“Yannick Bolasie picked up a yellow card for a foul, one of a wave of six substitutions made around this period that reshaped the match and opened it up considerably in the second half.”
“Eduardo, introduced just five minutes earlier as a substitute, gave Chapecoense a shock lead against the run of play, punishing Mirassol despite their overwhelming territorial dominance throughout the match.”
Pivotal“João Victor turned the ball into his own net to level the score at 1-1, cancelling out Chapecoense's lead and denying them what would have been a precious away victory; the equaliser came moments after Giovanni Augusto's header had gone wide.”
Pivotal
Mirassol
Chapecoense
Outstanding performance
Mirassol•DefenderMirassol were the dominant side throughout, controlling 59% of possession, firing 22 shots and generating 48 dangerous attacks to Chapecoense's 26, yet their inability to convert that territorial superiority into goals proved their undoing. The match was largely forgettable until the hour mark, when a flurry of substitutions changed its character entirely — Eduardo, introduced in the 66th minute, broke the deadlock five minutes later to give Chapecoense a shock lead against the run of play. Mirassol's pressure eventually told, but in the most unfortunate fashion: João Victor turned the ball into his own net in the 81st minute to restore parity and deny Chapecoense what would have been a valuable three points. For Mirassol, sitting in mid-table in 13th, the point does little to ease concerns about their wastefulness in front of goal despite clear tactical dominance; for Chapecoense, a draw snatched away by a defensive error will feel like two points dropped rather than one gained.
How entertaining was this match?
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Rafael Carvalheira takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jean Carlos Vicente takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Galdino Moreira of Everton takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
An own goal by Carroll Santana Joao Victor levels the score at 1-1.
Shot by Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso with a header, but it goes wide.
Jean Carlos Vicente is substituted for Victor Caetano.
Italo comes on for Sebastiao Enio Santos de Almeida.
Galdino Moreira of Everton takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Eduardo Domachowski's header is saved.
José AldoYellow CardYellow card issued to Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho.
Carlos EduardoCarlos Eduardo De Oliveira Alves takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso replaces Yannick Bolasie.
Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Rafael Carvalheira replaces Joao Victor.
Carlos Eduardo De Oliveira Alves is substituted off for Daniel Fortunato Borges.
Yannick BolasieYellow CardYannick Bolasie receives a yellow card.
Antonio Galeano is substituted for Shaylon Kallyson Cardozo.
Joao Victor's right-footed shot is saved.
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joao Victor takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Camilo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mauricio Garcez de Jesus comes on for Marcinho.
Marcinho takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Galdino Moreira of Everton takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nathan Uiliam Fogaca is on, and Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza is off.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Shaylon Kallyson Cardozo takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Alesson Dos Santos Batista takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Galdino Moreira of Everton takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Daniel Fortunato Borges takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Daniel Fortunato Borges comes on for Igor Marques.
Galdino Moreira of Everton takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Everton GaldinoYellow CardYellow card for Galdino Moreira of Everton.
Victor CaetanoYellow CardVictor Caetano receives a yellow card.
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Bruno de Jesus Pacheco receives a yellow card.
Galdino Moreira comes on for Andre Luis Silva de Aguiar at Everton.
Jose Aldo Soares De Oliveira Filho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Everton takes a shot, but it's saved.
Two of Serie A's most desperate sides meet in a must-win clash at the bottom of the table, with Chapecoense sitting dead last and Mirassol just two points and two places above them. This is the kind of six-pointer that can define a relegation battle, and both squads know a loss here could prove catastrophic for their top-flight survival hopes.
