With a late goal, Manaus wins Volta Redonda-RJ at Colina stadium

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With the result, Manaus reached sixth place, with 9 points

Manaus (AM) – Believing until the end, Manaus beat Volta Redonda-RJ by 1-0, with a goal by Gustavinho in the 43rd minute of the second half, and returned to the path of victories in the Brazilian Series C Championship. ), at the Ismael Benigno stadium, a Colina, and was valid for the sixth round of the third national division. It was the third victory of Gavião do Norte in three games as principal in the competition.

With the result, Manaus reached sixth place, with 9 points and will end this round in the classification group for the next phase, regardless of the results in the remaining four games. On Thursday (8), Gavião Real will visit CSA-AL in Maceió, in the seventh match of Série C. Volta Redonda-RJ, in turn, will visit Náutico-PE, at the Aflitos stadium, on Tuesday (6).

Scorer of the goal, midfielder Gustavinho was scheduled to start, but felt unwell in the warm-up and ended up starting the game on the bench. After being medicated, he improved and was available to coach Higo Magalhães to score the winning goal, which was his first wearing the Manaus shirt. He spoke after the match about helping the team and supporting the crowd.

“We rely a lot on the support of our fans, who came here and filled an entire sector of the stands even at a time when we were not feeling well. But they believed in us. We always count on their support, especially in home games”,

evaluated Gavião Real’s number 11 in the match.

Playing at home, Manaus was trying to maintain 100% of success as principal. The first half showed a balanced match, with both teams creating opportunities, but without putting the goalkeepers in danger. When triggered, striker Franklin was the one who was most in danger on the side of Gavião Real. In the 37th minute, defensive midfielder Felipe Baiano stole the ball and Frank left, who charged, dribbled, but was stopped at the time of the kick.

In the second half, it was the emerald team who controlled the actions. In the first minute, with a dead ball, defender Bruno Bispo came close to opening the scoring. Who also came close was defensive midfielder Felipe Baiano, who took danger from the top, with a free kick and a first-time finish from outside the area. The goal, however, only came out in the 43rd minute of the second stage of the match.

Moving forward on the right, wing-back Lucas Carvalho played the ball in the area and midfielder Gabriel Tonini avoided the header. The ball came back close to the penalty spot, the opposing goalkeeper flattened it and it was left to midfielder Gabriel Lima, who set up for Gustavinho to score. It was the number 11’s first goal for Manaus. In the final minutes, the defense held back the momentum of Volta Redonda-RJ and the emerald team took the three points.

“We already imagined how difficult this game would be. First, because our supporters were impatient, given the results we had, coming from two defeats. The charge level would be from the first minute. The fans have been waiting for the result to happen in our favor as soon as possible. Thanks to God, we were rewarded with the three points at the end of the game”,

said Manaus coach Higo Magalhães.