In a busy duel on the night of Monday, 1st, Chapecoense and Vila Nova were in a draw 2-2, at Arena Condá, for the 24th Round Serie B. Verdão do Oeste got ahead of the score twice, but the Goian team reacted.
In a big sequence unbeaten, Chapecoense reached 41 points and is in the third position in Serie B. Already Vila Nova, with 34 points, is the eighth place.
Emotion at the end
The beginning of the game was of great pressure from Chapecoense, which was already in almost throwing shortly after the initial whistle. Verdon of the West just did not open the scoring at 3, because of goalkeeper Halls, who made a face to face with Italo. The initial pressure was great, but the attackers could not hit the target.
Much of the first half was the pressure of Chapecoense, which had possession. At 22, the defender Gabriel Inocencio, who made a good individual move on the right, broke into the area and finished over the goal.
After colder minutes, Chapecoense pressed back more strongly and managed to open the scoring. At 41, Walter Clar received launch in the area, missed the domain, but ended up straightening to Rafael Carvalheira, who spanned a beautiful left -handed and scored a beautiful goal.
But Vila Nova finally reacted and had a first stretch of first time of much creativity and finishing. With the support of VAR, the judge scheduled a penalty to the Goian team after Walter Clar’s touch. At 55, João Vieira released the blow to the charge and tied the game.
Quick response
Even after drawing, Vila Nova returned to the second half with three substitutions because of the bad performance. The game reinished with greater balance in offensive actions, but with few submissions.
Chapecoense was scolding for lack of halls in João Paulo and after a long revision of VAR, the penalty was scheduled. At 17, Walter Clar dislocated the goalkeeper of Vila Nova and scored the second goal.
But again the reaction of Vila Nova was immediate. At 19, Guilherme Parede lived up to the name, received in the area and straightened in Belo pivot to Bruno Mendes, who hit the first and had the help of goalkeeper Leo Vieira to draw.
After the draw, Chapecoense resumed control of the game and had a penalty checked by the referee in VAR after a free kick in Perotti. However, he decided that there was no infraction. The situation generated a lot of complaints and the game was tense in the final stretch, with expulsion in the reserve bench.
The final stretch was open in 10 minutes of additions where everything could happen. At home, Chapecoense followed more purposeful, but bumping into the very physical duel. The net did not swing again.
