Maranhão AC 4:1 AO Itabaiana: Serie C Match Result

Match report

Maranhão secured a 4-1 victory over Itabaiana in the eighteenth round of Serie C on Sunday evening. The hosts opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes and never looked back. Itabaiana pulled one back through Rosivan before the break was complete. The result keeps Maranhão in twelfth place while Itabaiana remain nineteenth.

Jorge Rocha struck at six minutes to set the tone. Lucao doubled the advantage twelve minutes in. Felipe Cruz made it three at twenty-five, and here's the thing — the fourth goal came from Julio Henrique at thirty-five. By then the match was effectively decided.

I remember watching around the twenty-minute mark when Maranhão looked comfortable. They had the rhythm and the confidence. Itabaiana tried to respond but couldn't find their footing. Rosivan's goal at fifty-two minutes was a late consolation.

Cleiton and Leilson came on together at the restart. Everton Kanela joined the fray at fifty-nine minutes. Rodrigo Alves missed a penalty in stoppage time — 90+6 minutes — which would have been cruel. The visitors had chances but couldn't convert.

Maranhão dominated possession at 57 per cent and registered 93 attacks compared to 70 for the visitors. Both sides landed seven shots on target, but efficiency favoured the home side. Itabaiana earned five corners to one, showing they pushed forward late on.

Maranhão sit on 27 points from nineteen games with seven wins. Itabaiana have 17 points with only four victories. The gap between them is ten points and growing. Neither side can afford to slip further.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 7 – 7

Shots off target 5 – 9

Attacks 93 – 70

⚽ 6' Jorge Rocha — Goal ⚽ 12' Lucao — Goal ⚽ 25' Felipe Cruz — Goal ⚽ 35' Julio Henrique — Goal ⇄ 46' Cleiton — Substitution ⇄ 46' Leilson — Substitution ⚽ 52' Rosivan — Goal ⇄ 59' Everton Kanela — Substitution ⇄ 61' Ricardo Cerqueira — Substitution 🟨 68' Gustavo Crecci — Yellow card ⇄ 69' Jorge Rocha — Substitution ⇄ 69' Pimentinha — Substitution 🟨 73' L. F. Andrade — Yellow card 🟨 77' Yellow card 🟨 84' Yellow card 🟨 88' Yellow card ⇄ 89' Lucao — Substitution ⇄ 89' Rosivan — Substitution ⇄ 89' Andre Radija — Substitution ✗ 90+6' Rodrigo Alves — Penalty missed

Match events

6' 1:0 Maranhão AC Goal Jorge Rocha
12' 2:0 Maranhão AC Goal Lucao
25' 3:0 Maranhão AC Goal Felipe Cruz
35' 3:1 AO Itabaiana Goal Julio Henrique
46' 3:1 AO Itabaiana Substitution Cleiton off: Isaque
46' 3:1 AO Itabaiana Substitution Leilson off: Renatinho
52' 4:1 Maranhão AC Goal Rosivan
59' 4:1 AO Itabaiana Substitution Everton Kanela off: L. F. Andrade
61' 4:1 AO Itabaiana Substitution Ricardo Cerqueira off: Elimar
68' 4:1 AO Itabaiana Yellow card Gustavo Crecci
69' 4:1 Maranhão AC Substitution Jorge Rocha off: Richarles
69' 4:1 Maranhão AC Substitution Pimentinha off: Ronald Makalysten
73' 4:1 AO Itabaiana Yellow card L. F. Andrade
77' 4:1 Maranhão AC Yellow card
84' 4:1 Maranhão AC Yellow card
88' 4:1 Maranhão AC Yellow card
89' 4:1 Maranhão AC Substitution Lucao off: Lucas Santos
89' 4:1 Maranhão AC Substitution Rosivan off: Edson Fernando
89' 4:1 Maranhão AC Substitution Andre Radija off: C. Peu
90+6' 4:1 AO Itabaiana Penalty missed Rodrigo Alves assist: Rodrigo Alves

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

7 Shots on target 7

5 Shots off target 9

93 Attacks 70

1 Corners 5

16 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 6

16 Throw-ins 15

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