Venus beat ESMAC 5:2 in their Serie B2 clash in the state of Paraíba on Wednesday evening. The home side picked up their first victory of the campaign after a scoreless start to the season. ESMAC arrived having drawn their opening fixture, a 1:1 stalemate against Venus on 5 September.
The visitors had not lost since that draw until Pedreira ended their unbeaten run with a 3:1 win on 13 September, just three days before this meeting. Venus came into the match winless from two games, sitting in tenth place with a single point from a draw and a defeat.
This result changed the picture for the hosts. By then Venus had lost to Pedreira 1:0 and Central Coast 3:0, while also drawing with ESMAC. The five-goal performance ended a barren spell for the home crowd, though the exact scorers were not recorded in the available data.
ESMAC's away record now sits at one win and one loss after this match. Their previous outing against Pedreira showed defensive frailties, and Venus took advantage of the opportunity to finish strongly. The visitors remain eighth on the table after just two games played.
The result leaves Venus on four points and ESMAC on one point after their respective fourth and second matches of the season. Both teams will look to build momentum from this result as the regular season continues.
