The visitors tied the duel eight minutes into the 2nd half. Ganso took a corner on the right wing and found Martinelli, who headed it away. Serna, who had replaced Matheus Reis at half-time, stretched himself, avoided the goal line and ended up winning by scoring a goal: 1-1.
Everaldo became disenchanted after five months of drought and changed the game. The striker, who had scored his last goal on August 2nd of last year, received a pass from Samuel Xavier, turned and hit Mota’s goal elegantly — it was the center forward’s first goal after 21 games for the Rio team: 2-1.
Fluminense had the knife and cheese in hand to secure the victory in the 22nd minute, but did not take advantage. Everaldo suffered a penalty from Sidão, “dug” the defender’s expulsion and, after seeing Canobbio stop at Mota on the kick, he was left alone with the goal from the rebound. The problem is that number 9 exaggerated his strength and isolated the finish.
Even with a numerical disadvantage, Nova Iguaçu toughened up the confrontation and drew with Jorge Pedra. In a play that started with a corner, Fábio had to show reflexes to avoid an own goal headed by Ignácio and, on the rebound, the midfielder had time to dominate and hit hard in the small area: 2-2.
The visitors scored a dramatic victory from Ganso. The number 10 made a mistake with a free kick suffered by Ignácio and forced Mota to touch the ball, which hit the crossbar and was cleared by Serna. The Colombian, free, only had the job of scoring an empty goal: 3-2.
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