Novorizontino 2-0 Grêmio: A surprise win against Grêmio

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NOVO HORIZONTE. Novorizontino had a surprising win over Grêmio with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Baggio (24') and a goal from G. Bochecha (33').

NOVO HORIZONTE. Novorizontino had a surprising win over Grêmio with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Baggio (24′) and a goal from G. Bochecha (33′). Grêmio was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi stadium in Novo Horizonte on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti who was helped by Eder Alexandre and Marcyano da Silva Vicente. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.​

Match Statistics

Grêmio was in firm control of the ball 73% while Novorizontino was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Grêmio was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Novorizontino was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Novorizontino shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Grêmio shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Novorizontino received 3 yellow cards (Gustavo Bochecha, Lucas Tocantins and B. Silva). On the other side, Grêmio received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Leiva, Edilson and Thaciano).

After this encounter, Novorizontino will have 33 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Grêmio will stay with 50 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Match Events

  • 19'
    19'

    Gustavo Bochecha

  • 24'
    24'

    Douglas Baggio

  • 27'
    27'

    Lucas Leiva

  • 33'
    33'

    Gustavo Bochecha

    Douglas Baggio

  • 35'
    35'

    Edilson

  • 40'
    40'

    Lucas Tocantins

  • 45'
    45'

    B. Silva

  • 46'
    46'

    C. Elkeson

    Lucas Leiva

  • 60'
    60'

    Ronald

    Lucas Tocantins

  • 72'
    72'

    Rodrigo Ferreira

    Edilson

  • 72'
    72'

    Pedro Lucas

    Guilherme Augusto

  • 74'
    74'

    Thaciano

  • 75'
    75'

    R. Martinez

    Diego Torres

  • 75'
    75'

    Leo Baiano

    Gustavo Bochecha

  • 83'
    83'

    Thiago Santos

    Thaciano

  • 83'
    83'

    Lucas Silva

    M. Villasanti

  • 84'
    84'

    Helio

    Douglas Baggio

  • 84'
    84'

    Quirino

    B. Silva

Next match

In the upcoming Serie B match, Novorizontino will play away with Guarani on the 21st of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Guarani (0 draws).

Grêmio will host Sport Recife on the 20th of September with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Sport Recife (7 draws).

Novorizontino: Formation and Lineups

Novorizontino adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Uíles Geraldo Gonçalves de Freitas Júnior chose to play with the following team: Lucas Frigeri (7.0), Willean Lepu (7.5), Joilson (6.6), Rodolfo (6.5), Romário (6.5), Jhony Douglas (7.4), Gustavo Bochecha (7.4), Douglas Baggio (7.7), Diego Torres (7.3), Lucas Tocantins (6.3) and Bruno Silva (6.8).

Substitutes

Novorizontino made 5 changes: Lucas Tocantins for Ronald (60′), Diego Torres for R. Martinez (75′), Gustavo Bochecha for Leo Baiano (75′), Douglas Baggio for Helio (84′) and B. Silva for Quirino (84′).

Top player: Douglas Baggio

The player who no doubt impressed Novorizontino the most was Douglas Baggio.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Grêmio: Formation and Lineups

Also Grêmio adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Renato Portaluppi played with: Brenno (6.3), Edílson (6.6), Pedro Geromel (6.8), Bruno Alves (6.8), Diogo Barbosa (6.9), Mathias Villasanti (6.1), Lucas Leiva (6.8), Gabriel Teixeira (6.9), Thaciano (6.4), Guilherme Augusto (7.1) and Diego Souza (6.5).

Substitutes

Grêmio made 5 changes: Lucas Leiva for C. Elkeson (46′), Edilson for Rodrigo Ferreira (72′), Guilherme Augusto for Pedro Lucas (72′), Thaciano for Thiago Santos (83′) and M. Villasanti for Lucas Silva (83′).

Top player: Guilherme Augusto

Probably the most impressive player in Grêmio was Guilherme Augusto.

His rating is (7.1) with 29 passes (51% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B

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