Crowd trouble as Ponte Preta edge Guarani in Série C second phase opener | OneFootball

Ponte Preta came out on top in the 211th Derby. This Saturday, Macaca defeated Guarani 1-0 at Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, in Campinas (SP), in the first round of the second phase of the Série C of the Brazilian Championship. Toró scored the decisive goal.

With this result, Ponte leads Group B with three points. Bugre is at the bottom, with zero. Brusque and Náutico, who face each other this Sunday, complete the group. The top two advance to Série B.

The match

It didn’t count!

Even playing away from home, Ponte started better and found the net in the 17th minute. After a free kick from Élvis, Jeh outjumped the defense and headed the ball into the goal. However, the referee was called to review the play on VAR and spotted Wanderson offside, disallowing the goal.

Chaos

At the 36th minute, Marcelo de Lima Henrique had to stop the match due to a large brawl in the stands. Guarani fans clashed with the Military Police, who even used rubber bullets.

Match-winning goal

The ball started rolling again at the 44th minute, and it didn’t take long for Ponte Preta to score. In the first play after the restart, Toró received a low cross from Bruno Lopes and capitalized on a mistake by goalkeeper Dalberson to decide the Derby.

In the second half, Guarani tried to apply pressure, but Macaca held on for the away victory.

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