Late penalty sees Criciúma beat Remo, stay in Série B’s top four | OneFootball

Criciúma defeated Remo 1-0 on Thursday night, in the 24th round of the Série B of the Brazilian Championship, at Mangueirão, in Belém (PA). The winning goal was scored by Jean Carlos, from the penalty spot, at 55 minutes into the second half.

With this result, Tigre reached 39 points, remaining in the G4 of the competition, in fourth place. Meanwhile, Leão Azul is two positions below, with 35 points.

For the 25th round of Série B, Criciúma faces Chapecoense on September 7 (a Sunday). The match kicks off at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Heriberto Hulse. Remo, on the other hand, faces Amazonas at Estádio Carlos Zamith. The match takes place on the 5th (a Friday), at 5 p.m.

See how Remo vs Criciúma went

Criciúma started off threatening at Mangueirão, but Remo created the best chances. Diego Gonçalves shot hard at 14 minutes, causing danger. Soon after, Pedro Rocha had an open goal but finished weakly. Davó and Marrony were also stopped by good saves from Alisson, who held off the home attack.

In the second half, the pattern of the match didn’t change. Remo maintained control, created several chances, but failed to finish. In the final minutes, Criciúma went on the attack in search of victory. At 55 minutes, the team from Santa Catarina was awarded a penalty on the field by the referee, confirmed after VAR review. Jean Carlos took the shot to the right corner and ran to celebrate.

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