe Sub-20 do Palmeiras garantiu vaga na decisão da Copa do Brasil da categoria ao eliminar o Internacional, pelo placar agregado de 4 a 0. A final será contra o Flamengo, que eliminou o Ceará na semifinal.

TÍTULOS DA BASE PALMEIRENSE EM 2022
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
Libertadores Sub-14
Copa do Brasil Sub-17
Brasileirão Sub-20
Paulistão Sub-15
Paulistão Sub-17