Avaí lose to Amazonas, miss chance to close in on Série B's G4 | OneFootball

Avaí lost to Amazonas 2-1 on Monday, in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship Series B, at Ressacada, in Florianópolis (SC). Thayllon scored for the hosts, while Rafael Tavares and Henrique Almeida scored for the visitors.

With the result, the Island Lion, in ninth place, with 33 points, wasted the chance to approach the fourth-placed Criciúma, which has 36 points. The Onça-Pintada, on the other hand, rose to 17th place, still in the relegation zone, with 24 points.

In the 24th round of Series B, Avaí faces América-MG on September 2 (a Tuesday). The ball rolls from 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Independência. Amazonas, in turn, faces Atlético-GO, at Estádio Antônio Accioly. The duel takes place on Sunday, the 31st, at 4 pm.

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The Amazonas team opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the second half. Jonathan Costa missed the ball exit, handed it over to Rafael Tavares, who entered the area and finished at the back of the net.

Already at 47, Avaí reached the equalizing goal. Thayllon took advantage of a rebound in the area and hit a beautiful shot into the corner of goalkeeper João Lopes, who could do nothing.

When everything seemed resolved, Amazonas scored the winning goal in the last play, at 51 minutes. Henrique Almeida took the foul with perfection and ran for the hug.

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