Away from home, Goiás beaten by Avaí and lose top spot in Série B | OneFootball

Goiás visited Avaí on Sunday night for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship Series B, at Ressacada. The home team won 2-1, with goals from Cléber and Marquinhos Gabriel. Welliton scored for the visitors.

With the result, Goiás suffered its second consecutive defeat in the competition and lost the lead to Coritiba. Esmeraldo is the vice-leader with 44 points, two behind Coxa. On the other hand, Avaí returned to winning ways after four rounds and occupies the 7th position, with 36 points earned.

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The match

Avaí opened the scoring just 16 minutes into the game. João Vitor made a pass to Cléber, who beat defender Messias and touched the ball past the goalkeeper to score a beautiful goal.

Just before the break, Goiás had the best opportunity to tie the game. From a free kick, Wellington Rato hit the crossbar, at 47 minutes.

In the second half, DG advanced on the left side and crossed. The Goiás defense cleared, but the ball fell to Marquinhos Gabriel. The midfielder adjusted, shot firmly and extended Avaí's lead, at six minutes. Goiás reduced the deficit to one at 16 minutes. After a corner kick, Anselmo Ramon deflected, and Welliton appeared to complete the scoring.

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