NOVO HORIZONTE. Novorizontino tops Criciúma with a 2-0 win with a goal from Marlon (2′) and a goal from Romulo (73′).
The match was played at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium in Novo Horizonte on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Denis Ribeiro Serafim who was helped by Rondinelle Dos Santos Tavares and Ruan Luiz de Barros Silva. The 4th official was José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.87 degrees Celsius or 83.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 82
- 69 Dangerous attack 28
- 1 Ball safe 1
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 1 Total 0
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Criciúma was in firm control of the ball 55% while Novorizontino was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Novorizontino had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Novorizontino won the match.
Novorizontino shot 16 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Criciúma shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Novorizontino received 1 yellow card (Ligger). On the other side, Criciúma received 2 yellow cards (Cláudio Tencati and Gustavo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Novorizontino will have 63 points like Mirassol and Sport Recife to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Criciúma will stay with 64 points like Atlético GO to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Novorizontino – Formation
Novorizontino
52'
63'
73'
Novorizontino started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eduardo Alexandre Baptista decided to play with the following team: Georgemy , Adriano Mina , César Martins , Ligger , Willean Lepu , Geovane , Marlon , Romulo , Douglas Baggio , Aylon and Rodolfo .
The home team had on the bench: Renato Silveira, Ronaldo , Lucas Pereira, Ricardinho , Reverson , Jenison, Felipe Marques, João Afonso , Joãozinho, Bryan, Roberto and Biel.
Substitutions
Novorizontino made 5 changes: Aylon for Ricardinho (46′), Willean Lepu for Reverson (63′), Rodolfo for Ronaldo (63′), Marlon for João Afonso (79′) and Romulo for Felipe Marques (90′).
Player of the match: Romulo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Novorizontino was Romulo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Criciúma – Formation
Criciúma
Criciúma started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Cláudio Tencati played with: Gustavo , Cristovam , Rodrigo Fagundes , Walisson Maia , Helder Santos , Rômulo , Barreto , Marquinhos Gabriel , Fabinho , Marcelo Hermes and Hygor .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rayan, Leo Costa , Jonathan , Matheus Mancini, Lohan , Joao Carlos Barros Lopes , Alisson, Miqueias and Fernando Canesin .
Substitutions
Criciúma made 5 changes: Fabinho for Lohan (46′), Rômulo for Leo Costa (46′), Helder Santos for Fernando Canesin (64′), Cristovam for Jonathan (79′) and Barreto for Joao Carlos Barros Lopes (76′).
Player of the match: Gustavo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Criciúma was the goalkeeper: Gustavo. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Atlético GO – Guarani – 3-0
- ABC – Vila Nova – 3-1
- Tombense – Mirassol – 0-1
- Chapecoense – Vitória – 3-1
- Ceará – Juventude – 1-3
- Sport Recife – Sampaio Corrêa – 4-1
- Novorizontino – Criciúma – 2-0
- Botafogo SP – Londrina – 0-1
- Avaí – Ituano – 0-0
- Ponte Preta – CRB – 3-0
