Noroeste 4:3 Comercial: Copa Paulista Match Result

Match report

Noroeste beat Comercial 4:3 in the Paulista Cup group stage on 22 August. The match ended with a flurry of late events that decided the outcome.

Luis Fernando opened the scoring for Noroeste in the sixth minute. Lucas Douglas equalised for Comercial sixteen minutes in. The hosts took a lead at the start of the second half, Matheus Arcanjo finding the net in the fiftieth minute. Elicley brought Comercial level again five minutes later.

Leo Ceara restored Noroeste's advantage in the sixty-sixth minute. Comercial responded through Ronaldo Alves in the eighty-first. The match then descended into chaos. A goal landed in the ninety-first minute, followed by Yuri Ferraz's own goal at the same time.

Noroeste dominated possession at 59 per cent. They registered 119 attacks to Comercial's 94. Shots on target were 8 to 3, though Noroeste only converted three of their chances before the own goal.

The result keeps Noroeste in contention in Group 6. Comercial's recent run of results suggests they have had difficulty against opponents who dug in, as seen in their 0:1 defeat to Piraçicaba eighteen days ago. The goal difference now stands at +1 for Noroeste in this fixture.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 8 – 3

Shots off target 2 – 3

Attacks 119 – 94

⚽ 6' Luis Fernando — Goal ⚽ 16' Lucas Douglas — Goal ⚽ 49' Goal ⚽ 50' Matheus Arcanjo — Goal ⚽ 55' Elicley — Goal ⚽ 66' Leo Ceara — Goal ⚽ 81' Ronaldo Alves — Goal ⚽ 90+1' Goal ⚽ 90+1' Yuri Ferraz — Own goal