Coritiba defeats Ponte Preta in an exciting match
Curitiba, Brazil – Coritiba defeated Ponte Preta 1-0 in an exciting Brazilian Serie B match played on Saturday at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira.
The match was marked by Robson’s red card in the 63rd minute, but Coritiba defended tenaciously and found victory thanks to Robson’s goal in the 44th minute. Ponte Preta had more possession of the ball (59% vs 41%) and shot more times on goal (13 vs 11), but could not equalize the score.
Despite the defeat, Ponte Preta fought until the end and had a great chance in the 90th minute, when Gabriel Novaes scored a goal that was ruled offside.
Coritiba won a crucial match in the fight for promotion to Serie A. With this victory, the team remains in the fight for the top spots in the table.
Substitutions coritiba: at minute 46 Wesley Pomba came in and Figueiredo went out., at minute 66 Matheus Bianqui came in and Matheus Frizzo went out., at minute 66 Vini Paulista came in and Everton Morelli went out., at minute 80 Junior Brumado came in and Lucas Ronier went out., at minute 90 Bernardo came in and S. Gomez went out.
Substitutions ponte preta: at minute 46 Gabriel Novaes came in and Matheus Regis went out., at minute 46 Emerson Santos came in and Emerson Santos went out., at minute 67 Ramon came in and Castro went out., at minute 67 Iago Dias came in and Everton Brito went out., at minute 81 Guilherme Dantas came in and Elvis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Coritiba
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