Criciúma Holds Sao Paulo to a Draw in a Tight Match
Criciúma, Santa Catarina – Criciúma earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Sao Paulo in the 31st round of the Brazilian Serie A. The match was played at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse, under the watchful eye of referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
Criciúma opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Felipe Vizeu capitalized on a good assist to give his team the lead. Sao Paulo responded with more possession and several forays into the opponent’s box, but the home defense stood strong.
Both teams made numerous changes in the second half, looking for a winning goal. Sao Paulo made two substitutions in the 63rd minute, seeking more dynamism in their attack. Criciúma responded with two changes in the 66th minute, followed by two more in the 79th and 80th minutes.
Sao Paulo equalized in the 87th minute when Liziero, who had entered the game minutes earlier, scored a goal after an assist from Jonathan Calleri.
Criciúma, despite the pressure from Sao Paulo, managed to hold on to the result and earn a valuable point.
Statistics:
* Criciúma: 31% possession, 10 shots (3 on target, 4 off target), 6 corners, 13 fouls, 2 yellow cards.
* Sao Paulo: 69% possession, 16 shots (3 on target, 5 off target), 7 corners, 10 fouls, 0 yellow cards.
Match events:
* 21′: Criciúma – Goal by Felipe Vizeu (normal goal), assist by None
* 40′: Criciúma – Yellow card for Newton
* 87′: Sao Paulo – Goal by Liziero (normal goal), assist by Jonathan Calleri
* 89′: Criciúma – Yellow card for Jonathan
Substitutions sao paulo: at minute 63 Ferreirinha came in and Erick went out., at minute 63 Liziero came in and J. Lewis went out., at minute 83 Wellington Rato came in and Lucas Moura went out., at minute 83 Sabino came in and A. Franco went out.
Substitutions criciuma: at minute 66 Jonathan came in and Claudinho went out., at minute 66 Arthur Caike came in and Felipe Vizeu went out., at minute 79 Fellipe Mateus came in and Y. Bolasie went out., at minute 80 Ronald Lopes came in and Newton went out., at minute 90 Serginho came in and Matheusinho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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