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America Mineiro Edges Out Volta Redonda in Tight Belo Horizonte Clash
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – America Mineiro secured a vital victory against Volta Redonda in the Brazilian Serie B at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio. Despite Volta Redonda enjoying a slight edge in possession with 53% compared to America Mineiro’s 47%, it was America Mineiro who proved more clinical in front of goal.
Willian Bigode opened the scoring for America Mineiro in the 31st minute, assisted by Julio Cesar, sparking jubilation among the home fans. However, Volta Redonda responded in the second half, in the 55th minute, with a penalty scored by Sanchez, leveling the score and putting pressure on America Mineiro.
The parity lasted until the 81st minute, when Willian Bigode, once again, found the back of the net, this time unassisted, giving America Mineiro the decisive lead. The match, refereed by Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro, was characterized by physical play, reflected in the 15 fouls committed by Volta Redonda and the 14 by America Mineiro. Despite the intensity, no yellow or red cards were shown. America Mineiro secured the win with 10 total shots, 3 on target, compared to Volta Redonda’s 8 shots with the same amount on target. With this result, America Mineiro earns valuable points in their quest to climb the Serie B standings.
Substitutions america mineiro: at minute 64 Yago Souza came in and Fabinho went out., at minute 73 Paulinho came in and Yago Santos went out., at minute 74 Julio Cesar came in and Maguinho went out., at minute 84 Aloisio came in and Emerson Santos went out., at minute 84 Arthur Sousa came in and Miqueias went out.
Substitutions volta redonda: at minute 72 MV came in and Leo Ceara went out., at minute 72 Rai came in and PK went out., at minute 84 Andre Luiz came in and Igor Maduro went out., at minute 84 Joao Pedro came in and Kayke went out., at minute 90 Jhonny came in and Adsson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
America Mineiro
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