Serra Macaense and Macaé Share Points in Dramatic Carioca B2 Draw
Serra Macaense met Macaé in the second round of the Carioca B2 group stage on Saturday evening, and the match ended in a 2:2 draw. Four goals were scored across the ninety minutes, with neither side able to claim victory. By then, both clubs remained winless in their opening fixture.
The first goal arrived in the seventeenth minute, followed shortly by another in the twenty-third. Serra Macaense took the lead before Macaé responded with a goal in the thirty-sixth minute. The hosts struck again in the sixty-first to restore their advantage, but the visitors found an equaliser later in the game.
And here's the thing — the match finished with something of a spectacle. Two red cards were shown in the ninety-seventh minute, one for each side, leaving both teams to finish with ten men. To be fair, the dismissals came after the result was already decided, but they added a final chapter to an open contest.
The points leave both sides level on zero from one game. Serra Macaense sit tenth while Macaé occupy ninth, a difference of only one place but both clubs are still searching for their first win of the campaign.
Both teams arrived with recent defeats on their minds, having lost their previous outings. This draw at least halted the losing run for each side, though neither can claim to have taken maximum points from their opening appearance in the group stage.