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Australia fall to Brazil 4-2 in fiery friendly despite early lead

Australia's Socceroos were defeated 4-2 by Brazil in a friendly match at Lang Park, despite holding a 2-1 lead with goals from Connor Metcalfe and Alessandro Circati.

  • Brazil won the friendly match against Australia 4-2.
  • Australia led 2-1 with goals from Connor Metcalfe and Alessandro Circati.
  • Two late goals from Bruno Guimarães and Vinícius Júnior secured Brazil's victory.

Brazil secured a 4-2 victory over Australia in a friendly match at Lang Park, despite the Socceroos initially taking a 2-1 lead. Vanderson opened the scoring for Brazil just 132 seconds into the game.

Australia responded with a goal from Alessandro Circati in the 28th minute, followed by Connor Metcalfe putting them ahead in the 33rd minute. However, Raphinha converted a penalty for Brazil on the stroke of halftime, levelling the score at 2-2.

The second half saw increased intensity, with a 64th-minute clash between Harry Souttar and Endrick sparking a touchline incident. Brazil then sealed their win with goals from Bruno Guimarães, making it 3-2, and Vinícius Júnior from the spot in the 79th minute.

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