Brazil’s Serie B side Novorizontino defeated Goiás 3-0 at home on October 1.
Goalkeeper Jordi changed the course of the match by saving Goiás’s penalty near the end of the first half, and Novorizontino added two more goals in the second half.
With this victory, Novorizontino moved to 54 points, but the standings near the top could change depending on the results of other matches in the same round.
3-line summary
1. Novorizontino defeated Goiás 3-0
2. Jordi saved a penalty and a follow-up shot
3. With 54 points, the title race continues
The Match’s Momentum Solidified After the Penalty Save
The match was held at the Jorge Ismael de Biasi Stadium in Novo Horizonte, São Paulo state. Novorizontino took the lead in the 19th minute through a headed goal by midfielder Rômulo. Goiás then earned a penalty after Gabriel Bahia handled the ball.
Goiás goalkeeper and penalty taker Tadeu sent the ball low toward the right, but Novorizontino goalkeeper Jordi saved it. Jordi also stopped the rebound shot by Caio Souza. This sequence, confirmed in both UOL and ge reports, was the decisive moment when Novorizontino maintained control after Goiás’s chance to equalize disappeared.
ge reported that Goiás had missed 4 of the 8 penalties it had been awarded in this Serie B campaign. The misses included, before Tadeu’s, those by Anselmo Ramon, Caio, and Lucas Lima. Because the penalty came when the match was separated by only one goal, it had a greater impact than a simple mistake.
Two Second-Half Goals, Novorizontino Reaches 54 Points
In the 15th minute of the second half, forward Robson scored an additional headed goal from a corner-kick situation. UOL reported that the goal brought his Serie B tally to 14. In stoppage time, Juninho finished from outside the penalty area to make it 3-0.
The victory was also significant because it marked Novorizontino’s rebound after three winless matches. According to UOL, the team had 54 points, level with leaders Vila Nova, while Novorizontino had 15 wins and Vila Nova had 16. However, because the round had not yet ended at the time, Novorizontino’s second-place position was provisional.
Goiás remained on 42 points. ge reported that Goiás were 7 points behind the promotion-playoff places, the G-6, at the time, and that the gap could grow as the round progressed. In this match, as clearly as the three-goal margin, the failure to capitalize on a penalty that could have brought the score level highlighted the difference in momentum between the two teams.
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