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Aparecidense secured a dramatic last-minute victory over Cascavel in a hard-fought match at the Estádio Annibal Batista de Toledo, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, for the 2nd Round of the 2025 Copa do Brasil. The game, characterized by its intensity and numerous yellow cards, ended with a narrow 1-0 win for the home side.
Aparecidense held a slight possession advantage (52%), although the difference wasn’t significant. They created more goal-scoring opportunities with 9 shots, 2 on target, while Cascavel managed 6 shots, also with 2 on target. Both teams had 2 corner kicks each. However, finishing proved decisive. Cascavel committed more fouls (15) than Aparecidense (13).
The match was punctuated by a lack of discipline, with a total of 7 yellow cards shown, 2 to Aparecidense and 4 to Cascavel. The tension remained until the final minute, when Higor Leite scored the winning goal for Aparecidense in stoppage time (90th minute). The goal resulted from an isolated play, capitalizing on a defensive lapse by the visiting team.
Substitutions cascavel: at minute 46 Pedro Pecanha came in and Alex Paulino went out., at minute 70 Lucas Belem came in and Libano went out., at minute 71 Bruno Dip came in and Felipe Martins went out., at minute 86 Wesley Hudson came in and Lucas Serafini went out., at minute 86 Diego Cardoso came in and Josiel went out.
Substitutions aparecidense: at minute 61 Enzo came in and Allef went out., at minute 62 Higor Leite came in and Kaio Nunes went out., at minute 70 Mario Henrique came in and Xavier went out., at minute 80 Buba came in and Stefano Pinho went out., at minute 80 Julio Cesar came in and Pedrinho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aparecidense
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