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Tight Draw in Mirassol: Penalty Decides the Fate
Mirassol, São Paulo – In a hard-fought match at the Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia, Mirassol and Sport Recife drew in a game decided by the narrowest of margins. Ball possession was evenly split, with a slight edge for Sport Recife (51%) compared to Mirassol’s 49%.
The only goal of the match came in the 34th minute, when Reinaldo converted a penalty for Mirassol. Despite attempts by both teams to change the score, the rest of the match passed without any further goals.
Mirassol created more goal-scoring opportunities, with 12 shots in total, of which 4 were on target and 4 went wide. Sport Recife, on the other hand, made 10 shots, also with 4 on target and only 1 off target. The visitors had the advantage in corners, with 7 in their favor compared to Mirassol’s 2. The referee, Lucas Casagrande, showed a total of 4 yellow cards to the home team and one to the visitor, reflecting the intensity of the game. Mirassol committed 10 fouls, while Sport Recife incurred in 20.
The match, corresponding to matchday 11 of the Brazilian Serie A 2025, left fans with a bittersweet taste, in a clash where parity was the dominant theme.
Substitutions sport recife: at minute 46 J. Silva came in and Du Queiroz went out., at minute 46 C. Ortiz came in and Chico went out., at minute 65 Carlos Alberto came in and Hereda went out., at minute 74 R. Atencio came in and Ze Lucas went out., at minute 74 C. Rivera came in and Lucas Lima went out.
Substitutions mirassol: at minute 59 Chico Kim came in and Yago Felipe went out., at minute 67 Cristian Renato came in and Jose Aldo went out., at minute 68 Matheus Bianqui came in and Edson Carioca went out., at minute 79 Daniel Fabricio came in and Negueba went out., at minute 79 Ze Vitor came in and Gabriel went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Mirassol
Sport Recife
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