Novorizontino Wins Narrowly with Late Goal
Novo Horizonte, São Paulo – Novorizontino narrowly defeated Ituano 1-0 in the 22nd round of the Brazilian Serie B at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi.
The match was a tight affair with both teams fighting hard. A goal from Lucca in the 75th minute, assisted by Waguininho, proved to be the difference. The goal came after Novorizontino dominated possession and created more chances in the opponent’s box.
Ituano tried to respond, but faced a well-organized Novorizontino defense and a strong performance from the goalkeeper. Thonny Anderson had a goal ruled out for offside in the 89th minute, leaving the visitors feeling they could have achieved a better result.
Novorizontino continues their pursuit of promotion, while Ituano face a more challenging situation in the table.
Statistics:
* Novorizontino: 55% possession, 15 shots (2 on target, 8 off target), 5 corners, 17 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Ituano: 45% possession, 4 shots (2 on target, 0 off target), 2 corners, 17 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Booked:
* Ituano: José Aldo (27′), Luiz Gustavo (33′), Guilherme Mariano (90′)
* Novorizontino: Waguininho (45′), E. Rodrigues (49′), Lucca (70′)
Substitutions novorizontino: at minute 46 E. Rodrigues came in and Leo Tocantins went out., at minute 62 Lucca came in and Neto Pessoa went out., at minute 74 Oscar Ruiz came in and Marlon went out., at minute 74 Rodrigo Soares came in and Igor Formiga went out., at minute 86 Geovane came in and Rodolfo went out.
Substitutions ituano: at minute 66 V. X. de Almeida J. came in and Jose Aldo went out., at minute 67 Neto Berola came in and Vinicius Paiva went out., at minute 82 Yann Rolim came in and Rodrigo went out., at minute 86 Jhow came in and Miqueias went out., at minute 87 Leozinho came in and Bruno Xavier went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Novorizontino
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