Volta Redonda come from behind to beat Paysandu in Série B | OneFootball

This Friday, in a comeback, Volta Redonda defeated Paysandu 2-1 at Mangueirão, in the 25th round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship. Thalisson Gabriel scored for the home team, while Gabriel Barbosa and Raí netted the goals for the team from Rio de Janeiro.

With this result, Volta Redonda reached 26 points and is close to leaving the relegation zone, currently sitting in 17th place. Paysandu, on the other hand, remains at the bottom of the national competition, with 21 points.

Both teams will be back on the field for the 26th round of Série B. Paysandu will host América-MG next Saturday at Mangueirão, at 4 p.m. (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Volta Redonda faces Criciúma the day before, at 7 p.m., at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira.

The goal

Paysandu opened the scoring at the 24th minute of the first half. After a corner kick, defender Thiago Heleno deflected the ball and Thalysson Gabriel appeared to finish and beat goalkeeper Jefferson Paulino.

Volta Redonda equalized the match at the 44th minute of the second half with Gabriel Barbosa. The defender took advantage of a cross from Jhonny on the right side of the attack and rose higher than the opposing defense to head the ball and level the score.

At 48 minutes, Raí scored the winning goal for Volta Redonda. The midfielder drove unmarked to the edge of the box and finished with a low shot to secure the victory at the end of the match.

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