English:
Novorizontino Stuns Cuiabá at Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá, Brazil – In a hard-fought match at the Arena Pantanal, Novorizontino secured a valuable victory against Cuiabá in Serie B. Despite dominating possession with 59% compared to Novorizontino’s 41%, Cuiabá failed to convert their superiority into goals.
The match, corresponding to matchday 31 of the regular season, was marked by intensity and midfield battles. The first half ended goalless, but with a yellow card for Jean Irmer of Novorizontino in the 12th minute.
The second half was more thrilling. Waguininho opened the scoring for Novorizontino in the 57th minute, assisted by Robson. However, the joy was short-lived as Robson was sent off with a red card in the 72nd minute, leaving Novorizontino with ten players. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Novorizontino managed to defend their lead.
Cuiabá, although pressing and creating more goal-scoring opportunities (18 total shots compared to Novorizontino’s 7), encountered a well-organized defense and could not equalize. The match ended with yellow cards for Waguininho, Luis Oyama from Novorizontino, and Max Alves from Cuiabá, plus another yellow card for an unidentified player from Cuiabá. Novorizontino added three valuable points in their fight for promotion, demonstrating effectiveness despite less possession and a numerical disadvantage in the final minutes.
Substitutions novorizontino: at minute 46 Jean Irmer came in and Luis Oyama went out., at minute 46 Romulo came in and Tavinho went out., at minute 81 Pablo Dyego came in and Bruno Jose went out., at minute 90 Waguininho came in and Rafael Donato went out.
Substitutions cuiaba: at minute 61 Jader came in and Juan Christian went out., at minute 61 Nathan Pelae came in and De Lucca went out., at minute 61 Nino Paraiba came in and Carlos Alberto went out., at minute 81 Sander came in and F. Pasadore went out., at minute 87 A. Martinez came in and Victor Barbara went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cuiaba
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