Tiquinho Soares ends goal drought for Santos: "I never forgot how to score" | OneFootball

Tiquinho Soares sent a message after ending a 14-game goal drought this Sunday, in the 1-1 draw between Atlético-MG and Santos at Arena MRV, during the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

The forward was brought on in the final stretch of the match, won a penalty when Santos was playing with one man down, and took the shot himself, securing a precious point for the team in their fight against relegation.

“I’ve never gone so long without scoring a goal, but that’s football, I’m here to help, body and soul. I haven’t forgotten how to score, if I get two chances, I’ll score one. If I don’t, it’s my fault. But that’s it, we got a great result,” Tiquinho Soares told Premiere.

After a first half in which they were superior to the home team, Santos faltered in the second half with the sending off of Zé Ivaldo in the opening minutes. Atlético-MG then took advantage of the numerical superiority and opened the scoring with Igor Gomes, but Peixe fought hard to snatch a draw at the last moment.

“I’m happy. I think we played a great game, we deserved to win, in my opinion. Atlético, with one more player, had a bit more of the game. We have to keep our heads up, we have everything we need to get out of this situation,” concluded Tiquinho Soares, referring to Santos’ fight against relegation.

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