After a complicated start to Serie B of the Brazilian championship, Goiás is showing signs of recovery and can even fight for access. Even though they played at Ressacada, in Florianópolis (SC), the Goiás team beat Avaí 1-0 on Wednesday night for the 14th round.
Despite the defeat, the Santa Catarina team remains in the G4, in the third. placement, with 22 points. However, CSA and Vila Nova, both with the same score, and Figueirense, with one less, still play in the round. The Goiás, now with 18 points, reached ninth place and got closer to the fight at the top of the table.
Avaí created the best goal chances early in the game and by very few did not open the scoring in 13 minutes, with Rodrigão.
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In the 29th minute, Rodrigão came to shake the net, completing the Capa pbad with the lead, but the goal was canceled by the position
Just as the goal of the local team seemed to mature, the Goiás surprised in counterattack. Michel received from Felipe Garcia, won the mark in the base of the speed and touched the exit of goalkeeper Aranha.
In the second stage, the pressure of Avaí was even greater.
Abusing the aerial game, with over 30 crosses in the area throughout the match, Avaí insisted until the last minute and almost did not equalize in the extra time in charge of Marquinhos, who Romulo finished, but the ball deflected into the defense and came out. Even goalkeeper Aranha went on the attack in the last shot and the ball was left for André Moritz, who hit the crossbar.
Avaí returns to the field on Thursday, July 12, when he faces Londrina at Estádio do Café, Paraná, for the 15th round of the B Series. The next day, the Goiás receive the Criciúma, in the Olympic Stadium. Goiania (GO).
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET:
AVAI 0 x 1 GOIÁS
AVAÍ – Spider; Marquinhos, Airton and Fagner German (Marquinhos); Guga, Judson, Matheus Barbosa (Andrew Moritz) and Capa; Getúlio (Maurinho), Rodrigão and Romulo. Technician: Genino
GOIÁS – Marcos; Alex Silva, David Duarte, Edcarlos and Ernandes; João Afonso, Felipe Garcia (Victor Ramos), Felipe Gedoz (Jacob) and Renato Cajá; Michael (Júnior Viçosa) and Tiago Luis. Technician: Ney Franco
GOL – Michael, in the 41st minute of the first half