Criciúma beat Chapecoense to move up to third in Série B | OneFootball

In the 24th round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship, Criciúma defeated Chapecoense 2-0 this Sunday at the Heriberto Hulse Stadium. The goals were scored by Rodrigo Fagundes and Nicolas.

With this result, Criciúma reached 42 points, climbing to third place in the standings. Chapecoense, meanwhile, dropped to fourth place with 41 points.

In the next round, Criciúma visits Volta Redonda on Friday at 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time). Chapecoense will face Ferroviária, also on Friday, at 3:00 p.m., away from home.

The match

Criciúma opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the first half. After a rebound inside the box, Marcinho found Rodrigo Fagundes, who simply tapped the ball into the back of the net.

Four minutes later, the home team extended their lead. Jhonata Robert took a corner and Nicolas, even while marked, rose to head the ball in and increase the advantage.

At the 42nd minute, after a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty against Yan Souto for a foul on Marcinho. Walter Clar converted the penalty, but the goal was disallowed after VAR identified a foul by Gabriel Inocêncio on Filipinho. In the incident, the Chapecoense player was sent off.

Due to the confusion, the referee added 13 minutes of stoppage time in the first half. In the second half, Criciúma had several chances to extend their lead, but could not convert them into goals.

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