Inter De Limeira 2:0 Volta Redonda: Serie C Match Result

Match report

Inter de Lemeira beat Volta Redonda 2:0 in the Serie C regular season on 8 August. The result moves the hosts closer to the top half while the visitors remain rooted in the lower reaches. And here's the thing about matches like this — the scoreboard tells only half the story.

Getulio opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a composed finish. It was the kind of moment that defines a game, when a player steps into space and makes his chance count. To be fair, the home side had been probing for something to break the deadlock before that point.

Marquinhos came on for Volta Redonda in the 46th minute as the second half began. Lucas Rocha replaced another guest in the 61st, while Romarinho followed for the hosts in the 70th. By then the match had settled into a rhythm that neither side could quite control.

Marco Antonio added the second goal in the 89th minute, a late strike that sealed the result. Dener received a yellow card in the 84th minute, and Bruno Barra was cautioned in stoppage time. Things came to a head as the visitors pushed for a consolation that never arrived.

Inter de Lemeira registered 8 shots on target with 47 per cent accuracy, while Volta Redonda managed just 2 on target at 11 per cent. The hosts had 6 corners to the visitors' 1, and both sides held 50 per cent possession. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging — that's what the statistics show.

Inter de Lemeira sit sixth with 22 points from 19 games, three above the relegation zone. Volta Redonda remain 16th on 21 points with 10 defeats already. The result tightens the gap between them, and that matters more than any single performance.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 8 – 2

Shots off target 5 – 10

Attacks 134 – 149

⚽ 35' Getulio — Goal ⇄ 46' Marquinhos — Substitution ⇄ 61' Lucas Rocha — Substitution ⇄ 70' Romarinho — Substitution ⇄ 75' Getulio — Substitution ⇄ 80' Victor Feitosa — Substitution ⇄ 81' Wendel — Substitution 🟨 84' Dener — Yellow card ⇄ 88' Miguel Bianconi — Substitution ⚽ 89' Marco Antonio — Goal 🟨 90+7' Bruno Barra — Yellow card

Match events

35' 1:0 Inter De Limeira Goal Getulio
46' 1:0 Volta Redonda Substitution Marquinhos off: Wendel
61' 1:0 Volta Redonda Substitution Lucas Rocha off: Andrey
70' 1:0 Inter De Limeira Substitution Romarinho off: Marco Antonio
75' 1:0 Inter De Limeira Substitution Getulio off: Rafael Oller
80' 1:0 Volta Redonda Substitution Victor Feitosa off: Pedro Costa
81' 1:0 Volta Redonda Substitution Wendel off: Dener
84' 1:0 Volta Redonda Yellow card Dener
88' 1:0 Inter De Limeira Substitution Miguel Bianconi off: Gabriel Santiago
89' 2:0 Inter De Limeira Goal Marco Antonio
90+7' 2:0 Volta Redonda Yellow card Bruno Barra

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

8 Shots on target 2

5 Shots off target 10

134 Attacks 149

6 Corners 1

16 Free kicks 14

4 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 12

30 Throw-ins 29

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 7

0.47 Shot accuracy 0.11

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