“Neymar broke the deadlock for Santos after a sustained spell of pressure. Rollheiser had twice threatened — a missed left-footed shot at 28' and a blocked effort at 32' — before Neymar's own shot was saved at 35'. He made no mistake moments later to put Santos ahead 1-0.”
Pivotal“Substitute Marcinho, introduced at half-time as part of Chapecoense's triple change, levelled within five minutes of coming on. After a corner on 49', Marcinho finished to make it 1-1, instantly justifying his introduction and resetting the contest.”
Pivotal“Chapecoense took a shock lead when Santos defender João Ananias turned the ball into his own net, gifting the visitors a 2-1 advantage. It came moments after Yannick Bolasie had tested the Santos goalkeeper, and it sent the match into a frantic final half-hour.”
Pivotal“With Santos pressing desperately in injury time, Neymar won and converted a penalty to snatch a 2-2 draw. Bruno Matias was booked in the immediate aftermath as tempers flared, but Santos had their point — rescued by their talisman in the cruellest of circumstances.”
Pivotal
Santos
Chapecoense
Outstanding performance
Santos•MidfielderSantos controlled this fixture from the first whistle, boasting 64% possession, 21 shots, and 90 dangerous attacks compared to Chapecoense's 23 — yet somehow found themselves behind heading into the final quarter. Benjamin Rollheiser had tested the Chapecoense goalkeeper repeatedly before Neymar finally broke the deadlock on 36', converting after a series of probing attempts. The match transformed completely at half-time when Chapecoense coach made a triple substitution, and within five minutes substitute Marcinho had levelled, before an unfortunate own goal from João Ananias flipped the scoreline on its head at 62'. Santos responded with their own triple change and, despite creating pressure, it took a late penalty converted by Neymar in the 89th minute to salvage a draw. For Santos, sitting seventh, this dropped point in a title race context stings — dominating in every statistical category yet finishing level with a side who had just five shots all match. For Chapecoense, a point from this away trip, largely on the back of squad depth and a slice of fortune, will feel significant.
How entertaining was this match?
Shot - Ronielson da Silva Barbosa Head Shot Missed
Shot - Gabriel Vinicius Menino Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Corner
Shot - Gabriel Vinicius Menino Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Gustavo Caballero Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Corner
Corner
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - red card
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - red card
Yellow Card - Bruno Matias dos Santos
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Goal
Goal - Penalty - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior 2-2
Shot - Gabriel Bontempo Left Footed Shot Missed
On Vinicius Balieiro Lourenco Carvalho，Off Camilo
Shot - Gabriel Bontempo Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Ronielson da Silva Barbosa Right Footed Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
On Ronielson da Silva Barbosa，Off Gabriel Barbosa
Corner
Álvaro BarrealYellow CardYellow Card - Alvaro Barreal
Yellow Card - Bruno Nunes de Barros
Yellow Card - Bruno Nunes de Barros
Yellow Card - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
Corner
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Matheus AurélioYellow CardYellow Card - Matheus Aurelio
Shot - Gabriel Barbosa Left Footed Shot Missed
Da SilvaYellow CardYellow Card - Lucas Verissimo Da Silva
Shot - Alvaro Barreal Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Offside
On Christian Oliva，Off Willian Souza Arao da Silva
On Gustavo Caballero，Off Benjamin Rollheiser
On Gabriel Vinicius Menino，Off Igor Vinicius de Souza
Goal 1-2
Shot - Joao Ananias Left Footed Shot Own Goal球
Goal 1-2
Goal - Own Goal 1-2
Shot - Yannick Bolasie Right Footed Shot Saved
CamiloYellow CardYellow Card - Camilo
MarcinhoShot - Marcinho Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Giovanni Augusto
Goal 1-1
Corner
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Saved
On Marcinho，Off Kevin Federik Ramirez Dutra
On Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso，Off Sebastiao Enio Santos de Almeida
On Bruno Matias dos Santos，Off David Antunes
Shot - Bruno Nunes de Barros Right Footed Shot Saved
First Half Ends！1-0
Shot - Fernando Bueno Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Álvaro Barreal
Goal 1-0
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Benjamin Rollheiser Left Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Benjamin Rollheiser Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Neymar da Silva Santos Junior Right Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Kick-off! Referee：Francisco de Assis de Almeida Filho
Santos welcome back their star man Neymar as they look to climb away from the relegation zone against a bottom-placed Chapecoense side in dire form. With the hosts sitting 15th and Chapecoense anchored to the foot of the table with just 9 points, this Saturday's clash at Estádio Urbano Caldeira has major survival implications on both ends.
