English:
Cuiabá Dominates Depleted Criciúma at Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá, Brazil – In a match held at the Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá asserted its authority over a Criciúma side that was hampered by an early sending-off. The game, corresponding to matchday 38 of the Brazilian Serie B, was marked by Cuiabá’s dominance in ball possession, reaching 62% compared to their rival’s 38%.
The match turned uphill for Criciúma from the 24th minute, when Felipinho received a red card after accumulating two yellows in a five-minute span. Previously, Jonathan and Felipinho himself had been cautioned. The first half continued with an intense pace, adding one more yellow card for each team, specifically to Guilherme Lobo for Criciúma and Nino Paraiba for Cuiabá.
In the second half, Cuiabá capitalized on their numerical advantage with a goal from David Miguel in the 57th minute. The forward, who was also booked shortly after, took advantage of an offensive play to put his team ahead. Despite trying to react, Criciúma failed to trouble the goalkeeper. The game continued with a high number of fouls and cards, showing the intensity of the match. Luisao and Marcelo Henrique from Cuiabá and an unidentified player from Cuiabá were also booked.
Regarding the overall statistics, Cuiabá had 19 shots, of which 4 were on target and 8 went wide, while Criciúma attempted 13 shots, with 3 on target and 5 off target. Cuiabá also surpassed their rival in corners (5 against 6) and in fouls committed (14 against 8).
Substitutions cuiaba: at minute 46 Carlos Alberto came in and Nathan Cruz went out., at minute 50 Nino Paraiba came in and Jadson went out., at minute 76 Max Alves came in and Gabriel Mineiro went out., at minute 82 Luisao came in and Eduardo Vinicius went out., at minute 82 David Miguel came in and Marcelo Henrique went out.
Substitutions criciuma: at minute 46 Nicolas came in and Luiz Henrique went out., at minute 46 Guilherme Lobo came in and Matheus Trindade went out., at minute 62 Marcinho came in and Joao Carlos went out., at minute 66 Leo Naldi came in and Fellipe Mateus went out., at minute 76 Jonathan came in and Leo Alaba went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cuiaba
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