Avaí beaten by Criciúma in the 11th round of Série B | OneFootball

On Saturday night (05/30), Avaí faced Criciúma-SC in a match valid for the 11th round of the 2026 Brazilian Série B Championship. Criciúma-SC won 2-1, with goals from Otero and Fellipe Mateus. Avaí scored through Paulo Vitor. Kickoff was at 4 p.m. at Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva Stadium (Ressacada), in Florianópolis-SC. The next opponent will be Chapecoense, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday (06/03), in the first leg of the 2026 South-Southeast Cup final. The ball will roll at Ressacada.AVAÍ 1×2 CRICIÚMA-SCThe first big chance of the match came for Avaí in the 29th minute.Thayllon took a corner and Paulo Vitor got a touch on it, but goalkeeper Marcelo Hermes prevented the goal almost right on the line! Criciúma opened the scoring in the 38th minute with a beautiful free-kick goal by Otero. A central free kick, curled into the top corner.

OFF THE CROSSBAR!Avaí nearly equalized in the very next play, at 41 minutes. Gasolina pushed forward on the right and passed to Thayllon. The youngster hit it across goal, but the ball kissed the crossbar, right in the top corner, and stayed out!

In the second half, Criciúma extended the lead in the opening seconds. Fellipe Mateus received the ball in the box, shook off his marker, and put it into the net. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLAvaí scored in the third minute. Dougla Teixeira sent the ball into the box from a free kick. Paulo Vitor got in front of his marker and headed it home.

IN HISTORYAvaí and Criciúma have now faced each other 203 times. Avaí and Criciúma had faced each other 202 times in history. The record shows 64 wins for Leão da Ilha, 53 draws, and 86 wins for the South Santa Catarina side. Avaí has scored 300 goals and Criciúma 271.MATCH DETAILS Match: Avaí 1×2 Criciúma-SCCompetition: Brazilian Série B 2025 (11th round)Date: 05/30/2026 – Time: 4 p.m.Stadium: Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) – Location: Florianópolis-SC

MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima-PEAssistant referee 1: Brigida Cirilo Ferreira-ALAssistant referee 2: Francisco Chaves Bezerra Júnior-PEFourth official: Dioneglei da Silva Vianna-SCInspector: Kleber Lúcio Gil-SCAssessor: Gilberto Corrale-SPVAR: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira-MGAVAR: Marcus Vinicius Gomes-MGVAR observer: Anderson Carlos Gonçalves-PRQuality manager: Eberval Lodetti-SCATTENDANCE AND GATE RECEIPTSTickets sold: 1,068Ticket revenue: R$ 53,212.00Members: 2,984Member revenue: R$ 59,680.00Children: 125Non-paying: 408Total attendance: 4,585Revenue: R$ 112,892.00AVAÍ LINEUPLéo Aragão; Wesley Gasolina, Gabriel Simples, Guilherme Aquino and Dougla Teixeira (Wallison); Wenderson (Hyan), Paulo Vitor and Luiz Henrique; Thayllon, Walace France ((Isaías) (Caio Brazil)) and Sorriso (Jamerson) HEAD COACH: Cauan de AlmeidaCRICIÚMA-SC LINEUPPedro Santos; César Martins, Rodrigo and Luciano Castán; Willean Lepo, Eduardo (Diego Gonçalves), Gui Lobo (Jean Irmer) (Thiaguinho)) and Marcelo Hermes; Otero (João Carlos), Waguininho (Nicolas) and Fellipe Mateus HEAD COACH: Eduardo BaptistaYELLOW CARDS AVAÍ: Gabriel Silpes, CRICIÚMA-SC: Otero, João Carlos

GOALS:AVAÍ F.C.: Paulo Vitor, 3’ 2nd halfCRICIÚMA: Otero, 38’ 1st half and Fellipe Mateus, 1’ 2nd halfCheck HERE for the official match report.

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Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

Photo: Fabiano Rateke / Avaí F.C.

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