Santos win vital clash but struggles show despite man advantage | OneFootball

Despite the important 2-1 victory over Noroeste this Sunday, Santos had many negative points to highlight during the match. With a numerical advantage throughout the entire second half, Peixe was unable to make that advantage count and, moreover, struggled with set pieces and the opponent's aerial game.

The team led by Vojvoda started the match and managed a deserved goal, albeit an own goal, just four minutes in. Soon after, Santos created another good play, with Rony providing the assist for Gabigol to score the team's second goal, but the play was ruled out for offside.

A few minutes later, Noroeste won a corner and attacked Santos in the air. Taking advantage of Peixe's weakness, Pedro Carrerete rose unmarked to head the ball into the net and equalize. The Alvinegro Praiano responded quickly with Rony, who scored his first goal wearing the shirt of the São Paulo club.

After regaining the lead, Santos was pressured by Noroeste and faced four dangerous shots, three of which were headers. Gabriel Brazão had to work to make two good saves, while the other two shots went very close to the Santos goalpost.

In the second half, with an extra player, Peixe had a significant advantage in ball possession. Despite this, the team was not very creative and did not pose much danger to the opponent. On the other hand, Noroeste had a good chance just six minutes in, with another header that ended up in Brazão's hands.

In the final minutes, the Bauru team threatened again and forced the Santos goalkeeper to make two more saves. In one of the last plays of the game, Carlão managed another header that went very close to the angle of the Santos goal.

The match exposed the Alvinegro Praiano's difficulties in defending aerial balls, which were enough for Noroeste, even with one less player, to have enough chances to turn the game around.

Despite this, the result was extremely important for the squad to regain confidence after almost a month without a win, as well as to give the club some relief in the Campeonato Paulista standings, where they are still fighting for a spot in the quarterfinals.

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Standings

With the win, Santos remains in the fight for qualification in the tournament. Peixe is in ninth place with nine points, just one point behind the G8.

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