Late goal lifts Athletic past Ferroviária, out of Série B drop zone | OneFootball

This Friday, with a late goal, Athletic defeated Ferroviária 2-1 at Estádio Joaquim Portugal in São João del-Rei, during the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship Serie B, and left the relegation zone.

Standings Situation

With the result, Athletic rises to the 15th position on the table, with 40 points – two more than Botafogo-SP, which opens the Z4. Ferroviária, on the other hand, appears in 16th place, with the same score.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ATHLETIC 2 X 1 FERROVIÁRIA🔴

🏆 Competition: 36th round of the Brazilian Serie B 🏟️ Location: Estádio Joaquim Portugal, in São João del-Rei 📅 Date: November 7, 2025 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 7 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Game Was

Athletic opened the scoring at nine minutes. Welinton Torrão received a long pass on the right and, first-time, found Douglas Pelé in the middle of the area to finish the play with a goal.

Ferroviária equalized at 37 minutes of the first half, with Carlão. The forward took advantage of a rebound from Adriel after a shot by Netinho and struck low to score.

At 20 minutes of the second half, Ferroviária managed to score with Fábio Fau. However, after a VAR review, the goal was disallowed due to a handball by Alencar at the start of the play.

In stoppage time, at 50 minutes, Vitor Barreto committed a hard foul on Neto Costa and was sent off, leaving the team from the interior of São Paulo with one less player. On the free kick, Yuri crossed into the area and Jhonatan headed in to secure the victory for Athletic.

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