Ituano 2:0 Barra: Serie C Match Result

Match report

Ituano beat Barra 2:0 in the sixteenth round of the Serie C on Saturday night. The match took place on 8 August 2026, and the result ended a string of results the hosts had not been proud of. They had not won since their last five games brought just two draws and three defeats.

The first half produced little of note, though Pablo Gabriel picked up a yellow card at eight minutes for the away side. He was brought off at the break, and the game turned in the second period. Guilherme Xavier opened the scoring at 60 minutes, and Neto Berola doubled the lead with a penalty at 76. Barra never really got going after that.

The visitors wore three yellow cards between them - Vava Franca at 62, Jean Pierre at 89 - but no reds were shown. They made two changes, Martha entering at 82 and Leo Passos at 71. Ituano had more movement, with five substitutions including Joao Vinicius at 54 and Pedro Pecanha at 64. Guilherme Xavier was subbed off at 90+2.

Ituano held 54 per cent of possession to 46 and registered 118 attacks against 102. They managed three shots on target, while Barra managed just one. Three shots on target were enough for two goals, and here's the thing - the statistics do not always tell the full story of a match.

The win keeps Ituano in 15th place with 22 points after 19 games. Barra sit one position lower on 21 points. Both sides have played the same number of matches, and the gap between them remains a single point.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 3 – 1

Shots off target 10 – 8

Attacks 118 – 102

🟨 8' Pablo Gabriel — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Pablo Gabriel — Substitution ⇄ 54' Joao Vinicius — Substitution ⚽ 60' Guilherme Xavier — Goal 🟨 62' Vava Franca — Yellow card ⇄ 64' Pedro Pecanha — Substitution ⇄ 71' Leo Passos — Substitution ⚽ 76' Neto Berola — Penalty ⇄ 82' Martha — Substitution 🟨 89' Jean Pierre — Yellow card ⇄ 90+2' Guilherme Xavier — Substitution

Match events

8' 0:0 Barra Yellow card Pablo Gabriel
46' 0:0 Barra Substitution Pablo Gabriel off: Natan Costa
54' 0:0 Barra Substitution Joao Vinicius off: Vava Franca
60' 1:0 Ituano Goal Guilherme Xavier
62' 1:0 Barra Yellow card Vava Franca
64' 1:0 Barra Substitution Pedro Pecanha off: Gabriel Silva
71' 1:0 Ituano Substitution Leo Passos off: Bruno Mezenga
76' 2:0 Ituano Penalty Neto Berola
82' 2:0 Ituano Substitution Martha off: Nelsinho
89' 2:0 Barra Yellow card Jean Pierre
90+2' 2:0 Ituano Substitution Guilherme Xavier off: Gabriel Razera

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

3 Shots on target 1

10 Shots off target 8

118 Attacks 102

12 Corners 5

20 Free kicks 18

1 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 13

30 Throw-ins 17

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